Steve Dave has just beat me to responding in a like fashion. I did however respond a short while ago to Derek Lowe's email (which was along a similar line to yours) without first seeing Dave's comments. My response to Derek was not too far removed from Dave's comments below. Neither of my earlier emails devalued the superb work done by all our Co-ordinators and should not be construed to the contrary. Perhaps a reread of my two earlier emails on this topic of "+PAGE's for double page scans" will reinforce my point. As an aside, in your original email you did mention "Perhaps, following the current trend towards automation at FreeBMD, we could just get rid of the human element entirely". As far as I am concerned this couldn't be further from the truth, as I spend many hours a day in dialogue with volunteers or co-ordinators regarding incorrect files on the system. The vast majority of these error files I find by running Upload Reports to which all Co-ordinators have access to. Regards Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: Dave Mayall <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 12 July 2004 16:16 Subject: Re: +PAGE's for double page scans >Quoting Steve Gaunt <[email protected]>: > >> >It's not good enough for it to be left up in the air by asking volunteers >> to >> ask their Co-ordinator. >> Really! I have found that after new transcribers give a cursory glance at >> instructions on FreeBMD, they turn to their coordinators for instruction on >> practically everything, even including configuring their computers and more >> personal, human subjects. How arrogant of me to think that I could advise my >> transcribers! > >Good lord, is it really the time of year for a mountain to be made out of a >molehill already. > >I didn't see anything in what Allan wrote that suggested that there was >anything wrong whatsoever with transcribers talking to their co-ord to ask for >help and co-ords giving such advice. Indeed, I know that Allan and I both >refer loads of requests for advice that come through to us to the relevant co- >ordinator. > >What Allan did say, and I agree with him on this, is that it isn't good enough >for the help and advice pages on the site to fail to give help and advice. >Firstly because some people prefer to look things up themselves, and secondly >because some co-ordinators may not be sure of all the answers themselves. > >It is right that the FreeBMD help pages give advice on the subject of double >page scans, and it is right that the advice given should take account of the >fact that the instructions for such scans varies according to your syndicate. > > >-- >Dave Mayall > >---------------------------------------------- >This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net > > >==== 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 >