Comments on: Geni – Stuck On Stupid

By: Autumn Brown

Autumn Brown — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:49:40 +0000

I was lied to by Grant of Geni at the NGS Conference in South Carolina. I was told by Grant that AncestorSync would have capabilities to upload my gedcom within days and with my purchase of a Pro subscription, I would get it for free for a year. So I bit. AncestorSync still hasn’t come up with a sync and Charles at Geni won’t refund my money or extend my subscription to one year AFTER the sync ability is done. I feel robbed…cheated…lied to. Don’t do business with Geni. Now I won’t use them even if they paid me. I plan on telling anyone who will listen to me at the Ohio NGS conference the same thing.

By: Garth Bishop

Garth Bishop — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:36:03 +0000

Excellent post – I’m hoping Geni reads it past the first comment.

Not only am I really unimpressed by their decision to essentially steal my data, but it also leaves me looking particularly stupid. You see, I am a very amateur genealogist who has introduced my entire extended family to Geni. And it has worked great, linking distant cousins in ways we could not have expected. but these people are not genealogists, and never will be. They are much more interested in the links with the living and now I’ve encouraged them to use a site they really can’t use anymore. This is really frustrating.

By: In Which I Say “Geni” And “Crap,” But Not In The Way You Think

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:06:49 +0000

[...] this week, there were some changes at Geni. Maybe you heard about them (unless you’re one of the readers who is left over from my HR blog days, which…I [...]

By: Schelly Dardashti

Schelly Dardashti — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:39:04 +0000

Thank you, Thomas, for your take on the matter. All of us appreciate your penchant for calling it as you see it.

By: Geni – Doomed?

Geni – Doomed? — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:09:16 +0000

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By: Judy Webster

Judy Webster — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:33:31 +0000

Thanks for the warning, @geneabloggers : 'Geni – Stuck on Stupid', http://t.co/Y0ueVBP. #genealogy

By: MHD

MHD — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:15:09 +0000

Your comments are indeed very appropriate to this blog. And, as others have said, George’s comment supports all you said. Thanks again for all you write, Thomas

By: Chris Whitten

Chris Whitten — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:18:45 +0000

Great post, Thomas.

Caroline, I don’t think you should paint all free websites with the same brush. Geni failed at it, but there are plenty of other free websites that thrive and prosper. The economics of an online business are such that you can offer some pretty amazing services and pay for them with relatively modest advertising.

I see no rationale for charging people who contribute valuable content to a collaborative or wiki website. WikiTree.com is entirely free for everyone and I’m personally committed to keeping it that way.

By: geneabloggers

geneabloggers — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:21:27 +0000

Added my 2 cents worth to Thomas' 'Stuck On Stupid' or 'Polished Turd Still Stinks' #genealogy http://ow.ly/654HW

By: Yvette Porter Moore

Yvette Porter Moore — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:25:08 +0000

Geni – Stuck On Stupid http://t.co/WEq0Tpq