clarification

brother Barry

is there a difference between asking a question

and starting a discussion?

Robert Seal_1

Yes -- when you ask a question, once the question is responded to, you can accept the response and that essentially "closes" the question.

Starting a discussion does not give you the opportunity to accept the response(s).

The preference is to ask a question.

See no. 11 in the following guidelines which are posted at the homepage of the Germany Research community:

1. Please state where the record is from
2. State the name(s) of the principal(s) in the record
3. If possible attach the image and the link to the image.
4. Attach one image per translation request
5. Once the request is posted, please review it to (a) make sure it makes sense to the reader; (b) the image is attached; (c) the image is legible (this could be checked before posting, too)
6. If you have a large number of requests, please post one or two at a time; wait for a response; then post one or two more
7. Please post the entire image instead of a snippet.
8. Please crop the image to see the entire page. It helps the translator to see the whole context and offers more material for comparison with the scribe's style of writing
9. Remember to thank the Responder
10. If you like the response, give the Responder a "Like", etc.
11. Please post as "Ask as a Question" (Down arrow next to "New Discussion") and when the post is answered go back and mark as "Answered".

brother Barry

thank you

barry