FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has restructured its pricing mechanism to offer two new subscription packages, which are likely to infuriate many regular users.
The first, called Family Tree, costs £9.99 per month, but only allows you to access records that the site's hints tell you may be connected to you through your hosted family tree. The second, called Everything, is £24.99 a month, or £199 annually, and replaces the previous Premium package.
The unfortunate thing about the Family Tree package is that you are entirely reliant on the site's Borg drones (i.e. its algorithms) to do your research for you, which is absolutely NOT the way to carry out research if you wish to be in control of the process.
You can read more about the changes at WDYTYA magazine's post at https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/findmypast-introduces-new-pricing-structure.
I would suggest that this one seriously needs an urgent rethink.
Chris
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