Helen I hope you are not assuming I agree we should compare the output of one individual with another? I did say in my response "Personally, I think FreeBMD is in the business of transcribing the index rather than statistic production" If there is anything in my previous response which indicate otherwise please let me know? I answered a specific query about adding the the numerical total somewhere on the progress graph for individuals. This was the situation pre the automatic production of the graphs following the last update. Quality is far more important than quantity. I only use the progress graphs as part of my own administration functions to establish if a volunteer is active or not , rather than how many records have been uploaded per se. I have copied my response across to the Discuss list as this is the correct list should others have any follow up queries on how we present progress graphs. Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: Helen Verrall <hverrall@ihug.co.nz> To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 24 January 2004 07:21 Subject: RE: comment re changes to submitters progress graphs >Alan > >This information being made available to all, concerns me, not all of us >are able to transcribe on a regular basis, as have other commitments in >transcription of records, but do what they when they can. If the amount >a transcriber has uploaded each upgrade, is going to be made available >for others, than your Syndicate Leader, I for one will pull out >entirely. I do what I can when I can, as have other commitments besides >BMD, and will not allow my work quantity to be judged by others . >Surely it is the quality rather than the quantity which more important. >Please note I have also sent a copy of this to my Syndicate Leader. > >Helen Verrall >New Zealand > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Allan Raymond [mailto:allan_raymond@btinternet.com] >Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 1:30 PM >To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: comment re changes to submitters progress graphs > >If I understand the first question, you would like to see the actual >number >of records uploaded by a volunteer to be shown on their progress graph? >At >present they have to read the total from the y-axis of their graph. > >I assume this can be done and I have put a task on the system to cover >this >requirement. > >Personally, I think FreeBMD is in the business of transcribing the index >rather than statistic production, although it is still important that we >have sight of statistical information to see how FreeBMD is progressing >. On >this basis the current progress graphs provide an indication of how well >a >volunteer is doing regarding their uploads and negates the need for >separate >information on the number of records transcribed since the last update. > >I think it is impossible to produce Syndicate graphs for a number of >reasons. The main reason which comes to mind is that some volunteers >belong >to more than one Syndicate and hence it wouldn't be possible to >attribute >their efforts to the correct Syndicate especially where the volunteer >belongs to the two Syndicates involved in double keying the same >event/period. > >Allan Raymond > >-----Original Message----- >From: David Jones <underowl@yahoo.co.uk> >To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: 23 January 2004 07:43 >Subject: comment re changes to submitters progress graphs > > >>Hi, >> Its a great site thanks to all your hard work but I >>noticed after the last update (Dec 2003) the total of >>number of records transcribed vanished from the >>submitters progress graph. Yes the upward line is >>positive reinforcement but for those with a large >>number of entries the scale does not enable one to >>compare monthly productivity. Yes I appreciate the >>individual total of records transcribed is available >>in the public area but time spent going to locate it >>could be better used transcribing. >> >>As new transcribers are daunted by others totals a >>list of individual total records transcribed since the >>last update might encourage them to complete that >>extra page. >> >>Also an update on the progress of the new syndicates >>would inspire their members. Possibly syndicate graphs >>to encourage group identity. >> >>BW's >>Julie2 >> >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________________________________ >_ >>Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" >>your friends today! 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