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I also agree keep it GENES CONNECTED, Friends Reunited had some bad press a while back and we do not need anyone messing with our fantasitic site where many helpful people help one another to CONNECT to their deceased relatives. I may be reunited when i pass over but i am quite happy just to connect at this moment in time Keep up the good work Genes Connected. Rose Pippard

Uh oh - the voice from the South Pacific. Is GC employing some pimply faced Marketing /PR officer who has to make a mark somehow???????? (I've been one for a Prime Minister so know how it works!!) Genes Connected was referred to me as a site where I could CONNECT with people of like mind and interest and get help finding where my GENES originated. Make sense?? From Canada, NZ, USA, Australia, Germany, wherever else members are residing, there is little chance of REuniting unless we have already met (unless someone wins a lottery and decides we're all worthy cases for a trip to Mother England) but there is every chance we are going to UNITE on this issue. No-one ever suggested I was reuniting with everyone nor could they! My visits to England were too short and work oriented so there was no chance of finding family! If you're hell bent on changing something for the sake of change then FriendsConnected would be better and make more sense! There are lots of helpful hints from members for improving this site which are practical, helpful, user friendly and would entice new members - for goodness sake listen to your target audience. New ideas/new concepts are doomed to failure unless you consider, consult, communicate and get consensus. Please REconsider. Marlene in the South Pacific

I've never heard anyone refer to this site as Genes Reunited.. these words don't go together as well as Genes Connected. If the administrators don't read these comments, its all been a waste of time and energy...There is a FEEDBACK button at the bottom of the page... Kindred Konnections changed their name to My Trees years ago, I still think of the site as Kindred Konnections. A local supermarket has had several name changes in the past 7 years, I still refer to it as its first name. Genes Connected has already built up a good reputation, I can't imagine why anyone would want to change it. I think changing the name will be confusing to people who have heard of the site and are searching the internet. Diane NSW Australia

Quote from the GC "about us" page "Our ethos We ask our members what they think of an idea before we go ahead with it." Yea - right. So this thread with its peremptory statement of what WILL be happening is complying with their ethos - I don't think so. We might be able to work out our genetic connections, but I doubt many of us can reunite with our genetic ancestors. Come on Mr & Mrs Pankhurst and everyone else at GC - listen to what the users of your site (many of whom pay to use the site) are telling you - LEAVE IT AS GENES CONNECTED

Hi Everyone, as we all pay membership to be on this site(GenesConnected),Genes reunited doesn't sound right so if they change the name lets all form another site,surely there is someone who understands websites who could set up new site. John

LONG "LIVE" GENES CONNECTED!! By my reckoning I am the 27th member to vote this way, not that we were asked to vote, but surely our opinions count. *I hope! Any response from you Michelle?

I agree with all the other members....leave it as GC please.

I agree with everyone else leave it as Gene Connected, I would really like to know who has been putting pressure on to change the name don't think it is any of us members!!!!!!! Gen

Please leave it as it is!

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Why change the name? No-one, and I mean no-one, calls it Genes Reunited. It is, as others have said, all about making connection with the past and sometimes the present. Why can't people just leave things alone- sounds like change for change's sake, or may be they just don't want to tell us why. What I would really like to see on this site is a far far better "forum" system for messages. The founders of this site ought to watch out that their membership does not desert them if someone ever comes up with a better forum.

Same here, please leave it as GenesConnected!

Much prefer to be connected with you all! I don't know of anyone who refers to this site as Genes Reunited. Please leave name as it is GC. Linda

why dont they leave the name as it is everybody that i know that uses this site calls it GC,We will be reuited when we meet up with rellies after we have all departed this earth,SO PLEASE LEAVE THE NAME ALONE sue

Sue I dont think they are really worried about the speed of the site. They are only worried about the name change, surely it would be better to sort out all the other problems first. And when finaly when the site is running how it should be then ask us if we want a name change. Debbie

I always refer it to GC too .. And whilst you're at it.. wanna make the link to be available and more better of the message board.. as it seems to be too plain .. Not sure if the others agree with me there ;o) T Leeeeaaaaaaaaaave it as GC ! GR.. Nah.. that'll never work!

Please leave our GC as it is. Will Friends Reunited be known as Friends Connected? You can't reunite genes - a better name would be Rellies Reunited! LOL Sue P.S. PLEASE do something about the speed of the site. I am so tired of getting the message 'the page cannot be displayed'. I thought it was just me, but there are many other members complaining about how slow the site is lately.

It's rather disingenuous to say "most people" refer to it as Genes Reunited as I have never heard anyone do so and now I think it gives scope for people to confuse this site with Friends Reunited. It would have been nice to ask all the users before deciding to "give way".

Quite agree with you all. Why were we not consulted about a projected name change? I too have never seen or heard of it referred to as Genes Reunited but most often as GC. Is there still time for a referendum? Hazel Moore

genes reunited! it doesnt exactly trip of the tongue does it? leave the name alone (who came up with the idea anyway)

I agree how can you be reunited with the dead, some one obviously thought it a good idea but why? it is bad enough if your computer goes down as mine did to try and find the sites you use the most but if you are going to mess about with name changes will make it even harder, as you won't recognise the new name. Shame they didn't ask memeber's views first Maureen