General Chat

Merlin. :-|

I totally understand that people are upset but I'm wondering what else people want. They have an apology and a promise that it will be back. What else do people want?

WOW!!!!!

Don't give a damn comes to mind.

I complained on their FB page simply because it's public. All complaints received the same type of response........'look...we've gone all out on FB, what are you complaining for?'

We are complaining because the paying members of GR have been treated like petulant infants spitting their dummies out. Demanding something GR found too difficult to supply.....the simple addition of a poppy to their logo.

It's not like they didn't know the date and had oh let's think....12 months to sort a string of coding out!

They've apologised and said the poppy will be back next year.

Do Gr not get it?

What has paying tribute on Facebook got to do with this site?

The Facebook page has gone down hill over the last couple of years and hardly anyone posts on it, unless they haven't got a sub for here, so ask for help there... Or to complain about something

Oh they may get a few replies to their daily post, but that's probably because it ends up on their newsfeed.... Not that that have gone to the page to post on it

Timing of apology?

GR clearly do not wish any adverse publicity from it's members via FB

DET thank you for cleaning that for me

Shame on you genes. AnnMarie.
:-(

Too annoyed to comment.

Hi everyone,

Thank you. Your comments have been noted. We are paying tribute on Facebook and in member emails and apologise for not displaying the poppy on the website.

Regards,

Shelley

GR is making the point that they have been putting tributes on FB

If you are on FB, then go ahead and POST your annoyance on their page... let them and everyone else know how you feel on the matter.


They have posted 3 separate photos on their timeline.
On 8 Nov, then on 9 Nov and new one was posted this morning.

(My comments have " likes" so at least I know that others agreee with us)

EDIT:
My FB comment was to the point.
The GR community DESERVE an apology.
IMO, social networking works both ways

Budgie Rustler - we know that much has been said on the GR Facebook page, but only because other GR members have posted on here. Genes have not bothered, yet again, to explain to their members on their own site their reasoning for not portraying the poppy. If they had bothered to let us know via their announcement board this would not be such a big issue. Although it would have raised a number of complaints.

I have emailed Genes with the link. Pointing out that many of the names on here that are not users of Facebook are, what I consider, to be major players. If Genes continue to upset so many with their intransigence then they will eventually collapse. If that IS the plan then they should let us know so we don't waste our money propping it up.

40. I'm usually a "looker in" and not a poster, but felt I must add to this thread. So many of us research family members affected by wars and the small act of adding a poppy to the site would have been a mark of respect and appreciated by many of us.

Polly - the posters mean GR's page on Facebook, not facebook its self. Facebook is just a 'platform'.

The GR marketing team run it. That includes adding photos etc

I am on Facebook but have never used GR page. I may have missed something, but I fail to see how it is FB fault that GR have not displayed a Poppy on this site. Their explanations for failing to do so are unacceptable in my opinion.

Today is Armicicst Day. Each of us can remember and show our respect in our own way regardless of any contribution from Genes Reunited

At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.

39..`Linda`

No Poppy` should be ashamed!

38......Allan

I don't 'do' any social media :-|

and now someone should email GR at


[email protected]


with the link to this thread .................


'cos they do NOT look on these Boards, so will not see all the names on here.





I'm having my own battle with them re the poppy, on FB. on the Poppy thread, and by email :-)


I did send them the link to the Poppy thread so they could see for themselves how angry people are.




Now someone else needs to send the link to this thread :-)

37 no face book on twitter no nothink

Shelly xxx

36. Choccy