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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 5 Feb 2016 00:12

posted on General Chat a short while ago

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philmoir Advisor Report 4 Feb 2016 23:49

Dear All, I would like to just pass on my genuine thanks to all the contributors on all the Genes boards, and general members of Genes, and you support :-) and constructive criticisms ;-) while I was technical lead for Genes Reunited. I know it's been three years since I was pulled off Genes, and moved to the Findmypast Tree team, but I never stopped feeling part of the Genes community, and the product and community remain close to my heart. Sadly, the direction of the Findmypast group inc Genes and my own ambitions don't appear to be aligned anymore (not my choice), and so a month ago I left the company. It has been a dark year, but my passion for genealogy and supporting the genealogy community has not changed, and I hope to stay involved in some capacity elsewhere in the online genealogy area. I hope you continue to get the service you want and pay for, and will miss greatly the characters I have come to know over the 5 years I worked at Gr and Fmp. Take care all, and if you want to get in touch with me mail me at this GR account. Best regards Phil. :-) <3

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I'm also posting this on Find Ancestors

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ 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.

Gai

Gai Report 5 Feb 2016 06:39


Thank you for posting this post from Phil on here Sylvia as some of us don't go on the general chat board.

How very sad for Phil and let's hope he pops up somewhere else as he was always very helpful and interested in making sure the site worked correctly. I think having a huge interest in genealogy helped back them.

We've been left with people who don't have any interest in genealogy and the current state of GR shows their lack of interest.

Phil, if you read this all the very best for the future.


Gai :-(

Researching:
Moreman's of Mangotsfield, Matchett's of Ireland & Essex, Craddock's of Scotland & Manchester

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 5 Feb 2016 22:50

So indicative of how this site is going down the pan.

Rats jumping a sinking ship jumps to mind .....

Not for one second saying Phil was a rat - he is one of the good guys and shows how little GR thinks/thought of the resources they had on board.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 6 Feb 2016 00:34

well, I read it as that it was not his decision to leave :-(

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ 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.