Quoting Jacky Middleton <jacky@kevock.freeserve.co.uk>: > Dear Administrators, > > I feel a bit of a traitor writing this Email, but I fancy that > other transcribers are having the same thought. Believe it or not, the trustees have their ear to the ground as well! > Now that we know what CAN be read on the original index after > seeing Ancestry's scans/photographs, As Ian says, that is based upon an assumption that the images have not been digitally enhanced. If they have been enhanced, then they will be of no use for transcription. If they haven't, then we will be seeking a formal agreement to their use. > it is going to be hard to work from the > FreeBMD scans. We shall all know that Ancestry subscribers will be able to > read things that are illegible to us. What fools we will all look! AND it > will undermine the user's confidence in FreeBMD. We will make haste slowly. Rest assured that if these images are suitable, we will be negotiating their use. > May I suggest, most humbly, that the administrators negotiate with > Ancestry to use their images. FreeBMD is in continual dialogue with Ancestry about a number of things. However, I'm sure that you will appreciate that it is in the nature of commercial negotiations that we are unable to share the exact details on a daily basis. -- Dave Mayall ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net