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Philadelphia Surname Message Board

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Welcome to the  Philadelphia Surname Message Board. Please take note that this is a surname board for the last name of Philadelphia.

If you are looking for the locality board for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in Philadelphia County you will find it
here.


 Please read the following so that the Message Board experience may be a pleasant and productive one. If you have any questions or comments regarding this message board  please direct them to the board admin whose clickable address can be found on the top of this page.

 

BEFORE YOU POST

Please read the Community Guidelines, Board FAQ and Board Help found on the bottom of any board page. By doing so it will help you prevent the mistakes that usually cause posts to be moved or deleted. These links also contain information on how to write a post that gets noticed.

The top reasons why posts are moved or deleted are:
  1. Posting to the wrong board
  2. Cross posting to more than one board
  3. Posting identifiable information on living people
  4. Commercial postings
  5. Copyright violations

1. Posting to the wrong board.

This particular board is a surname board and all posts made to this board must concern the surname name Philadelphia.

From the guidelines:

Post only information appropriate for a given topic. For example, if you're posting on the "Lansing" surname board, you should be writing only in reference to a "Lansing" connection. If you're posting on the US, regional or international board, you must be making reference to the appropriate location.

2. Cross posting

Posting the same message to more than one board is spamming.  Usually one post will be left on the most appropriate board and all the others will be deleted.

From the FAQ:

It is not considered good etiquette to post a query or the same information to several boards at once and your duplicate messages may be deleted by the board staff or admin on all but the most appropriate board. You will have the most success if you post to one board specific to your message. Other members will be able to use a search to locate your post.

3.  Identifiable information on Living People

Identifiable information includes, names, physical addresses, email addresses, birth dates, phone numbers, photos,  and anything sensitive that can violate the privacy of living people. You can not post sensitive information on living people, and these posts will be removed from this board as soon as it is discovered.

From the guidelines:

Don't include identifiable information about living people without their direct consent, or, in the case of minors, the consent of their parent or guardian. This includes (but is not limited to) a person's full name, location or contact information.

If you have sensitive information that you wish to pass on click on the link under the user's name for contact information. If you are paying subscriber you will be able contact anonymous users. If you are not a paying subscriber you can post a brief reply asking that user to contact you and give your email address.

4. Commercial Links

You cannot post links or email addresses to sites or people who charge for products or services.  These posts are deleted as soon as they are discovered.

From the guidelines:

    Don't post commercial messages, fee-for-service postings, advertising or related links, etc.

5. Copyrights

Posts that violate copyrights are deleted as soon as they are discovered.

From the Guidelines:

Don't post anything you didn't personally create. That includes copyrighted material you're not authorized to distribute, email messages, notes in GEDCOMs, etc.

Please remember that posts can be deleted or moved to a more appropriate board without notice. If you have any questions regarding the removal or moving of a board post you can contact the board admin whose contact information is always found on the board information page.

From the guidelines:

We reserve the right to delete messages that violate our Acceptable Use Policy, move messages posted in the wrong place and edit the surname field, subject line, etc. in any message. We reserve the right to do any of the above without notice in order to preserve community integrity and ensure that people can find what they're seeking.

 
 Let's keep this Message Board a pleasant experience by keeping the Community Guidelines, Board FAQ, and Board Help in mind when posting.