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From: Steve <>
Subject: Re: [Ess] genes reunited
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:57:00 +0100
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I too am a long term member of GR, and on the whole think that it is great at what it does.

A few of points to remember.
1) There is an option to hide details of living relatives, and to specify how old someone without a date of reath has to be before they are assumed to be dead

2) Some people take a while to reply to a message through GR. I have taken well over a month at times if work/family holidays/death in the family have taken precedence over anything to do with family history.

3) Some people upload a tree and then do not renew their membership, and so do not reply

4) Everything on GR is just a clue and needs to be confirmed by your own documentary evidence.

5) Those who demand and do not give, in the long run, receive less than those who are generous.

I have found numerous cousins, near and far, and one or to strange coincidences through the GR Hot Matches, but I also find, every 2 weeks, loads of people with the same names and birth years as my relatives, who are not related at all. I am getting to hate my John Wilsons for that reason.

For censuses and BMDs though, I would say go with ancestry.co.uk as it is the overall cheapest way to see all that is available. Despite the sometimes less than perfect transcriptions.

Cheers
Steve

Andy Hedgcock wrote:
> I found someone who I believe is my cousin - given name and surname not common, age and place of birth were correct. But I never heard anything from the 3rd party who had posted the info, not even to say not the same. It was a shame because I've not seen her for roughly 43 years when we were both very small - she's split with her father and recently become a mother.
>
> Just don't be surprised if people just don't respond. Makes you wonder why certain information is posted if not to find relatives.
> Cheers
> Andy
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> From: Shirley & Phil O'Donnell
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> I have been a member of Genes United since it's inception. I think it is a
> great networking tool and a chance to see who is researching who. It's not
> like it's a small fortune to join. Go for it!
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