Hi, The FreeBMD corrections process takes a significant amount of project resource, and the corrections form has therefore been designed to ensure that our instructions are read and complied with. I believe that the instruction you are not complying with is When completing the source field, please just tell us, in as few words as possible, where you found the information. Lengthy explanations, or worse still spirited advocacy supporting the correction are unhelpful. I have submitted a correction to this entry on your behalf. Kevin. FreeBMD Corrections Coordinator. > -----Original Message----- > From: Stringer [mailto:stringer@mstringer.net] > Sent: 23 January 2006 05:15 > To: FreeBMD-Admins-l@rootsweb.com > Subject: {not a subscriber} Attempted Correction Failure > > > Greetings, > > I attempted to submit a correction for a birth entry and am finding the > submittal form and associated editing/screening? very > difficult/frustrating. > > > > Per instructions, I filled in the corrected/updated information, > comment box > and email box. > > I first received an error message stating that I also needed to > check a box. > It took several minutes of re-looking, but I eventually found it -- buried > in the text and verrrrrry difficult to see. > > I finally found and checked the box and tried again. This time the system > doesn't like the source comments and I'm still getting an error message! > > I tried editing variations, without success. > > If you want no comments, then just put in multiple choice options. If you > want limited comments, then set a number of characters. > > > I hope that these difficulties are some sort of technical glitch and not > intentional roadblocks to communication with the site. > > > Here is the entry I'm trying to submit: > Births 1867 June > GOODSON Alfred La__am Stepney 1c 486 > cokesidedoors > <http://www4.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/transcriber.pl?s=5326&f=372493&d=b md_1136360855 855> Goodson Alfred L*m Stepney 1c 486 niksim <http://www4.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/transcriber.pl?s=5535&f=594139&d=bmd_1136360 855> Correction: Lassam Born: 17 May 1867 Mo Mdn Name: LASSAM Source/Comments: Index from site link. Note: Recognize name, so able to update the existing partial transcription. Became Sir Alfred in 1920s. A brother, Frederick Lassam GOODSON, m. my GAunt and the shared middle name was an important 'clue' Additional Comments (not from site form) I already have the transcription, provided by a private researcher. I don't know which source was used. Likely fiche at a RO. I also checked the image via your site link. The middle name is there, but difficult to see/transcribe. Because the image is blurry, I included the Note in an effort to explain that I was certain the information was correct. Regards, Marsha Stringer (nee MEERE) stringer@mstringer.net USA www.bittonfamilies.com

I wanted to support Marsha Stringer's comment about how difficult it is to spot the box to be ticked that says "I've read and understood where infomation about corrections must come from". I know it is there but still sometimes find it hard to spot. Would it be possible to redesign the form slightly so as to make it easier to see - without making it so easy that people tick it without reading the blurb. Christopher Richards ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin.S.Howell" <kevin.s.howell@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 5:07 PM Subject: RE: {not a subscriber} Attempted Correction Failure > Hi, > The FreeBMD corrections process takes a significant amount of project > resource, and the corrections form has therefore been designed to ensure > that our instructions are read and complied with. > > I believe that the instruction you are not complying with is > When completing the source field, please just tell us, in as few words as > possible, where you found the information. Lengthy explanations, or worse > still spirited advocacy supporting the correction are unhelpful. > > I have submitted a correction to this entry on your behalf. > > Kevin. > FreeBMD Corrections Coordinator. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Stringer [mailto:stringer@mstringer.net] >> Sent: 23 January 2006 05:15 >> To: FreeBMD-Admins-l@rootsweb.com >> Subject: {not a subscriber} Attempted Correction Failure >> >> >> Greetings, >> >> I attempted to submit a correction for a birth entry and am finding the >> submittal form and associated editing/screening? very >> difficult/frustrating. >> >> >> >> Per instructions, I filled in the corrected/updated information, >> comment box >> and email box. >> >> I first received an error message stating that I also needed to >> check a box. >> It took several minutes of re-looking, but I eventually found it -- >> buried >> in the text and verrrrrry difficult to see. >> >> I finally found and checked the box and tried again. This time the >> system >> doesn't like the source comments and I'm still getting an error message! >> >> I tried editing variations, without success. >> >> If you want no comments, then just put in multiple choice options. If >> you >> want limited comments, then set a number of characters. >> >> >> I hope that these difficulties are some sort of technical glitch and not >> intentional roadblocks to communication with the site. >> >> >> Here is the entry I'm trying to submit: >> Births 1867 June >> GOODSON Alfred La__am Stepney 1c 486 >> cokesidedoors >> <http://www4.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/transcriber.pl?s=5326&f=372493&d=b > md_1136360855 > 855> > Goodson Alfred L*m Stepney 1c 486 niksim > <http://www4.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/transcriber.pl?s=5535&f=594139&d=bmd_1136360 > 855> > > Correction: Lassam > Born: 17 May 1867 > Mo Mdn Name: LASSAM > > Source/Comments: > Index from site link. > > Note: > Recognize name, so able to update the existing partial transcription. > > Became Sir Alfred in 1920s. A brother, Frederick Lassam GOODSON, m. my > GAunt > and the shared middle name was an important 'clue' > > > Additional Comments (not from site form) > I already have the transcription, provided by a private researcher. I > don't > know which source was used. Likely fiche at a RO. > I also checked the image via your site link. The middle name is there, > but > difficult to see/transcribe. > Because the image is blurry, I included the Note in an effort to explain > that I was certain the information was correct. > > > Regards, > > Marsha Stringer (nee MEERE) > stringer@mstringer.net > USA > www.bittonfamilies.com > > > > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > Want to help FreeBMD? > Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >

This has been brought up before with FreeBMD but their response then, as it will no doubt be this time, was 'If you can't find it you shouldn't be using it' Yes I know - a callous answer, but the distinct impression I got when I was given this reply before was 'we designed this - don't question what we have done' Stephen Rowe RaceTime / RaceNews Melbourne Australia Family Web: http://rowe.racetime.com.au web : http://www.racetime.com.au email: stephen@racetime.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Richards [mailto:cmr1ch6rd7@blueyonder.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 4:31 AM To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: {not a subscriber} Attempted Correction Failure I wanted to support Marsha Stringer's comment about how difficult it is to spot the box to be ticked that says "I've read and understood where infomation about corrections must come from". I know it is there but still sometimes find it hard to spot. Would it be possible to redesign the form slightly so as to make it easier to see - without making it so easy that people tick it without reading the blurb. Christopher Richards ----- Original Message -----