Eureka! Somebody has at long last identified my problem. Despite all efforts to ensure I'm the sole person responsible for allocating slots in a fair and equitable manner to all Syndicates, others decide otherwise. Allan Raymond FreeBMD Syndicate Co-ordinators -----Original Message----- From: Brian Smart <brian.smart@blueyonder.co.uk> To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 13 September 2003 12:00 Subject: RE: Shortage of Scans >Hello Derek, >I have been allocated 1881 deaths for quarters March and June by Allan >Raymond. Could you please confirm that you are not working on those as well. >It is essential that Allan Raymond is the sole person to allocate groups of >scans or we will end up in a complete mess. > >Regards > >Brian Smart > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Derek C Hopkins [mailto:derek.hopkins@sympatico.ca] >Sent: 12 September 2003 01:29 >To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Shortage of Scans > > >Hi > > With regard to 1882 Q3 and Q4 These have been allocated by >Scan2 Q3 has 112 completed of the 318 pages and q4 is also all allocated >with 86 of 358 completed. > > >At 01:22 PM 11/09/2003 +0100, you wrote: >>As far as I was aware 1882 Q3 and Q4 Deaths are both first key. >> >>I have plenty of handwritten stuff which is definitely first key stuff, >>perhaps you would like to do some of that. >> >>Linda >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "John Fairlie" <john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk> >>To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 8:30 AM >>Subject: RE: Shortage of Scans >> >> >> > Allan and all, >> > >> > It is certainly an option for me to change syndicates, and I will >consider >> > that. Can it be clarified please what syndicates do what, and how well >> > stocked each are with source. I for one never actually chose my current >> > syndicate (Web Scan), it was just what we all were swept into when >posting >> > fiche's about was found to be impractical. Hence the name of that >> > syndicate. So I might assume that others would rather be employed >single >> > keying new records in a different syndicate than second keying in the >one >> > they are in at the moment as well. >> > >> > But with respect, you have still not answered the question!! You are >> > allocating typeset material to two syndicates at the same time. If you >>are >> > telling the syndicate leaders so, they are certainly not telling the >> > transcribers when they allocate pages. I have particularly requested >>first >> > keyings because I want to move that side of the project forward fastest, >>and >> > the project themselves have said that second keying has not been >>officially >> > rolled out yet. And I STILL get second keyings! All this while early >> > hand-written remains waiting for first keying. >> > >> > I will ask again.....If the shortage of scans is not the limiting factor >>in >> > moving the project forward faster - what is? Do we want more >>transcribers? >> > 82,000 records a day may sound good, indeed it IS good, but with 5,000 >> > transcribers, it only averages 16 records a day each. I still feel the >> > project could be moved forward faster if you say what you need most. >> > >> > I will leave the subject of us buying scans from 1837online to Dave >Mayall >> > to answer publicly then. He has already kindly exchanged with me off >>list. >> > >> > John Fairlie >> > Mail us at ..... john@fairlie.plus.com >> > john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk >> > Home page... http://www.fairlie.plus.com >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Allan Raymond [mailto:allan_raymond@btinternet.com] >> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 12:31 AM >> > To: john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk; FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com >> > Subject: Re: Shortage of Scans >> > >> > >> > John >> > >> > I requested you to redirect your private reply to the DISCUSS list as >the >> > discussion started off here and should finish here. >> > >> > You are entitled to you opinion as to whether you believe what I say is >> > correct or incorrect. >> > >> > I can only state the facts. >> > >> > If I can direct you to the FreeBMD-Admins-L Archives and ask you to >browse >> > for the following item from Dave Mayall >> > >> > >>************************************************************************** * >* >> > ******* >> > From: Dave Mayall <david.mayall@ukonline.co.uk> >> > Subject: Scanned Source availability >> > Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 15:35:01 +0000 >> > >> > For many months, an oft repeated (and valid) criticism has been that >there >> > is a >> > shortage of scanned source material, and/or that the scanned source has >>been >> > of >> > poor quality. >> > etc etc. >> > >>************************************************************************** * >* >> > ***** >> > >> > Progress HAS been made in some of the scanning mentioned in Dave's email >> > above. Dave and I are in discussion on what still needs to be done to >> > provide scans for all years not previously catered for. This either >means >> > providing scans where none currently exits