Hello Barrie, The first problem file listed against my syndicate (Brian's Scan Syndicate) has been corrected but I have a problem with the two files from the 1910B3 series. In both cases the 'or' relates to the Surname field but the information is in the Forename field. The standard method of dealing with 'or' in a field does not seem to apply in these cases. What is the correct course of action. In the case of file 37M4a009 I am unable to make the correction as I have never had contact with the transcriber following the transfer of the responsibility for this group of scans from a syndicate that stopped work. If you can get this transcriber transferred to me (sallisl) I will make the necessary correction. Regards Brian Smart -----Original Message----- From: freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of qa-coord@freebmd.org.uk Sent: 20 September 2009 23:06 To: FreeBMD-syndicates@rootsweb.com Subject: Suspect files Could I please draw syndicate co-ordinators' attention to the suspect files listing (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/SuspectFiles.html) and request that you review the issues that it identifies for files transcribed for your syndicate. If an issue indicates a problem with a file, then please could you arrange for it to be corrected. If there is no problem with a file, please let me know and I will arrange for the file to be removed from the listing. Whilst the listing is not 100% accurate in most instances it gives an indication of a quite serious problem - quite serious, that is, based on the number of records affected. At the bottom of the listing is an explanation of the errors. I have noted the following causes: Pages outside range - page number slipped, presumably by a transcriber doing per column input, or wrong quarter Unexpected number of entries - failure to transcribe all columns in a multi-column scan There is also a listing which gives all the files with possible alias problems - this is http://www.freebmd.org.uk/SuspectFilesAlias.html. This has been separated because it is so long, but we do need to get these problems fixed as well, so action is also requested for this listing albeit less urgently. Regards Barrie FreeBMD Quality Assurance Coordinator ------------------------------- 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