On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:41:12 +1030, you wrote: >There was a query on the Admin list recently (see below), which raises the >question whether we should really type what we see or what we ought to see!! > >The transcriber thought she saw "_ _ OL A" for a page number. > >TWYS says this is what she should type! > >Allan with his vast experience (and I mean that) knew darn well that it must be >a page number and he saw "_ _ 06 A" > >Someone may then decide to look at the page range for Burnley and discover that >the first digit had to be "2". > >On return to the scan EVERYONE CAN SEE that it's "206A" with a white line >dividing the 2. > >The question is: do we really type what we see, or type what we see by >deduction? >All answers, with and without insults, shall be read circumspectly!! You type what you see. HOWEVER.... Type what you see does NOT mean type what you see at the first glance. You are allowed to try to figure out what it must actually say, provided that the final step in such a process is to take a final look and ask yourself "can I actually see that it does say that?" -- Dave Mayall