or replacing the poor qualiy >> > scans. This will be undertaken by Archive CD Books as per Dave's email >>above >> > >> > I would have come back a little earlier in my response, but I was >>arranging >> > for more available scans to be added to the Scan Allocation Web Page. >> > >> > Volunteers are totally at liberty to decline to participate in double >> > keying. >> > >> > If you feel so inclined I will use my best endevours to place you with a >> > Syndicate who is single keying earlier years. Please let me know if this >> > avenue suits you best? >> > >> > Allan Raymond >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: John Fairlie <john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk> >> > To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Date: 10 September 2003 22:24 >> > Subject: RE: Shortage of Scans >> > >> > >> > >Allan, >> > > >> > >But there IS a shortage of scans!! You allocated 1882D3 to both Scan2 >>and >> > >Webscan!! Net result: despite me stressing to Linda Bailey that I did >>NOT >> > >want second keyings, I am now duplicating what John Renner and Lucille >> > >Hambling are doing! i.e., 1882D3 pages 11-35 are mine, but Lucille is >> > doing >> > >27-36 and John Renner is doing 17-25. >> > > >> > >Meanwhile, many gaps exist between 1837, and (generally) the time when >> > >typeset starts. >> > > >> > >You speak with forked tongue!!! >> > > >> > >[This e-mail originally sent privately to Allan, but at his prompt, is >> > being >> > >sent publicly] >> > > >> > >John Fairlie >> > >Mail us at ..... john@fairlie.plus.com >> > > john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk >> > >Home page... http://www.fairlie.plus.com >> > > >> > > >> > >-----Original Message----- >> > >From: Allan Raymond [mailto:allan_raymond@btinternet.com] >> > >Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 9:54 PM >> > >To: john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk; FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com >> > >Subject: Re: Shortage of Scans >> > > >> > > >> > >I'm don't have the authority to answer about 1837online. >> > > >> > >However I am competent to answer the other queries. >> > > >> > >Good quality scans were provided to all Syndicates who requested them, >>very >> > >recently. More on their way. >> > > >> > >We are taking on 6 new volunteers every day. >> > > >> > >2 Syndicates are currently accepting new volunteers. >> > > >> > >82,000 records added every day, if this isn't moving towards our target >I >> > >don't know what is. >> > > >> > >If you are having difficulty in obtaining more source material to >> > transcribe >> > >please let me know and I should be able to place you with a Syndicate >who >> > >can oblige? >> > > >> > >Allan Raymond >> > > >> > > >> > >-----Original Message----- >> > >From: John Fairlie <john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk> >> > >To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> >> > >Date: 10 September 2003 21:14 >> > >Subject: Shortage of Scans >> > > >> > > >> > >>If the project is slowed by the shortage of decent scans, why don't we >>get >> > >>scans from 1837online.com? OK, OK, I know we have to pay for them, >but >>we >> > >>are currently having to buy film from GRO, buy expensive scanners and >do >> > >>scanning, all of which costs FreeBMD money. It has all already been >>done >> > >by >> > >>the 1837online chaps. >> > >> >> > >>And if the shortage of scans is not the limiting factor in moving the >> > >>project forward faster - what is? Do we want more transcribers? >> > >> >> > >>John Fairlie >> > >>Mail us at ..... john@fairlie.plus.com >> > >> john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk >> > >>Home page... http://www.fairlie.plus.com >> > >> >> > >> >> > >>============================== >> > >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >>records, >> > >go to: >> > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >============================== >> > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, >> > go to: >> > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > >> > > >> > >> > ______________________________ >> >> >>============================== >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >>go to: >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >Cheers Derek > >Derek C Hopkins, Phone +1(450)678-7768 >6640, Biarritz, Fax +1(450)678-4252 >Brossard, E-Mail derek.hopkins@sympatico.ca >QC, Canada, J4Z-2A2. > >==== FreeBMD - England and Wales - Birth - Marriage and Death Transcriptions ><http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com> > >==== Check out FreeBMD Scan2 Syndicate page (revised daily) >Please bookmark our new home http://www.scan2.org/scan2.html > >Check out my web page (22jan1997) Last Revised 28 May 1998 ><http://www.cam.org/~hopkde/index.html> > >Check out Abney Park Indexing Project (revised 14 MAR 2000, 195,000 names) ><http://www.cam.org/~hopkde/abney.html> > >Check out my web Ramsgate page ><http://members.adept.co.uk/hopkde> > >Check out the Quebec Family History web page ><http://www.cam.org/~qfhs/index.html> > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go >to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >