Please bear in mind that new transcribers are joining all the time, and are not always aware of what has and hasn't been discussed. One outcome of this discussion is that I now know what I should be doing regarding full stops, and this just came to light because someone else asked the question. Perhaps Mervyn's explination of full stops could be added to the FreeBMD website (or under hints and tips or under Volunteer Support & Resources), with the examples that make it clear what is to be done with full stops, Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Allan Raymond [mailto:allan_raymond@btinternet.com] Sent: 06 September 2003 16:02 To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FULL STOPS Lucille Everyone has a right to offer their comments, this is the means by which we improve the system and get a better understanding of FreeBMD. However there is a caveat to this. If a topic has been discussed to death and the Project Team Leadership have offered a detailed explanation of why things are required to be done in a certain way, then this is the time for the discussion to be ended. In any organisation there are rules which individuals are required to adhere to, FreeBMD is no different. Full stops is such an item which has been discussed to death. If individuals don't wish to adhere to the rules, then they can make their own choice of whether they want to participate in the project or not. Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: Lucille Hambling <l.hambling@ntlworld.com> To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 06 September 2003 15:17 Subject: FULL STOPS >Do I understand from Helen and Loraine that we should not have an opinion or >just not voice it? Should we be mindless drones who transcribe day and >night and not take time to do other things on the computer such as read >e-mails, write messages or anything else we choose to do, when taking a >break from transcribing. > >If the subject of 'full stops' bothers some people then why open the message > > >Lucille > > > >============================== >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

I posted my message because some people seem to have nothing better to do than criticise the project and I am fed up (as are many other people, they have emailed off list in support!) with seeing this particular person's endless debates about nothing. The person in question actually adds nothing to the debate about full stops, but seems to query every little thing that is told them, rather like a two year old with no reasoning power. I am ensuring in future that any mail with that address is sent straight to deleted items. I have no beef with people offering opinions and I do take Andrew's point about new transcribers. However. once an explanation, or the place to look as been given, there is no point in continuing the discussion. I believe Dave MAyall and other leaders of the project have already stated why things are done in a certain way and why they will not be changed, so there is no point in continuing the debate. You will not change anything, just annoy other transcribers with what seems to be a perpetual whine. At he risk of being very rude those who are guilty of this should grow up.