Dear All Ian Brooke wrote: Personally I would like to see a facility whereby syndicate coordinators 'own' data uploaded by their syndicate and can access it as though it were theirs - this would certainly solve the problem that I am currently experiencing. I tend to agree with Ian - is there some reason why a transcriber *and* his or her coordinator can't jointly own data? I am sure Dave M will correct us if Ian and I have missed the point, but I wouldn't have a problem with my coordinator altering my uploaded files (if he had the time) - as I see it, it cuts down the number of people to blame (and I use the word 'blame' advisedly) when an individual record is wrong! It would also cut the amount of time we spend chasing AWOL volunteers. That comes from somebody who intends to be around to see this thing completed - other people lose interest or have life events which remove them from FreeBMD without choice. Plus, full scale quality control will kick in soon - that will be more people legitimately altering 'my' transcriptions. I don't have difficulty with that - have you seen the quality of the fiche I am transcribing from and estimated the number of unintentional errors? All hands on deck seems the way forward :-) Best Wishes Virginia