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Don't you just hate it!!!

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Michael

Michael Report 30 Jan 2005 08:15

When you send a message to someone after finding a name on GR that could be interesting and they don't reply. It's happened to me a couple of times. It makes me so mad. Why do they bother joining Genes Reunited? On the whole though, most people do reply and I've even established contact with a branch of my family that I've not heard from in about 30 odd years.

Unknown

Unknown Report 30 Jan 2005 09:45

Only a couple of times? Think yourself lucky! nell

Fairy

Fairy Report 30 Jan 2005 10:20

Exactly. I've sent several messages to people and never had a reply. I too cannot understand why they bother paying £7.50 per year. Jo.

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 30 Jan 2005 10:40

never give up I recieved an email from a possible contact, that I had no reply from over a YEAR. He appologised, and said that he rarely went on his pooter for a certain reason, and failed to check his emails. Some people have circumstances where they join GR, stay a while, go off doing other things & forget all about it. Some even change email addys and fail to change their contact email on genes. So wont get an email prompt from genes when they recieve a message. And then you get a few, who just dont bother to mail a polite no, when they find there is no connection. Elaine x

~♥ Daisy ♥~

~♥ Daisy ♥~ Report 30 Jan 2005 11:07

Hi Michael Very frustrating I agree although I was once guilty of this myself when I let my emails build up due to personal circumstances. I also accidentally deleted a few. I went through all my contacts the other day making a note of all those I'd contacted and why and noting the date and content of their response. There were quite a few and only 3 have not responded at all which is irritating but not a bad return really. If it's been a while, why not contact them again as a gentle reminder. Daisy