What I am saying is that this discussion has been raised endless times as demonstrated by a look in the archives http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/lists.html . Dave has explained ad nauseam why we do things a certain way and full stops has been part of this explanation. Dave's last email Full stops, etc. was as recent as Mon, 1 Sep 2003 on the Discuss list. Presumably what is wrong is that our instructions may possibly not be detailed enough to show why we do things in a certain way. I will take on board two off list requests which have just been sent to me plus Andrew Davison's on list request covering essentially the same requirement. About every two months or I send a reminder out to the FreeBMD list about our two documents to help our transcribers in particular those new to FreeBMD. This debate has prompted me to send my reminder out again. Debating again and again the same item, even though the rational behind the reason for doing things in certain way has been explained in great detail by Dave, doesn't really help new volunteers it only serves to confuse them. 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 16:23 Subject: Re: FULL STOPS > > >So if I understand this correctly, you are saying, that as pendantic as this >rule is, we should shut up or get out > > With new transcribers joining all the time who have not been a party to the >past discussions isn't this subject going to keep rearing its ugly head? > >Lucille > >-------Original Message------- > >From: Allan Raymond > >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 > >--------------------- > >. > > > >============================== >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 >