I'd like a copy of the letter. I agree with you that the "new" site is horrible. Is there a way to get to the Detained Alien pages? I couldn't figure out how to get to the next page that had names on it. The www.StephenMorse.org site worked to get you direct to the name you wanted so I didn't have to wade through a huge number of names. Marie Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL *Melchiori Research Services, L.L.C.* --------------------------------------------------------------- CG, Certified Genealogist and CGL, Certified Genealogical Lecturer are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists ® , used under license by Board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations. On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Joyce Presnall via <nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have drafted a letter to send to the Board of Directors. If anyone wants > a copy just email me OFFLIST at my regular email address which is > WRDSRUS@aol.com and I will send you a copy. Because it is quite long I do > not want to post it here. That way you can just copy and paste into a > letter and put your own return address on the letter. I know from previous > experience that if people are given a letter to send, they are more likely > to send it. PLEASE use Ellis Island Letter in the subject of your email so > i do not accidentally delete it. I hope if we all join together to show > them their folly they will do something to make the site more usable > again. In my opinion they threw their money away on this "new and > improved" site which is not improved at all. > > Joyce > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Joyce Presnall <wldgrdnr@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I just tried to sign in to review an immigration file I had found before > > as one of the names on that register has popped up in the family and I > > wanted to review the manifest. !st I was unable to sign in under my old > > acct info. > > > > I sent a request for my PW but by then it had assigned me a new acct...I > > JUST finally got someone to return my call (212-561-4588) and spoke to > > someone who is involved in all the website changes and they are anxious > to > > hear about issues people are having. > > > > In my mind they have made the site virtually unusable. What they have > > done is made it so that people can no longer "snip" and thus copy > document > > info. > > > > > > I explained to them that I figured that was the reason for the change but > > that at their prices, no one is going to buy documents, especially when > > they cannot get a good enough look at the document to see if it is their > > own people. > > > > Please EVERYONE go to the site, and then let them know how you feel about > > these new changes. > > > > BTW links to these documents from familysearch.org no longer work > > either. I let them know that and also tried to get a message through to > > familysearch.org as well. > > > > I am very irritated at this as in my mind, they have made the site so > > difficult to get around and made it so difficult to examine the documents > > as to have rendered the website virtually useless. PLEASE let them know > > what you don't like about the new site as they are still in BETA and can > > make changes, but they cannot make changes if they don't know what the > > complaints are...so please contact them so they can get this site better > > designed for us, the customers. > > > > Please pass this on to any other lists you belong to > > > > Joyce > > > > > > > > -- > > Researching Stephenson/Stevenson, Fleury, Heald, Lindelof, Young, Rubino, > > Cammarota, Mandracchia, Vaiarelli, Mulhern, Johnson, Haight, Erickson, > > Munson, Northrup, Sears, Camp, Gunn, Allen, Gorham, Plumb, Beard, Rogers, > > Eliot, Briscoe, Bradley, Mix, Wilmot, Pritchard, Mew, Stone, Sparke, > > Bayley, Bailey, Redfield, Redfin, Howland, Tilley, Sturgis, Hinckley, > Kirk, > > Norton, Gerard, and many more... > > > > > > -- > Researching Stephenson/Stevenson, Fleury, Heald, Lindelof, Young, Rubino, > Cammarota, Mandracchia, Vaiarelli, Mulhern, Johnson, Haight, Erickson, > Munson, Northrup, Sears, Camp, Gunn, Allen, Gorham, Plumb, Beard, Rogers, > Eliot, Briscoe, Bradley, Mix, Wilmot, Pritchard, Mew, Stone, Sparke, > Bayley, Bailey, Redfield, Redfin, Howland, Tilley, Sturgis, Hinckley, Kirk, > Norton, Gerard, and many more... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >