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Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,590 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	7 Jul 2011 18:16
	So nothing has changed then.
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 30,609 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Jul 2011 21:22
	seems so GB For the record ........... I NEVER go to FB before looking on here GR is my second stop, after a small private site Visiting FB is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down the list Please, GR ...................... have the common courtesy to post announcements ON THE SITE where you have paying members! Posting on FB can follow later. sylvia
	Researching: Panda, China, 2008 .................................. ............................ .............. .......... .......................................................... To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	7 Jul 2011 21:36
	Peter If you ever return to this thread to which you posted on May 6th,................... You are completely missing the point..............
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 4,137 Send Message	TootyFruity	Report	7 Jul 2011 21:36
	Your members should be informed first of any scheduled maintenance giving as much notice as possible. A banner at the top of the boards would be best as then a larger number of members are likely to see it. Scheduled maintenance is an expected hic-cup in using the site and members only get annoyed when not even a cursory thought is given to them. The members on your site are your bread and butter. Without them you have no business and it far easier to keep the members you have than to go touting for business. It would be appreciated if you would be more considerate to your membership
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 438 Send Message	grannyfranny	Report	7 Jul 2011 22:40
	Well said, I agree.
	Researching: The latest addition to my Family Tree, my second baby granddaughter.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,590 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	7 Jul 2011 22:57
	Well finally joined Facebook as fed up with finding out there is more information about this site on there Something I said I would never do but driven to it my GR's lack on information on THIS site
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 30,609 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	8 Jul 2011 01:17
	GB that is precisely the same reason why I gave in and joined FB back in February I also had said that I would never ever join that site. However, I am not on there under any name that anyone outside a favoured few would know, so I'm safe from unwanted approaches. Have you made sure that you have ALL the privacy that you can get? sylvia
	Researching: Panda, China, 2008 .................................. ............................ .............. .......... .......................................................... To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: September 2003 Posts: 5,640 Send Message	Island	Report	8 Jul 2011 09:40
	GB, as I posted on this thread on May 6th - "You don't have to join Facebook to look at the GR pages" :-S
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,590 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	8 Jul 2011 13:08
	Thank you Island I had tried that before and I could not get it to work but seem to be working fine now. Probably me :-)
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.
Member Since: November 2009 Posts: 302 Send Message	philmoir	Report	8 Jul 2011 13:42
	Hi Everyone, Our apologies for the posting that occurred on Facebook. This unfortunately was our only option at the time. For those that have ever experienced "blue screen" drama on their PC, we had a very similar issue on our primary database server. Which effectively took down ALL the websites that run through this box, including all genesreunited sites, www.findmypast.ie, www.findmypast.com.au and some of our internal functionality. None of this was intended or planned and took us a little by surprise. I do appreciate and agree that Facebook should be a secondary or backup option for making annoucements, but under these circumstances it was our only option. Sorry, Phil Moir - Genes Reunited
	Researching: I am the lead developer for the Genes Reunited website team. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in any way. My research areas of interest are East London, North-West Cumbria, North-East Scotland and Edinburgh.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,590 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	8 Jul 2011 13:55
	Thank you replying again Phil
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,288 Send Message	PigletsPal	Report	8 Jul 2011 14:46
	What, this site has a Facebook page - never even knew about it. I am on facebook, have 5 friends!!!! Use it for the Now and Then Walworth board mainly.
	Researching: We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars

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