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Offline chloed

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Genes Reunited [ bit sick]
« on: Friday 11 July 08 08:55 BST (UK) »
just had an e-mail from genes saying could  so-so- be my relative who died in WW2, I was then invited to click on the name to find out how they had died, needless to say I was then invited to buy credits.
some of the wording i found a bit sick , as it said did he die flying spitfires thru dangerous skies or in the trenches etc.
I am in the age bracket that had a father and many other relatives in ww2, some who did not return.
I just think they should be a bit more thoughtful on their wording of these ads.
davis,pantell,pearce.hereford<br />barker,hunter,marshall,,berkshire.<br />notting,small,vincent,house,michel,vyvans,tubbs,spearing,burriss,candy,chaldecott,dorset.<br />meyer,grant,heale,pengilly,winget,hawkins,devon.<br />lawes,dyke,drewett,coster,wilts/hants.<br />worwood,whellock,griffith,lee,,card,randall,london/lambeth/rotherhithe ,east wickham.young,tooley,nevil,chipping norton.legg, cheshunt.<br />scott,smither,spencer,taylor, farnham;surrey. halfacre ,hants.

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Re: Genes Reunited [ bit sick]
« Reply #1 on: Friday 11 July 08 17:20 BST (UK) »
Hi,
Yeah, I got the same email a few days ago and I thought much the same thing. I think they should find a nicer way to try to get folks to buy their credits than this.

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HAMER - Radnor, Aberfan
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Re: Genes Reunited [ bit sick]
« Reply #2 on: Friday 11 July 08 17:52 BST (UK) »
I agree.  We are all looking for families, and it matters.   Some poncy wiz kid trying to be clever, and not thinking of their customer base.   

 But weren't spitfires and trenches in WW1?
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Re: Genes Reunited [ bit sick]
« Reply #3 on: Friday 11 July 08 18:00 BST (UK) »
hi all

trenches were WW1 (foxholes in WW2)
spitfires were WW2

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Re: Genes Reunited [ bit sick]
« Reply #4 on: Friday 11 July 08 18:06 BST (UK) »
see ev , they cannot even get that right
davis,pantell,pearce.hereford<br />barker,hunter,marshall,,berkshire.<br />notting,small,vincent,house,michel,vyvans,tubbs,spearing,burriss,candy,chaldecott,dorset.<br />meyer,grant,heale,pengilly,winget,hawkins,devon.<br />lawes,dyke,drewett,coster,wilts/hants.<br />worwood,whellock,griffith,lee,,card,randall,london/lambeth/rotherhithe ,east wickham.young,tooley,nevil,chipping norton.legg, cheshunt.<br />scott,smither,spencer,taylor, farnham;surrey. halfacre ,hants.

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Re: Genes Reunited [ bit sick]
« Reply #5 on: Friday 11 July 08 18:18 BST (UK) »
I got the same message too
strange thing is though  ???
it was only after I got help on here with the same relative  ???
and I didn't need to pay for credits ;D
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Re: Genes Reunited [ bit sick]
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 29 July 08 08:29 BST (UK) »
I have had the same email, purchased the credits, and along with the information was a picture.   No way was that a picture of my rellie, but could a newbie fall into the trap thinking it was.     Hot matches are bad as well, quite often I get John Smith born 1890 Scotland, and the match I get is John Smith born 1890 England.     >:(

Haven't even bothered going to GR anymore, think I will let the membership die out.

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Re: Genes Reunited [ bit sick]
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 29 July 08 12:39 BST (UK) »
They must have had a real blitz on this, as I have received two or three emails, almost identical, asking if a certain ancestor of mine was a WWII hero.  If they bothered to check, they would see that he was too old to have been in WWII.  I just become irritated and delete!  I am not a paying member of GR, and this, and the lukewarm matches, do not entice me to become one!!!  ::)

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Re: Genes Reunited [ bit sick]
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 29 July 08 12:53 BST (UK) »
Yes Genes a bit sick at the moment. I also keep getting emails asking if particular names on my account are WW2 or WW1 heroes regardless of age ???
Not the Ideal thing to do.
This appears to be a big thing with them at the present.
Jake.
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