General Chat

Kris - I must confess that I was a guilty party, re thinking that. For a while now though, my opinion's changed, as I've seen why they've done it! Mandy - yes, family's fine thanks, though sonny's going through a defiant and thoroughly unpleasant stage (14 now). He's losing all sorts of privileges, though! Hope your crew are OK - and that FIL recovers soon. x

i have just e mailed them with my concerns regarding this.i think the rest of us should to.

Yes Mandy very perturbing - that's why I have one person in my tree - I just look at the hot matches - sadly people with one person in their tree appear to be looked upon with suspicion here!

Mandy I dont mind my details showing but am quite concerned that when i looked at some of the members on here that i have sent a pm to their name and year of birth is showing on my contacts! There is no need for this!

I noticed that the title of a message I received had my maiden nae and birth year. I don't use my maiden name in anything on GR and certainly don't advertise my age! I feel this is breaching confidentiality and these details should only be revealed by a GR memer if supplying information for a tree to someone. I have not complained about the GR system before but I do now feel that things are slipping. Jacky :-)

Hi Glenys I couldn't believe my eyes - I wondered how on earth the people who had sent messages had discovered my birth name! Of course they hadn't, GR just has yet another bug in the system. If only they tested their new systems fully before they put them live, but they certainly don't seem to. Hope you and the family are well, Mandy xx

Thank you for that warning, Mandy. Although it doesn't affect us at the moment, I was thinking of doing the childrens' tree on here i.d.c., but won't now. The word paranoid comes to mind - me that is, not you! lol Thanks again. x

I’ve found yet another glitch in GR’s wonderful new system. This account that I use for posting is my ‘birth’ tree so although the name you all see on the boards and PMs is my legal name, the root person in my tree has my birth name. I’ve just realised that the PMs I’ve received since the new system started this week all have my BIRTH name in the title of the message, not my board name! I’m horrified because I don’t want the world and his wife knowing my birth name, I have enough problems with my birth mother as it is. I’ve been into my account details, checked and double-checked, and the name I’m registered under is my current name, therefore messages shouldn’t come up with any other name in the heading, despite that being the root person in my tree. I’m removing my tree from GR right now, and will probably remove my adoptive tree and hubby’s tree too. Mandy

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