Due to the number of instances of a space being inserted, it is now allowed. Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Thomas [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 28 October 2008 23:12 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Tip of the Day (No. 6) - Alternative Spouse > Names in MarriageRecords > > Thanks Allan - I think it's also worth stressing that there > mustn't be a > space between #COMMEMT and (2), as otherwise the #COMMENT is > only applied to > the line above, and not the second one below (the examples in > your Tip of > the Day are correct, of course). I learnt this from a > posting on this list > earlier this year, and it enabled me to go back and correct a > mistake I'd > made in several of my files. > > Cheers, > > Mike > > > > 2008/10/28 Allan Raymond <[email protected]> > > > This is the sixth in a series of "Tip of the Day" to help > volunteers who > > are > > transcribing for the FreeBMD Project. > > > > Suggestions for other "Tip of the Day" are welcome. > > > > Also any suggested improvement to the wording of this "Tip > of the Day" is > > also encouraged. > > > > The Transcribers' Knowledge Base at: > > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vol_faq.html#6u provides the > definitive advice > > for dealing with alternative names in records. > > > > I've been carrying out some checks of recent files uploaded > by a number of > > transcribers to see how they dealt with records containing > alternative > > names. In particular, where alternative spouse names are > shown against a > > marriage record the advice in > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vol_faq.html#6uin > > a number of instances was not being followed > > > > The correct way to transcribe a marriage record such as > > > > Dunn,Charles,Curphey or Bradley,W.Derby,8b,697 > > > > using the advice in http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vol_faq.html#6u is > > > > Dunn,Charles,Curphey,W.Derby,8b,697 > > #COMMENT(2) entry reads Curphey or Bradley for spouse name > > Dunn,Charles,Bradley,W.Derby,8b,697 > > > > Please note, the #COMMENT(2) line is located between the > two entries under > > consideration. > > > > Allan Raymond > > FreeBMD Co-coordinator of Syndicates > > > > > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >