> The box you were clicking is an advert for Ancestry.com, not FreeBMD! > Many people are fooled by that - I was myself when first starting! Yes indeed. Not helped by the fact that the correct freeBMD search fields are initially below the bottom of the page and therefore not visible, so you naturally use the visible ones at the top! Methinks the home and search pages both need a redesign to make it more obvious. Regards John K.Eason (freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk)

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:31 +0100 (BST), you wrote: > >> The box you were clicking is an advert for Ancestry.com, not FreeBMD! > >> Many people are fooled by that - I was myself when first starting! > > Yes indeed. Not helped by the fact that the correct freeBMD search fields >are initially below the bottom of the page and therefore not visible, so >you naturally use the visible ones at the top! The fact that the Ancestry box says "Advertisement" ought to give the game away. We are scrupulous in not trying to fool anybody. > Methinks the home and search pages both need a redesign to make it more >obvious. Sorry, but without the revenue generated by the advertisements, we couldn't provide FreeBMD. Of course, if somebody wants to offer to sponsor the site to the same extent..... -- Dave Mayall

> The fact that the Ancestry box says "Advertisement" ought to give the > game away. > > We are scrupulous in not trying to fool anybody. It's a fair cop! - I've never actually noticed the 'Advertisement' text before. :^) > > Methinks the home and search pages both need a redesign to make it > > more >obvious. > > Sorry, but without the revenue generated by the advertisements, we > couldn't provide FreeBMD. > > Of course, if somebody wants to offer to sponsor the site to the same > extent..... <Counts (handful) of pennies> Don't think that will get you far, I'm afraid... :^( Regards John K.Eason (freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk)