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Re: Re: The new Findmypast
« Reply #54 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 14:28 BST (UK) »
I've just unsubscribed and filled in the subsequent survey  :'(
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« Reply #55 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 14:34 BST (UK) »
I posted here http://www.rootschat.com/links/0yqs/
placing a link to this thread, and my post was immediately removed by FindMyPast.
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Re: Re: The new Findmypast
« Reply #56 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 14:37 BST (UK) »
After my rant to them they changed me!  Out of the frying pan and into the fire...it's useless!!
I won't put what my husband says or I will be thrown of the Forum!!
That wheel going round and round, and round and round and on and on. I get dizzy anyway without having to cope with that.
There's no point asking for refunds, they won't give one as I asked them before.
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Re: Re: The new Findmypast
« Reply #57 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 14:38 BST (UK) »
I posted here http://www.rootschat.com/links/0yqs/
placing a link to this thread, and my post was immediately removed by FindMyPast.

Doesn't surprise me.  Mind you I posted on ancestry's Facebook page in response to a person's request for Staffordshire and Oxfordshire parish registers that the former were due to be on FindMyPast and the latter had been digitised by the Family History Society.  At some point ancestry removed the posting (probably 'cos I mentioned FindMyPast) but the OP had seen the message and replied something to the effect he'd read they were being made available online but hoped ancestry would get them in the future.

It amuses me on that feedback forum that the suggestion with the most votes, and probably comments, is requesting them to reinstate the old site and the comments are mostly about this too and complaints.  I'm surprised they've not removed it. ;D
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Re: Re: The new Findmypast
« Reply #58 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 14:40 BST (UK) »
I posted here http://www.rootschat.com/links/0yqs/
placing a link to this thread, and my post was immediately removed by FindMyPast.

Doesn't surprise me. 

Well I suppose at least it means that they're being read  ::)
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« Reply #59 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 14:44 BST (UK) »
If it's right that the beta testers' feedback has been ignored (as Peter Calver seems to have said on that thread in relation to his own feedback) then we can't really blame them for the FindMyPast situation.

I wonder how many beta testers were used?  I had an invitation to "try the new site in advance", expressed an interest, and heard nothing more.  Anyone else?
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« Reply #60 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 14:50 BST (UK) »


I wonder how many beta testers were used?  I had an invitation to "try the new site in advance", expressed an interest, and heard nothing more. Anyone else?

Me  :)
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Re: Re: The new Findmypast
« Reply #61 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 14:51 BST (UK) »
Won't let me in at all now! ACCESS DENIED! 

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« Reply #62 on: Wednesday 02 April 14 14:57 BST (UK) »
I nipped out to the shops an hour ago, come back  and find that the little circle thing is still going around on the black screen  - I'd forgotten about it  ;D

Jed - think it's technical difficulties - I could describe their problems in stronger language  :-X
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