It would really help me if someone could explain the process that is going on regarding correction requests. From the requests I'm receiving, it appears on one hand that each page of submissions is being checked thoroughly. However, on the other hand, I'm not getting one request for all the errors on a particular page at one time. Instead, I'm getting a list comprising 1 or 2 corrections each from 5-7 different submissions one day, and then several days later getting a anoth list of more corrections (different than the first) for the same 5-7 pages. For some pages, I've received at least 5 requests for corrections. And yes, some are typos and some are characters I could not read. From my end, it would be much more productive to get all the corrections needed for ONE PAGE, then move on to the next. Jennifer Clark Scan2

I agree. Since my comment on this topic on wednesday (when I had 50 + corrections outstanding) I've had a request for another 25 on Thursday (after which I wrote to the originator telling him I was overwhelmed by the amount of work I was being asked to do - and requested that he stop sending requests until further notice). This was followed by a request today (saturday) for another 17 corrections. To correct a file takes several minutes - to download again the original scan - to retrieve my previous transcribed file - to locate the potential error - to assess/correct it - to save the corrected file back to FREEBMD - to send the corrected file to my syndicate coordinator - to save my corrected file back to my records Its frustrating therefore that I have been asked to revisit one file on 5 separate occassions. It would have been so much easier to have corrected everything for that file in one pass - and I'm beginning to feel that the project doesn't really value my time. Is the correction process using this paricular system something that is happening in the SCAN2 syndicate only - or is it a centrally controlled function Val ----- Original Message ----- From: <CLARK1528@aol.com> To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 2:53 PM Subject: Correction Requests > It would really help me if someone could explain the process that is going on > regarding correction requests. > > From the requests I'm receiving, it appears on one hand that each page of > submissions is being checked thoroughly. However, on the other hand, I'm not > getting one request for all the errors on a particular page at one time. > > Instead, I'm getting a list comprising 1 or 2 corrections each from 5-7 > different submissions one day, and then several days later getting a anoth list of > more corrections (different than the first) for the same 5-7 pages. For some > pages, I've received at least 5 requests for corrections. And yes, some are > typos and some are characters I could not read. > > From my end, it would be much more productive to get all the corrections > needed for ONE PAGE, then move on to the next. > > Jennifer Clark > Scan2 > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >