Dear All What a shame this was no brought up at the AGM last week, indeed it was a shame that this list seems to have been "down" for the pwriod leading up to AGM Julian Duffus  Sog member 1979 to present Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.   Original Message   From: Dave Beakhust Sent: Saturday, 28 June 2014 00:03 To: sog-uk@rootsweb.com Reply To: sog-uk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] FMP Else Churchill may be the person you want. Email Genealogy AT .... She is on twitter, too. On 27 June 2014 22:44:37 Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@powys.org> wrote: > On 27 Jun at 11:00, "Lin & David" <lin@boots1.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > Its interesting to see continuing comments about the FMP. On 17 April > > I sent the following email to the Chief Executive of the SOG using the > > address 'ceo@sog.org.uk'. and received no reply. Whilst I do not > > expect the SOG to share my views about FMP, or the need to express > > concern, I was disappointed at the apparent lack of interest in > > members views. I am sure Ms Perrin is a very busy individual but the > > courtesy of a brief acknowledgement would have been nice! > > > > Lin > > Try sending it to the Genealogist or the chairman of trustees. The ceo > looks after the administration of the Society. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > Dear Ms Perrin > > > > I have for years been a keen user of Find My Past and pleased that the > > SoG has been associated with the company. However, as you may be > > aware many members have expressed their disquiet and disappointment > > following the launch of Find My Past's new system. I doubt you have > > the time to routinely monitor the SOG members forum but their messages > > do provide an eloquent description of the problems encountered. The > > new system is slow, difficult to use, poorly designed and lacks many > > of the search facilities of the previous version. It is so bad that > > I cannot believe it was tested with the help of genealogists. A high > > volume of complaints can be seen on its own website and on Facebook. > > > > The SoG is described as one of the FMP's partners. I feel the SoG's > > reputation will be damaged by its continuing association with an > > organisation which appears to have behaved with a lack of > > professionalism, with little concern for its users or for the ease of > > access to information provided by its partners. > > > > I am writing to ask whether the SoG has, or will be, making an > > official representation to the company to express its concern. > > > > Regards Lin Howard > > > > (Member No. 011443) > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please > > send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > > message > > > > > > > -- > Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org > for a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Has anyone followed up FMP's offer of 12 months free access to their newest partner site, Imperial War Museum's Lives of the First World War? I could only access the index - not specific records. As soon as I tried the screen informed me that I had to take out a subscription or purchase credits. It doesn't appear to offer any more access than if I had gone into the site without having a special code. Am I doing something wrong, or just misinterpreted the offer from FMP? Lin

I have accessed the site successfully.  After verifying your email address you have to click on the link again and enter the unique access code given in the FMP email. Gillian >________________________________ > From: Lin & David <lin@boots1.demon.co.uk> >To: sog-uk@rootsweb.com >Sent: Thursday, 3 July 2014, 22:22 >Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] FMP > > >Has anyone followed up FMP's offer of 12 months free access to their newest >partner site, Imperial War Museum's Lives of the First World War?  I could >only access the index - not specific records.  As soon as I tried the screen >informed me that I had to take out a subscription or purchase credits.  It >doesn't appear to offer any more access than if I had gone into the site >without having a special code. > >Am I doing something wrong, or just misinterpreted the offer from FMP? > >Lin > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Many thanks. I should have read it with more care. Have accessed it now! Lin -----Original Message----- From: sog-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sog-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of g.e.young@talk21.com Sent: 03 July 2014 23:27 To: sog-uk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] FMP I have accessed the site successfully.  After verifying your email address you have to click on the link again and enter the unique access code given in the FMP email. Gillian >________________________________ > From: Lin & David <lin@boots1.demon.co.uk> >To: sog-uk@rootsweb.com >Sent: Thursday, 3 July 2014, 22:22 >Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] FMP > > >Has anyone followed up FMP's offer of 12 months free access to their >newest partner site, Imperial War Museum's Lives of the First World >War?  I could only access the index - not specific records.  As soon as >I tried the screen informed me that I had to take out a subscription or >purchase credits.  It doesn't appear to offer any more access than if I >had gone into the site without having a special code. > >Am I doing something wrong, or just misinterpreted the offer from FMP? > >Lin > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message