Jen I have moved this across to the DISCUSS list on the basis that others may wish to contribute. At the moment when somebody does a search and decides to email the volunteer who transcribed the information there is very bold notice which quotes: "Submitter Details N.B. The vast majority of records have been transcribed by people with no research interest in the names they have transcribed. Please do not mail the transcribers with research questions. This email address is provided for the purpose of correcting errors in the transcription." I believe work is taking place with the view to hiding the volunteers details if so desired which may possibly resolve your problem. Anyway getting back to your query, where else on the site would you suggest we put a "bold" message warning off potential researchers? Unless the researcher makes a concerted effort to look around the site I can't think how a researcher would know your email address other than when he gets the result of a search with details of the transcriber as I mentioned at the start of my response. Allan Raymond [email protected] http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Monarchies_of_Europe.htm FreeBMD - putting birth marriages and deaths on the Internet http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jen Legg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 26 October 2001 18:14 Subject: e-mail inquiries I'm getting more and more of the following e-mails. Can we have an explanation on the main page? Just a short BOLD note that says we have no further knowledge might help. Jen "Having found your entry on the FreeBMD site I thought I ought to contact you. My wife, Susan Jane BEEVIS was born in 1957 to Douglas Francis John BEEVIS who was born in 1930. His father, John James Alfred BEEVIS was born in 1900. His siblings were Violet, Lillian Violet, Cecil & Ernest. His parents were Frances BEEVIS and Josephine Stevens. This is where we are a stop.We know that in the 1881 Census there was only one BEEVIS family in Maidstone - the home of Douglas, John and Frances.The family in the census, Francis and Charlotte plus children, must be connected somehow. Did Francis re-marry after the death of Charlotte? Did Francis and Charlotte have a child in 1882, call him Francis and he start a family at the age of 18?"
In message <[email protected]>, Allan Raymond <[email protected]> writes >Jen > >I have moved this across to the DISCUSS list on the basis that others >may wish to contribute. > >At the moment when somebody does a search and decides to email the >volunteer who transcribed the information there is very bold notice >which quotes: > >"Submitter Details > >N.B. The vast majority of records have been transcribed by people with >no research interest in the names they have transcribed. Please do not >mail the transcribers with research questions. This email address is >provided for the purpose of correcting errors in the transcription." > >I believe work is taking place with the view to hiding the volunteers >details if so desired which may possibly resolve your problem. > >Anyway getting back to your query, where else on the site would you >suggest we put a "bold" message warning off potential researchers? While the bold notice seems clear enough perhaps it could be made even more clear that the volunteers are [in the main] transcribing from /national/ indices rather entering specific family research details. -- Philip Powell
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 18:49:15 +0100, you wrote: >Anyway getting back to your query, where else on the site would you suggest we put >a "bold" message warning off potential researchers? > >Unless the researcher makes a concerted effort to look around the site I can't >think how a researcher would know your email address other than when he gets the >result of a search with details of the transcriber as I mentioned at the start of >my response. One area of interest is that Barrie is re-writing this functionality to allow transcribers to opt out of being contactable. The facility was originally written on the basis that people could read. Regrettably, there seems to be a hard core of people who can't understand the notice. -- Dave Mayall