Hi In the light of recent discussions it may be appropriate to remind everyone that FreeBMD have 3 general mailing lists serving different purposes. In summary (i) if you require an answer regarding a transcribing problem, post to the ADMIN list and (ii) if you want to discuss or have an opinion on the way forward of the FreeBMD Project post to the DISCUSS list The scope of the 3 lists: ADMINS - Question and answer forum. Answers will come from experienced transcribers who are familiar with the *whole* project. Answers that reflect practice within a particular syndicate or which reflect the opinion of a transcriber as to a better way of doing things are not allowed. Volunteers should use this list if their query is typically "What do I do if I can't read a character? etc etc SYNDICATES - Forum for syndicate co-ordinators. Discussion of strategic direction in allocating quarters to syndicates, and policy regarding error correction. The mutual help and advice list for co-ordinators. Hopefully, self explanatory. DISCUSS - General FreeBMD discussion. Not for new transcribers and volunteers looking for help, everything said here is opinion. This list is for those transcribers who are fully conversant with FreeBMD to discuss what we *should* be doing. Ideas discussed on this list will form a major input to the decision making process. Volunteers should use this list if their query is typically "Why do we do things this way? etc etc Full details of all the mailing lists is on our Web Page at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/lists.html 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/