Just a quick update for Syndicate Co-ordinators. The latest update (13/10/2004) of the Suspect Report shows a dramatic reduction in the number of Suspect Files. We are now down to 233 Suspect Files and any help you can give in reducing this still further would be appreciated? I have detected the work of at least one Co-ordinator in getting this list down to manageable proportions. Thanks to Barrie, the Suspect Report now includes details of the Syndicate(s) Co-ordinators can disregard any files where the problem is shown as "Too many entries between +PAGE" as the chances are I'm already working on eliminating these files from the Suspect Report. Thanks Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: Allan Raymond <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 01 October 2004 23:10 Subject: Suspect files To Co-ordinators Most of you will be aware I have been actively involved with the co-operation of others to eliminate all the suspect files in the Suspect Report at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/SuspectFiles.html There were lots of suspects file way back on 23 February 2003 which was whittled down to about 400 by 8 Oct 2003. By 17 September 2004 it had been substantially reduced to less than 30 suspect files and was going down on a daily basis. We are continually tweaking the Suspect Report criteria to weed out more suspect files. Barrie Archer recently identified some file which unfortunately do not conform to our highly recommended naming convention and therefore weren't being picked up the Suspect Report. This situation has been corrected and the most recent Suspect Report picks up these files. The net result is an increase in the number of files in the Suspect Report. I've already started to take action in sorting out some of the suspect files and there are about a further 650 files still to be sorted out. The co-operation of Co-ordinators in checking the Suspect Report on a regular weekly basis to identify and assist any of their volunteers with suspect files would be appreciated. I find I'm spending a lot of time dealing with volunteers who have suspect files which is an area perhaps better dealt with by the intervention of Co-ordinators. There may be a surprise for some Co-ordinators if they visited Suspect Report! I monitor the number of suspect files on a daily basis and my aim is to get the list down to zero figures by the end of December 2004. I'm actively involved in correcting the files of one volunteer who has the predominate number of suspect files. Regards Alan Raymond ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== Thank you Rootsweb for hosting the FreeBMD project and its mailing lists. See http://www.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== Thank you Rootsweb for hosting the FreeBMD project and its mailing lists. See http://www.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237