I still get annoyed when I receive emails from that site saying things like
"We've recently added the Life Stories of over 157,000 Merchant Navy personnel who were involved during the First World War.
These Life Stories were uncovered in a National Archives registry, listing all personnel to receive a First World War Mercantile Marine Medal and/or the British War Medal."
It sounds extremely exciting - life stories of merchant seamen! Maybe I could find my great-grandfather's complete life story! But then I realise they are just talking about the index to the medal index cards which was recently added to FMP and was already available on other sites (the images have to be purchased from TNA site). In no way could a medal index card be described as a "life story". I do hope nobody has been fooled into paying for membership of their site thinking they will find a life story of their ancestor.
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