Hi Barry, With equal respect, this list is simply not the place for the ongoing discussion. This list is primarily for transcribers and transcription issues, and if you want to have a discussion that belongs on our list FreeBMD-Discuss. The updating of the index on Ancestry is a business decision of that company. Their business decisions on which order they import data into their systems and update their global indices has to lie with them. [I believe that they have been concentrating on the census records.] If you wish to address the matter to them, the email address is support@ancestry.com alternatively they have a message board at Boards > Topics > Ancestry.com > Ancestry Site Comments http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=admin.board&r=rw&p=topics.ancestry.ancsite No one outside of Ancestry, and I doubt outside of the immediate team doing the work at Ancestry, will know. Definitely none of the transcribers here. Definitely not me. Regards Andrew List-admin for FreeBMD-Admins mailing list -> Visit http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com On 14 Jan 2006 at 16:55, Barry Callaghan wrote: > Andrew > > With the greatest respect, I think it is very relevant that FreeBMD, > in times of difficulty, is giving the impression that its users may > access a copy of its database on Ancestry, when in fact that copy is > 12 months out of date and missing 17% of the current record total. > > My original question remains: Does anyone know when Ancestry is > planning to update its copy? > > I intend to say no more on the matter, but an answer would be welcome. > > Regards > Barry Callaghan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Billinghurst" <billinghurst@tpg.com.au> > To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 2:50 PM > Subject: [admin] RE: Ancestry database > > > > Through some of my contacts I have had a response from Ancestry and > > they will update the number shown. They said that the number that > > they had current was a touch over 90 million. > > > > The discussion of the number at Ancestry and their current number is > > not the most relevant topic and it would be nice to draw it to a > > close. Thanks. > > > > Regards Andrew > > List-admin for FreeBMD-Admins mailing list > > -> Visit http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com > > > > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > > Need to get a fast answer to your transcribing problems? Go to the > > Transcribers Knowledge Base at > > http://FreeBMD.RootsWeb.com/vol_faq.html > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > ______________________________