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

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:21:10 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time), you wrote: >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. Opinions are just fine, and where opinions are voiced, I'm always ready to discuss them here. However, the discussion on full stops has been done to death now, many many times. I have written a DETAILED explanation of why we do it the way we do. The result of that detailed explanation has been a whole raft of messages suggesting that we should change things whilst totally ignoring the reasons I gave for doing it that way. Well, I won't be wasting my time on explaining things in great detail again. -- Dave Mayall

There is discussion because people are new and dont realise and there is discussion which you know has been brought up by the same people over and over again in one way or another. After 18 months away from the project I see the same people bringing up the same discussion that I saw done to death 18 months ago... This general conversation has been going on for upwards of 4 years and if you walk in on the middle of a conversation it is generally accepted that you may have missed what went on before, unless of course you have been in on the conversation many times before and just keep bringing up the same old things. So feel free to discuss away, after checking what the project rules are, what previous discussion has been and how many times it has been discussed. Far be it for me to limit free speech. Helen Castle Shellharbour -----Original Message----- From: Lucille Hambling [mailto:l.hambling@ntlworld.com] Sent: Sunday, 7 September 2003 12:21 AM To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com 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

>So feel free to discuss away, after checking what the project rules are, >what previous discussion has been and how many times it has been discussed. Really? I have your permission if I abide by the rules you set? Are you a headmistress perchance? Steve Gaunt ----- Original Message ----- From: Helen Castle <helen.castle@telstra.com> To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 10:53 AM Subject: RE: FULL STOPS > There is discussion because people are new and dont realise and there is > discussion which you know has been brought up by the same people over and > over again in one way or another. > > After 18 months away from the project I see the same people bringing up the > same discussion that I saw done to death 18 months ago... This general > conversation has been going on for upwards of 4 years and if you walk in on > the middle of a conversation it is generally accepted that you may have > missed what went on before, unless of course you have been in on the > conversation many times before and just keep bringing up the same old > things. > > So feel free to discuss away, after checking what the project rules are, > what previous discussion has been and how many times it has been discussed. > > Far be it for me to limit free speech. > > Helen Castle > Shellharbour > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lucille Hambling [mailto:l.hambling@ntlworld.com] > Sent: Sunday, 7 September 2003 12:21 AM > To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com > 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 >