In a message dated 12/2/03 7:01:07 PM US Mountain Standard Time, FREEBMD-DISCUSS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > I am not sure why it is important to know which is the first keying. Surely > if there are two or more keyings that produce different results all that is > necessary is to know they are different. Which came first seems of little > relevance. > > Amen! I have been involved in second keyings and, in the end, who knows or cares which keying came first? We're all dedicated to this FreeBMD project...and second keying is part of the project. For those transcribers who haven't yet had the opportunity to 'do' second keying, you're missing the chance to compare YOUR transcriptions to those of a fellow transcriber. Believe me, it's a learning experience! Cheers, Joane in Arizona, USA