Mutiny on GenesReunited?

[Biker]

Perhaps they should rename it GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Now I'm being a WUM 

Biker

[wheeldon]

Biker - aaaah now I know what 'WUM' means, perhaps you are - get me 

[suey]

I was also having a nosy today and people are very upset about some very genuine people that have been banned whilst the 'nasties' are still on  

What upsets me is that this is not a newproblem, it's happened before on more than one occasion, I came to the conclusion long ago that GR are happy to take your money but don't want to sort out genuine complaints and moderate their boards  They have a good site with many very genuine members but once again the bad apples have spoiled the whole barrel.

I too have made some great contacts and am having an ongoing conversation right now with a fellow researcher, we probably would not have met if it were not for GR.  And I certainly would not have been found by my Canadian cousin without them.......lets hope they learn a lesson from this because for all it's faults GR does have it's uses

Suey
ps I did'nt know what a WUM was either

[Mobo]

 

Gave up on GenesReunited years ago !! 

 

[willsy]

Carol,
Found any Kirkmans in Leicester?, saw your list at the bottom of your posting
Elaine

[wheeldon]

Suey, glad I wasn't the only one who was oblivious to 'WUM' 

I just don't get why people can be nasty about family history - we all have a common goal and if we help each other we will all get there quicker.

I understand that we all may have different points of views and different personalities but being nasty about it is just beyond me - it surfs right over my head as I just don't get why??

I think before FH hit the internet big style and before good sites like RC, there was a lot of snobbery about family history.  I encountered some of this whilst researching - now I'm thinking that these odd balls would surface in any hobby that you have - it's the down-side of the net 

However, it seems like the odd balls have won the battle on GR but hopefully they haven't won the war 

Right, no more red wine for me - I'm strapped far too tightly to my high horse 

[downside]

Hi

I only joined GR about a year ago and had a honeymoon period of six months when I made a lot of contacts.  I didn't realise there were lookup boards (Records tab) until a couple of months ago. 

It's the same with rootschat.  I only used rootschat for Sussex lookups until quite recently.  I didn't realise there was so much content. 

downside

PS I didn't receive a message about guidelines etc from GR I wonder why?

[Alan b]

I have been using Genes for a number of years now and find it a valuable resource, without I would not have talked to many different people around the World who have interests in the same names as myself. I don't post on the boards very often but I do view them daily and have been given and have gave help to and from other members.

The more resources in the genealogy business the better...

[Gadget]

Gave up on GenesReunited years ago !! 

 

Same here 

t was when they kept sending me all those hot links to Jones and Hughes and Roberts familes that I began to doubt their usefulness to me - think it was in the first week 

Gadget