Getting ready?

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ninatoo
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Getting ready?

Post by ninatoo » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:33 pm

Could it be that Scotland's People are downloading records at the moment? I cannot access the site! Ohhhh, fingers crossed; I am wanting to search for a 1956 death!

Nina
Researching: Easton ( Renfrewshire, Dunbarton and Glasgow), Corr (Londonderry and Glasgow), Carson (Co. Down, Irvine, Ayrshire and Glasgow), Logan (Londonderry and Glasgow)

Tracey
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Post by Tracey » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:35 pm

Hi Nina

I came off about 10 mins ago and all was fine.
.....and still is (just checked out of curiosity)
Scotland - Donaldson / Moggach / Shaw / Geddes / Sim / Gray / Mackie / Richards / Joel / Coull / Mckimmie / Panton / McGregor
Ireland and Scotland - Casey / McDade / Phillips / McCandle / Dinely / Comaskey + various spellings

ninatoo
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Post by ninatoo » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:10 am

Hmm, Maybe it is just me then. But I am having trouble getting the main page, then trouble logging in, then it will not go to the search pages...it times out. And I have had some weird pages come up. One looked like a Word Document, with all items from SP's intro pagre on it, but just presented as a Word page. It was like this yesterday too.

Nina
Researching: Easton ( Renfrewshire, Dunbarton and Glasgow), Corr (Londonderry and Glasgow), Carson (Co. Down, Irvine, Ayrshire and Glasgow), Logan (Londonderry and Glasgow)

ninatoo
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Post by ninatoo » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:24 am

Please tell me it isn't just me! I have not got on all day. :(
Researching: Easton ( Renfrewshire, Dunbarton and Glasgow), Corr (Londonderry and Glasgow), Carson (Co. Down, Irvine, Ayrshire and Glasgow), Logan (Londonderry and Glasgow)

trish1
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Post by trish1 » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:51 am

Hi Nina

I can get in from Australia - no updates listed as yet. Last year I think they were done on 30th Dec.

I did find it very slow to load - compared to the usual time - but this could be at my end.

mmm - I am getting a "page not found" on a search - although I can display the search page. My husband tells me an undersea earthquake has destroyed some cables and caused much loss of communication lines for Asia. I am finding a number of sites are very slow today - although not TalkingScot

regards

Trish

ninatoo
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Post by ninatoo » Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:55 am

Thanks for that Trish...actually I have had a couple of other sites take a while to load, and some of my searches (for recipes) didn't load at all either. So maybe it is the cables.

I was thinking the updates took everyone by surprise last yearas they were a wee bit early, which is why I thought it might be due to that...oh well!

Nina
Researching: Easton ( Renfrewshire, Dunbarton and Glasgow), Corr (Londonderry and Glasgow), Carson (Co. Down, Irvine, Ayrshire and Glasgow), Logan (Londonderry and Glasgow)

djcrtoye
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Post by djcrtoye » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:22 pm

Ive just tried SP logged in ok but when I click search button it closes itself down any other people having that problem.

Ted
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Post by Ted » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:28 pm

Just tried it - working fine for me - no problems at all

Regards

Ted
Looking for Allan / Gordon / Troup / McInnes / Grant / Taylor / Jackson from Aberdeen (city & shire) & Banffshire
Alexander / Allan / Stewart in W Lothian
Allan / Burnett in USA and Canada / Davidson & Philp in Fife and Lanarkshire

Ina
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Post by Ina » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:01 pm

Scotlandspeople is working fine here in Palm Desert California

Ina

SuMacd
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New Records Available

Post by SuMacd » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:29 pm

New Records now available-no update message & you have to log in to find they are now searchable.
Susan
Seeking Anderson, Ross, Beatttie, Caddell, Grindlay, Bannerman, Dundas, Robertson, Campbell,Rae, Watson,Elliot, Madigan, O'Connell, Connell, Imlah, Stevenson, Smith,McCann, Cairns, Macdonald, Patience amongst others