General Chat

The office is probably run like the one I'm in - the 'new' way, apparently.
They automate everything, giving full access and proper training to a select few.
Those who use the systems all the time are told what the hierarchy think they need to know to do their job - but in reality, as they've never actually done the job, so the third had 'knowledge' they pass on is seriously flawed.
The hierarchy then swan off and 'work' from home, leaving those paid peanuts struggling with a lack of information and, by and large, inadequate systems to 'get on with it', and, of course no-one to ask.

GR have to be governed by Brightsolid,/DC Thompson,,,,,,,so have to go by their rules,

I knew Estelle had changed seats but not that she had left the company,

Kay,,

Estelle left earlier this year thats why we have KIRSTY now..

Inexperienced staff do as they are told and what to say on the boards..

If the techies have all gone so have all the old staff. Because they would know there would be an uproar over the failure to add a poppy - because there is one every year.

These companies want us to part with our family stories about WW1 but are not prepared to make an effort themselves to show their own pride

They could have put an explanation onto the announcement board weeks ago. :-| :-|

Edit: Will be interesting to see if the Christmas baubles appear this year ;-)

Having just seen Albany (WA) celebrate the centenary of the first sailings of ANZACs to the Middle East, and then Gallipoli, which even our PM managed to attend, the idea that a poppy can not be shown on this site is outrageous

Like many others, I am not on Facebook and have no intentions of joining that site.

At least two of my great Uncles served in WW1, one of whom was killed on 7th November 1914, in the first battle of Ypres

It seems even more ironic,,,


this site has a MILITARY Chat board,, :-)

mind FMP site is bare........

yet ancestry a US site has a banner also a poppy and has done for months to mark 100 years.

As you say, Kay, we are paying members.
Some members have memories of those who served in WWI.
Show a little respect, GR. If not for those who served in WWI, but for their living relatives on GR.

No poppy,,,,

think ahead then,,,,,,,,,,,no twinkle bauble at christmas either,,,!!!

having it on facebook is of little use to those that dont use it,,,,,,,,,,why is everything centred round FB from GR,,its paying members that keep this site alive not facebook,the least that can be done is to show them there is respect from the staff to rememberance day ,,,,,,,,,also any new members may find that a site carrying military records cant be bothered to upheld the showing of a poppy.........

Has Estelle left the building aswell....... :-(

I am not on any so called social networking site. Their attitude is disgusting.

It was drummed into me in childhood just how important it was to wear a poppy and the sacrifices it stood for.

I'm on FB - but not the GR site.
I didn't realise I HAD to be.
Seems like two World Wars have had no effect on personal wish/freedom when it comes to the hierarchy who run GR.
New logo for GR:

'If you want to see a token of respect for the 100th anniversary of WWI, you MUST be on FB, because, quite frankly, we can't be A*sed to do it on two sites'.
Thanks for the money

GR team

Every one of those poppies at the Tower of London helped make the people of this country what they are today.

And the Internet was English Invention too, without that man none of us would have made the friends we have today and................no Bright Solid.

At the end of it all we are here because of them.......

Portrays GR badly (in my opinion)

i think it is dsgraceful and shows no respect particually on a family history site

as many of us have lost rellies in conflicks

yes we can put a little extra in the pot

but surely gr should have planned putting a poppy on here months ago


thinking of izzy who was a member and her son Ashley and his terrible injurys and whose life we followed on here x

sally w <3

Island, re Pigs - :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Because GR do not have the techies to do it!!! :-\

Totally agree Twiddley, but heyho thats GR for you.....

Lest We Forget


Whats the difference this year than in any other!!

What about those of who never have, and never will go onto Facebook?

Why are we not having a Poppy in the Logo like previous years?

Those pigs have been flying for a very long time Sue.

Probably not, but which ever way you look at it alot of people do not like their decision.
A truthful answer would go down better, but pigs might fly.

I really don't think it's lack of respect and am inclined towards Rollo's theory but GR are hardly going to say, 'yes we've made most of our techies redundant and can't afford to pay a contractor a few grand to make a small change and then change it back again a few days later' are they :-(