I recently ran a saved search too and had numerous entries listed as deleted. I am assuming it's because if the new servers and such. I ran a fresh search and all the deleted entries showed up as current. Rebecca Rodgers

Please send me the saved search and I will investigate. Barrie -----Original Message----- From: Alan Summerfield [mailto:Alan@uni-hd.de] Sent: 22 March 2005 14:04 To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: 691 deleted records I just ran some saved searches to find any additional records since yesterday's update. Instead of new additions there was a number of deletions. One result came back: "No Additional Records from the saved search run on 01/03/2005 08:10:26 but 691 records have been deleted." 691! On checking one of the deleted records with the image I find the transcription is correct. Why is it marked as deleted? Is this just a temporary error caused by the current "Load Balancing" and "Data Tuning" etc? I can send my Saved Search file by private mail if neccessary. Alan Summerfield ______________________________

Update to my earlier message: Doing a fresh search for the one record I mention below, the record does turn up, but is still listed as deleted when I run my Saved Search. Alan Alan Summerfield wrote: > I just ran some saved searches to find any additional records since > yesterday's update. Instead of new additions there was a number of > deletions. One result came back: > > "No Additional Records from the saved search run on 01/03/2005 > 08:10:26 but 691 records have been deleted." > > 691! > > On checking one of the deleted records with the image I find the > transcription is correct. Why is it marked as deleted? > > Is this just a temporary error caused by the current "Load Balancing" > and "Data Tuning" etc? I can send my Saved Search file by private > mail if neccessary. > > Alan Summerfield

I just ran some saved searches to find any additional records since yesterday's update. Instead of new additions there was a number of deletions. One result came back: "No Additional Records from the saved search run on 01/03/2005 08:10:26 but 691 records have been deleted." 691! On checking one of the deleted records with the image I find the transcription is correct. Why is it marked as deleted? Is this just a temporary error caused by the current "Load Balancing" and "Data Tuning" etc? I can send my Saved Search file by private mail if neccessary. Alan Summerfield

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:40:17 -0700, you wrote: >I am presently transcribing a scan (1854D2J0877) where the surname and >forenames are unreadable on the last part of the page. The districts and >page numbers are easy to read and I can transcribe them without problem. > >I know that the surname is the same on the whole page and it follows on the >next scan, however, following the rule of TWY, I feel I must put * in the >surname section. I'm assuming then that these entries will not appear on >Free BMD at all without a first and last name. > >Am I transcribing correctly by inserting * for surname and forename. Yes. -- Dave Mayall

I am presently transcribing a scan (1854D2J0877) where the surname and forenames are unreadable on the last part of the page. The districts and page numbers are easy to read and I can transcribe them without problem. I know that the surname is the same on the whole page and it follows on the next scan, however, following the rule of TWY, I feel I must put * in the surname section. I'm assuming then that these entries will not appear on Free BMD at all without a first and last name. Am I transcribing correctly by inserting * for surname and forename. Thanks Nina Hart Scan 2 Syndicate

I am transcribing a page, but the top line(s) is missing. I can see a very minute part of the bottom of the words, but not enough to be able to make out what it says. Should I just write *,*,*,*,* for the top line? If anyone is interested, the page is http://images.freebmd.org.uk/GUS/1863/Deaths/June/UKD-02/K-T/1863D2-T-0985.tif Thanks Tracy.

To contact Peter Hendy-Ibbs please use the email address shown on our page at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html Any problems please email off list? Allan Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter" <peter.m.churchman@ntlworld.com> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 21 March 2005 18:50 Subject: Data Input Hi, I have another batch of data to send for input to BMD. I have previously forwarded several batches of information via Peter Hendy-Ibbs, but at last try my email was returned undelivered so I assume he's changed email address. Could you either put me in contact with an inputter or can I input data myself ? Thanks Peter Churchman

