General Chat

I know its not SVO. viv

I think I am being slow too because I don't know who member 503823? is either, does anyone? Nat

Keep it as genes connected how can you renite your ancestors when they are not here anymore??????

The message is signed by Michelle and that is the name of the American lady who works for GC who we met at Guildford last Xmas!! That's what I meant by the message being signed correctly!! I doubt she has her own membership, so probably had to make one up to post this message. I don't think it is a hoax. GC Admin have posted on this board before. Maz. XX

Hasnt anyone heard of the 6th Sense with Colin Fry or Crossing Over with John Edwards??? Maybe thats where we're all going wrong !!! Please leave this as GC - after all we cannot reunite with those who have passed - and even if we do it'll be too late for our family tree!!!

I have just checked back and the member number is standard for GC posts on this board - definitely NOT a hoax!! Maz. XX

I've never heard anyone refer to it as Genes Reunited. You can't reunite genes (except perhaps by incest) but you can make a connection Please think again.

Got to be a hoax they would not be that foolish "would they"Ohhh just thought perhaps we are going to get 2 for the price of one FR and GC .??????????? Val

Well said Brian. Viv

Please leave our GC as it is. Will Friends Reunited be known as Friends Connected? You can't reunite genes - a better name would be Rellies Reunited! LOL Sue P.S. PLEASE do something about the speed of the site. I am so tired of getting the message 'the page cannot be displayed'. I thought it was just me, but there are many other members complaining about how slow the site is lately.

I'm not particularly bothered what you call it (although I think it will always be GC to all of us), but rather than messing about with name changes, could you please sort out the speed of the boards. The majority of us are paying you £7.50 a year, yet we're getting a substandard service. It's a great site with great people, but spoiled by the speed ... or lack of it! Thank you!

I dislike the "new" name, much prefer GC to GR and agree with all regarding reuniting friends and genes surely we are not re-uniting with people we never new were connected to our genes. GC makes much more sense! zoë

Don't care what anyone says - I'm sticking with the name GC - just like I still call Cif, Jif. HSBC is still Midlands etc. etc...........

what annoys me that you know full well, we wont get an explanation as who are these people that call it reunited. I thought this site was about making a connection with distant cousins that we have never met but we are not being reunited with them as we have never met them. I bet if people email them for an answer it will be their usual rubbish response. Once again GC are not listening to their members. How long do you reckon before we get an explanation? Debbie

Trish And I still call Star burst Opal fruits. And Snickers Marathon and Cif Jif. Why do they have to keep changing these names. Debbie

you could make this site better throughout the summer Without changing the name, thank you ,You would be far better off sorting more appropriate problems out ,such as the snails that invade the site every couple of hours ,or the gremlins that keep removing perfectley valid and NON offensive threads willy nilly, and listening to your members who ,by the way ,are paying for this service that is changed without so much as by your leave.In case you havn,t noticed you have been given a clear indication of dissatisfaction.Fred.

I have also sent an email. I'm sure it is just a marketing ploy: new name.......new tariff will surely follow. Angela

I have also sent an e-mail to GC. I await their reply! Sue

I've only renewed in the last week. Beginning to wish I hadn't bothered. The site is nowhere near as good as it was a couple of months ago. So many people have left, a lot of peoples questions now go unanswered. How many of us never get an answer to our e mails to new contacts. They should do something about that. I don't agree with it being reunited, as others have said, sort out the other problems, leave the name alone. It's like changing Mars bars to venus bars. Pants!!! Diane

I have just e mailed them too.