General Chat

On the plus side - have you noticed that you can now export your GC tree to a programme of your choice? Mike, Check out www(.)charnwood(.)org See you there!!

I hope it stays the same too. I really dislike the new look of FR and GC has a really friendly homely look. Please leave!!

Yes, it does seem to have vanished. I hope that this means that they are leaving well alone and not just going to implement changes without telling us. Like someone else said if it ain't broke - why fix it? Nes

Well it seems to to have been taken off now under..... " What's next.. coming soon " Thank you GC..... MIKE.

I would like to try something but not sure how to go about it. Have you noticed the email thingy on Friendsreunited? Does this mean that all contact has to be on the board - not via your own email? The reason I ask this is today I logged on and was told there was 1 email in my Inbox (it wasn't there the other day) and it was dated August 2003!!! (Mind you, I have only just renewed my membership.) Now, I am not sure if I received this via my 'normal' email or not. Also, if all correspondence is going to be web based, surely this means that non-paying members loose out again. It will also mean that those who use dial-up connections would have to be online longer to answer anything. Would someone who knows what is going on help this poor old sole. Nes

I too would rather they spent the time on fixing the problems ( like emails not getting through), and adding some more of the features we have asked for , rather than re-vamping the whole site.

I have emailed admin to ask them to leave GC as it is. everyone could do the same. Ann Glos

I hadn't been on FR for ages until yesterday. Didn't like the new layout at all. I got 'lost' and gave up! Please GC leave this site alone. It is easy to navigate (as was FR before the changes) and a very user-friendly site. If it ain't broke - don't fix it. Sue

Just to add my 4 penn'orth - I'm with the rest of you - don't like what they did to the FR front page!!

I can't make head nor tail of the FR site since it changed, and last night i was looking through the my names summary on GC and the total layout changed, and looked very much like they were trying out the new site format, there was no friendly green surrounds, just a plain white page with the 6 coloured boxes above it, and very large writing listing all the names down the side. Frightening, why do they need to change it again, they only changed it a little while ago. Let's start a petition. April.

Tell em to leave it alone!

Hi Just to add my penny worth...If it ain' broke then why try to mend it..Keep it as it is.Genes connected isn't friends reunited so why be the same.I also haven't been on friends reunited for ages because of the layout Lynn

Seems like a clear vote for "vive la difference" so far. Uniformity is the bane of modern existence: all new towns look the same; all cars look the same; all airports look the same; all shops look the same; all music sounds the same; all .............. : I think you get the picture !

I also agree that FR was better before they changed it, in fact I have just let my subscription run out. Maggy

I don't like it either. I tend not to use it because it is "not user friendly". Viv.

same here not been on since the change. Hope they dont change it to that

Just to add my bit, I don't like the new layout and haven't used it since the change. Sue

Glad I am not alone in my thoughts. My membership is up for renewing and I am having second thoughts. Why fix something if it isn't broken? Why do I have to change my test size on Friends (the only site I have to do this)? Stuff disappears down to the bottom of the screen. Friendsreunited was better before the change!!! Nesta

clare i agree! i havent used friends for ages now because of the layout susie

thats 3 of us that dont like it so maybe we should email them im gonna do that in a min