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TootyFruity has just posted this on my New Changes thread


TootyFruity Request Review 10 Minutes Ago
Well I feel insulted and have sent another email to support.

I have just received an email from GR telling me about the extras I now get as a standard member. One of these benefits, expert volunteer advisors.

I have therefore asked for the qualifications which make the advisors any more expert than other ordinary helpers.

I await with interest.

Does anyone else feel insulted by this or am I being oversensitive?




and my reply

SylviaInCanada Request Review Edit Delete One Minute Ago
I am extremely insulted if that is indeed what they are doing


but I'm also about to break into hysterical laughter

they couldn't make matters even worse could they???

TF ...... hope you don't mind, but I'm going to copy your post over onto ginny's





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You could have gone anon JC on facebook wonder who Joanne is too ??

ja...x

Okay, this is what I've posted. I have no idea whether it fits in with the talk there.



Right, so this is Janey Canuck, absolutely top-drawer star supersleuth "helper" at the GR website. Not an official advisor with a star, though.

1. Don't want to be, for several reasons. (a) No family history problem should ever be tackled w/o using all available resources. (b) I want to choose what I work on: what catc...hes my interest and what I'm good at. (c) I don't want to be part of an arbitrarily selected group of "stars" that do not reflect the strengths of the website users *as a team*.

cont'd as replies to myself

?2. Don't qualify, for several reasons. (a) I spend most of my time on TTF, not Records; I like the newbies best. (b) I have an abuse record as long as your arm (I once staged a contest for who had the most/longest suspensions, and at least tied for first place). I don't tolerate racists and bigots, I object to having my time wasted, and I have several fan clubs that have abused the arbitrariness of site administrators to abusively report my posts (and send abusive PMs about me to new users, some of whom have helpfully reported back to me).

So the end result is: I'm chopped liver, as far as GenesReunited is concerned. As are all the rest of the long-time, devoted, clever team of "helpers" on the boards. And people who post on the Help Clinic expecting a superior level of expertise are not, with all due respect to the "advisors" there, getting it. The "advisors" themselves are getting duplicated requests, insoluble problems, and a headache.

And in this website's long history of poor decisions and disregard for users, this idea takes the cake. Far from recognizing the users who make the place what it is, it rewards a few for absolutely no reason, misleads other users, and slaps the rest of the excellent team on the help boards in the face with a wet mackerel. And I've probably typed far too much for this place now

I am totally insulted and I hope that I get one of those emails as I have my response to it ready.
But I never get emails like that from GR so I doubt I will this time..

Where is your post that Toots put that on please Sylvia?

Yea JC,you only get a 1000 characters I think it is on FB..
So if you run out of space just add another post

Janey

Just read it on FB - it came out fine -

The two staff that work on the FB section will have a busy day tommorrow


Jax - That books driving me loco - I know I have read the story on success

Think there is a really sad twist - with bros /sist

I can remember the twist - but don't want to spoil it
For you

Renes

Here is the email



Dear Tooty

Introducing the NEW Standard Package!

In order to get you into the festive spirit, we have added even more benefits to your Standard Subscription for FREE! 

As well as all of the existing great features such as contacting other members, posting on our message boards and sharing trees, your new benefits will include:


FREE access to non indexed birth records. You now get unlimited access to all non indexed birth records without having to purchase credits.
Help Clinic –We now have expert volunteers on hand to help you through any stage of your family research. We will ensure all queries are answered within 5 days.
Exclusive Loyalty Discount – As a valued member of Genes Reunited we would like to offer you an exclusive 20% off when you renew your subscription. You have to renew within 1 month of your expiry date to receive your 20% discount.
Exclusive upgrade offers – look out for great discounts to upgrade to Gold or Platinum.


With new features continuously being added to the site, who knows what you'll discover next? 

We hope you enjoy the added benefits of your Subscription,

The Genes Reunited Team 

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well, I've gorn and done it


compromised my beliefs, broke all promises I ever made


and now posting on a certain site!



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How brave.

I'm not seeing you! Do you see me? ;)

I saw you on there, and I posted right after you

I can't see myself now!


so what have I done or not done??


I posted twice, and clicked that I liked some previous postings

now I can see myself
















it's driving me mad!



this site changed



two of my other sites have also made "upgrades"


and now fb is making me appear and disappear!

Somebody has PMed me ... I have just tried 5 times to load my inbox ... no, that is not an exaggeration and I am not making it up ... I'll keep trying. Anybody want to own up?

I see your "likes" to other posts.

I think to be able to post you have to click "Like" somewhere right up at the top of the page, somebody here said. Didya do that?

Bet you cant see me

ja...x

Got my PM ... from somebody MadMeg sicced on me the other day, whom I have failed miserably ... ;)

JC

I just started typing in the box that says "Write something" and then clicked on Share.............. and it appears to have appeared, at least I can see both posts


ja...x well, I don't have you as a friend ................... and I don't know what name you're using on the GR page!



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