Out esteemed Web Editor (not me) is working on the changes to the TKB and Beginners Guide to cover Full Stops at this very moment. The discussion has had impact in that it forced us to revisit our instructions. If these could be completed first before we have any more queries about the full stop it would be appreciated. If the changes don't meet people's requirements, the topic can resurrected with my blessing. 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 20:43 Subject: Re: FULL STOPS > No not really. I have been to the link you mentioned below and it says >quote - > >Do not transcribe: >Commas between fields >The rows of identical dots that separate fields in the later printed index. >Full stops after Age, Volume or Page Number. >These are all merely data separators, and carry no data value > >What is the purpose of a full stop after a surname in deaths, if not a 'data >separator'? > >Lucille > >-------Original Message------- > > >Isn't the information in the Hints and Help Guide at: >http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/beginhelp.html (Transcribing Full Stops >(Periods)) a sufficient explanation? > >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 > >