Hi, I have another batch of data to send for input to BMD. I have previously forwarded several batches of information via Peter Hendy-Ibbs, but at last try my email was returned undelivered so I assume he's changed email address. Could you either put me in contact with an inputter or can I input data myself ? Thanks Peter Churchman -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.0 - Release Date: 21/03/2005

Lesley, >In the Beginners Hints & Help it mentions that multiple pages can be >transcribed as one file if the syndicate allows it. >I can't find anything though to explain why it should, or not, be >allowed. Are there rules about this or is it just choice? >We are transcribing 2-page scans. I think it should work in your case if your syndicate allows it. I'm doing handwritten scans which only have 40 names per scan and I'd dearly love to put 5 or 10 together, but BMDVerify doesn't support it and I don't want to lose that capability. So check that before you ask. Chris

Although not immediately obvious, http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vol_faq.html#6p applies Barrie -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Coleman [mailto:jeff.coleman@ntlworld.com] Sent: 20 March 2005 20:50 To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Carmarthen (Marquis of) in surname field 1861M1-C-0250 has Line 23 Carmarthen (Marquis of) George Godolphin Osborne WinBMD won't let transcriber put brackets in the surname column, so she has put (Marquis of) in the Forename column. Is this OK? Are there any other better solutions when a title is in the surname field in brackets? Jeff ______________________________

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:28:27 -0000, you wrote: >Hi > >In the Beginners Hints & Help it mentions that multiple pages can be transcribed as one file if the syndicate allows it. >I can't find anything though to explain why it should, or not, be allowed. Are there rules about this or is it just choice? >We are transcribing 2-page scans. Some syndicates have internal procedures which depend on transcribers transcribing one page per file or one scan per file. -- Dave Mayall

Hi In the Beginners Hints & Help it mentions that multiple pages can be transcribed as one file if the syndicate allows it. I can't find anything though to explain why it should, or not, be allowed. Are there rules about this or is it just choice? We are transcribing 2-page scans. Thanks Lesley

1861M1-C-0250 has Line 23 Carmarthen (Marquis of) George Godolphin Osborne WinBMD won't let transcriber put brackets in the surname column, so she has put (Marquis of) in the Forename column. Is this OK? Are there any other better solutions when a title is in the surname field in brackets? Jeff

The Transcribers' Knowledge Base here: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vol_faq.html#6x would seem to apply. -- Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Lister" <derek.lister@ntlworld.com> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 9:56 AM Subject: Out of Sequence > > > The page I am currently transcribing has a known out of sequence entry > i.e. > the entry has two asterisks denoting the out of sequence entry and where > it > should have been. Do I put it in sequence or leave it? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 18/03/2005

The page I am currently transcribing has a known out of sequence entry i.e. the entry has two asterisks denoting the out of sequence entry and where it should have been. Do I put it in sequence or leave it?

Hi Steph, It sounds as though you are missing the +PAGE entries. Details of +PAGE, can be found about halfway down http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/beginhelp.shtml in the section headed Instructions for the use of +PAGE,n. If this does not provide you an answer, please provide more details of what you have done and the exact error messages you are receiving. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Steph Lovering [mailto:steph.lovering@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: 2005 March 18 13:06 To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: HELP! Hi As a new transcriber, I find I have gone too far and typed too many names before uploading. How can I now cut down to a size suitable for uploading? Do I have to delete all the excessive names? Steph ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== Subscribe/Unsubscribe instructions and Archives http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/FreeUK/FreeBMD-Admins.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hi As a new transcriber, I find I have gone too far and typed too many names before uploading. How can I now cut down to a size suitable for uploading? Do I have to delete all the excessive names? Steph

Thanks to all that helped prbolem now resolved Keith

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:09:49 -0000, you wrote: >I am transcribing some files where the file number increases by 2. But when >I come to upload the file FreeBmd returns the message "page number out of >sequence in +Page,n at line 86" >Checked through data base but unable to find any reference to this anomaly, >mind you only had time for cursory glance. >Help Appreciated Have you remembered to insert a +PAGE line halfway through the file? -- Dave Mayall