I second everything Andrew has said. I don't think full stops have any importance and as a member of the searching Joe Public, as long as I get the names, dates and places, that is all I want. It is far more important that emphasis is put on transcribing the names as-is, because a full stop is not going to alter the information the words provide. Lucille

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 11:44:20 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time), you wrote: >I second everything Andrew has said. I don't think full stops have any >importance and as a member of the searching Joe Public, as long as I get the >names, dates and places, that is all I want. It is far more important that >emphasis is put on transcribing the names as-is, because a full stop is not >going to alter the information the words provide. I've explained the reasons, and the reasons have NOTHING to do with what Joe Public sees. -- Dave Mayall