It is over a year ago that we enhanced the Suspect Files listing to include files that appeared to have aliases that had not been transcribed as two entries. Because there were so many such files we did not include the "alias" files in the main Suspect Files <http://www.freebmd.org.uk/SuspectFiles.html> listing because the other errors it was reporting would have been drowned out; instead we had a separate listing <http://www.freebmd.org.uk/SuspectFilesAlias.html>. Last November there were about 2400 alias files being reported (and about 200 other files). Today there are about 900 alias files being reported (and about 100 other files). Whilst this is obviously a significant improvement, and represents hard work on the part of coordinators and transcribers, we still need to reduce it further before we can incorporate the alias files in the main listing. Because, although I have made several requests, the rate at which the alias files are being reduced has tailed off (a reduction of only 50 over the last month) I am going to implement a more proactive strategy. Unless coordinators *specifically request* that their syndicate is *excluded*, I shall be contacting those transcribers with more than 5 alias files *directly* requesting that they amend the files concerned. If transcribers are uncontactable, I will enquire of coordinators whether they want me to make the necessary amendments or whether they will do so. Attached is the text of what I will send to transcribers. So, coordinators who have transcribers with more than 5 files in the Suspect Files Alias <http://www.freebmd.org.uk/SuspectFilesAlias.html> listing should reply to this email (before 30th November) if they do *not* want me to contact such transcribers. Regards Barrie Archer FreeBMD Quality Assurance Coordinator