[email protected] wrote: > > 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. 1) It is difficult to implement. Some people have files in a single account that represent work for more than one syndicate. 2) It could represent a data integrity problem. With many transcribers, one person doing things badly wrong is a small problem. If we get a Co-ordinator who makes a real mess of things it becomes a nightmare. The security model that we have adopted is to give people as much access as they NEED. Neither more nor less than that. Syndicate Coordinators do not NEED write access to all their syndicate's files. They do need access to some files in certain circumstances. That access is granted on a case by case basis. -- Dave Mayall