Derek: I, like many I'm sure, get far too much irrelevent email. In cases such as this, where there is a one-to-one exchange, it would be very nice if it was off line. Thankyou, Peter On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Derek C Hopkins wrote: > Hi Allan > > I have checked my spam-killer and my input. I have not yet > received the List for Scan2. Please resend. Thanks. > > At 06:27 PM 25/10/2004, Allan Raymond wrote: > >Hi Derek > > > >The list of potential volunteers for deletion was sent to Syndicates-L 5 > >minutes after I promised I would send it. The delay between me saying I > >would send it and actually sending it was that I decided at the last minute > >to delete the names against the SubmitterID to preserve some resemblance of > >anonymity for the individuals. > > > >I have to agree you are quite correct in your comments about me not saying I > >wouldn't send a list to you any more. It's somewhat academic now as the new > >process provides the same information less the Scan2 ref. It's also > >academic, but according to my email folder the last time (on 28 August 2004) > >I sent a list of volunteers to you who were ready for deletion from your > >Syndicates I have no record of a response. > > > >Regards > > > >Allan Raymond > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Derek C Hopkins <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > >Date: 25 October 2004 22:43 > >Subject: Re: Deletion of Volunteers From FreeBMD > > > > > >Hi Alan > > > > We agreed that you would not do the checking to get the scan2 > >number but not that you would not send the list any more. This is how I > >understood it . > > > > Where is the list that shows transcribers that are registered but > >have not uploaded any files on FreeBMD. As long as you give us a list and > >14 days notice before deletion that is fine by Scan2. The problem arrises > >in that my system shows pages sent to me that may not have been sent to > >FreeBMD. If no pages are transcribed but only allocated there is no > >problem for deletion from FreeBMD and Scan2 reallocating pages. There were > >two such cases in the last lot of "Please Delete" and these have been > >re-allocated in todays update of scan2 web site. All the others had no > >allocations outstanding as they were dropping out anyway. > > > > Thanks for reinstating the the transcribers. I will see their > >pages get uploaded by the end of the week. > > > >At 02:33 PM 25/10/2004, Allan Raymond wrote: > > >Hi Derek > > > > > >It's time consuming having to check with all the Syndicate Co-ordinators > > >regarding their volunteers who registered 12 month or so ago but haven't > > >uploaded one single file during their registration period. > > > > > >The unique situation where I sent you details of volunteers who were ready > > >for deletion was extremely time consuming especially as I had to check your > > >Web Site to extract the Scan2 identifier which had no relationship to any > > >record held by FreeBMD. > > > > > >Hence one of the reasons for the change in the wording of my latest > > >communication requesting Co-ordinators to check Upload Report and Show file > > >for non active (i.e. no files uploaded to FreeBMD) volunteers. > > > > > >I've added the deleted volunteers back to the database and they are > > >correctly shown in your Syndicate Maintenance. I'm assuming after 12 months > > >it would have been possible to identify > > >these volunteers who still hadn't uploaded any files to FreeBMD. > > > > > >For the future I will send out a warning email to the Syndicates List > > >advising of volunteers I propose to delete from the database, this will > >give > > >Co-ordinators 14 days or more in which to respond. > > > > > >I'm happy to fine tune the process based on feedback from Co-ordinators > >when > > >they receive my next mailshot on "Deletion of Volunteers From FreeBMD", > > >which should be later today. > > > > > >Just to put it into perspective, I've deleted exactly 3900 volunteers from > > >the database since 6 Sept. 2001 and 67 in the last month. This is all part > > >and parcel to keep the database nice and tidy by weeding out volunteers who > > >have not uploaded any files and just as important enabling Co-ordinators to > > >reallocate Index pages to other volunteers within their Syndicate. > > > > > >It would be appreciated If co-ordinators could please wait until I send out > > >the next mailshot before offering any suggestions on how the notification > > >system can be improved. > > > > > >Regards > > > > > >Allan Raymond > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Derek C Hopkins <[email protected]> > > >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > >Date: 25 October 2004 13:26 > > >Subject: Re: Deletion of Volunteers From FreeBMD > > > > > > > > >Hi Allan > > > > > > Scan2 has checked and deleted those with no entries. However the > > >following five do have transcribed pages and should not be deleted > > > > > > " > > >cjenkins" "halling" "karenW" "Monty" "ppeteana" please restore > > >these ID's to active status. (You did not send me your usual list to > > >verify before you marked them as "to delete") > > > > > >At 04:46 PM 24/10/2004, Allan Raymond wrote: > > > >My regular reminder to Syndicate Co-ordinators about the ongoing process > >to > > > >delete from the FreeBMD database those volunteers who haven't uploaded > >any > > > >records even though they have been registered on FreeBMD for 12 months or > > > >so. > > > > > > > >Co-ordinators are requested to check their "Syndicate Maintenance" for > > > >details of the volunteers deleted by me as explained in > > > >http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/delete_submitterID.html. The deleted > >volunteers > > > >are shown at the bottom of the "Current Submitters" window of the > >Maintain > > > >Syndicate page. > > > > > > > >This will give Co-ordinators opportunity to reallocate any transcription > > > >work given to the deleted volunteers. > > > > > > > >As this is a two way exercise, I would highly recommend to all > > >Co-ordinators > > > >they check their "Upload Reports" via > > > >http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/upload-report.pl in conjunction with "Show > > > >file" at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/show-file.pl to establish if > >long > > > >standing allocations to their volunteers have been transcribed and > >uploaded > > > >to FreeBMD. I have assumed this process to be part of the checking > >process > > > >adopted by all Co-ordinators. > > > > > > > >This check should identify volunteers who registered a while ago but have > > > >not uploaded any files. This will prevent me inadvertently deleting a > > > >volunteer in error. There are safeguards in the system to prevent me > > > >deleting a volunteer who has uploaded one or more records. > > > > > > > >Regards > > > > > > > >Allan Raymond > > > > > >Cheers Derek > > > > > >Derek C Hopkins, Phone +1(450)678-7768 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > > >For those in -L mode, to unsubscribe from this mailing list please send > > >the command UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message to - > > >[email protected] > > > > > >============================== > > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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