I have recently been analysing and reviewing transcriptions where transcribers have uploaded files where they are _not_ members of the syndicates transcribing the quarter. This can happen for a number of reasons * The syndicate coordinator forgot to add the transcriber to their syndicate when the transcriber first registered with FreeBMD * The transcriber has done transcriptions for a syndicate without being added to the syndicate (having been registered with another syndicate) * The transcriber is doing individual transcriptions Rather than ask coordinators to look at (yet another) listing I am emailing coordinator individually identifying the users involved and requesting that the users are added to their syndicate. This is not a particularly straightforward task because there are nearly 1500 files involved so I am starting with the first category. I have already sent out some emails to coordinators and more will follow. Where there is an obvious (and significant) example from the second category I have added that as well. It is important that we get the syndicate membership right so that utilities like upload report and suspect files work correctly. It is also important for coordinators so they can check the completeness of their quarters. So, this is to alert coordinators that this exercise is taking place and to ask your indulgence if you get multiple requests. At the moment the list I have is rather overwhelming and I need this first pass so I can get my mind round it! You may be wondering about the last category. I have only relatively recently become aware that we have some transcribers who are working outside of any syndicate (although they are members of one or more syndicates) and we have introduced the concept of 'Individual' transcribers (i.e. members of a notional syndicate called 'Individual') to cover this situation. This is not something we encourage but we equally don't disallow it. Transcriptions that fall into this category are identified by having a syndicate name of 'Individual' in the file header (i.e. in the first comment line). This category is also useful for FreeBMD administration if, for some reason, we need to create a transcription. At the moment it is mystery to me how Individual transcribers choose what pages to transcribe but more research may provide some illumination. Barrie FreeBMD Quality Assurance Coordinator --Certified Virus Free by 4SecureMail.com ICSA-Certified Scanner--
At the beginning of the project I transcribed a number of pages from 1870 deaths 2nd quarter. They were pages 1-14 and 204,205. The latter two was because they included a surname I was interested in. The current "last modified" date is 2008 but they were originally done in about 2002. If I've understood you correctly they need to be flagged up as "individual transcriber". I see that no syndicate has yet been allocated to do the second transcription of that quarter. When it is I would be happy to join that syndicate so that my work doesn't have to be repeated. Christopher Richards Barrie wrote: > I have recently been analysing and reviewing transcriptions where > transcribers have uploaded files where they are _not_ members of the > syndicates transcribing the quarter. This can happen for a number of reasons > > * The syndicate coordinator forgot to add the transcriber to their > syndicate when the transcriber first registered with FreeBMD > * The transcriber has done transcriptions for a syndicate without > being added to the syndicate (having been registered with another > syndicate) > * The transcriber is doing individual transcriptions > > Rather than ask coordinators to look at (yet another) listing I am > emailing coordinator individually identifying the users involved and > requesting that the users are added to their syndicate. > > This is not a particularly straightforward task because there are nearly > 1500 files involved so I am starting with the first category. I have > already sent out some emails to coordinators and more will follow. Where > there is an obvious (and significant) example from the second category I > have added that as well. > > It is important that we get the syndicate membership right so that > utilities like upload report and suspect files work correctly. It is > also important for coordinators so they can check the completeness of > their quarters. > > So, this is to alert coordinators that this exercise is taking place and > to ask your indulgence if you get multiple requests. At the moment the > list I have is rather overwhelming and I need this first pass so I can > get my mind round it! > > You may be wondering about the last category. I have only relatively > recently become aware that we have some transcribers who are working > outside of any syndicate (although they are members of one or more > syndicates) and we have introduced the concept of 'Individual' > transcribers (i.e. members of a notional syndicate called 'Individual') > to cover this situation. This is not something we encourage but we > equally don't disallow it. Transcriptions that fall into this category > are identified by having a syndicate name of 'Individual' in the file > header (i.e. in the first comment line). This category is also useful > for FreeBMD administration if, for some reason, we need to create a > transcription. At the moment it is mystery to me how Individual > transcribers choose what pages to transcribe but more research may > provide some illumination. > > Barrie > FreeBMD Quality Assurance Coordinator > > > --Certified Virus Free by 4SecureMail.com ICSA-Certified Scanner-- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >