Jeff Although it may not have been clear in my earlier message I'm referring to double keying a complete quarter etc as part of a deliberate action by the Co-ordinator. There are hundred's of incidents of double keying odd pages within a Syndicate due the reasons mentioned by you. By me referring to : http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/process.html I assumed this would make my intent more obvious. Controlled double keying is the official approach, triple keying of odd pages is accepted as being an inevitable consequence of page allocations to volunteers. I don't want anyone to undo what has already happened but want to stop double keying within Syndicate as a deliberate action. Thanks for your promised list which I have received , but I don't have a need for it as I can regularly see files which have been double keyed more by accident than intent within Syndicate whenever I run Upload Report.. Your comments about "identifying such duplicate uploads and counting them when opening upload reports in Excel" must be exactly the method I have been using for ages and was to be included in my month long promise to Co-ordinator to produce information on this aspect. Unfortunately something always gets in the way, such as the recent problem on Age at Death. I would be more than happy for you describe your methodology on identifying duplicate uploads via the Syndicates list. It's best to share with all your colleagues. Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Coleman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 25 November 2004 15:55 Subject: Re: DO NOT Second Key Within The Same Syndicate Hello Allan I suspect that my syndicate is not alone in having very occasional second keying occurring without it being planned for. Two circumstances occur. 1. Nothing is heard from a new or newish transcriber for months, emails are unanswered, so the page is re-allocated and done. Then out of the blue the original transcriber sends in a file to be checked, corrected and then uploaded. 2. Certain transcribers by various means manage to end up transcribing the wrong files, sometimes files someone else has already completed. Again, if they have done the work and done a decent transcription it seems daft not to upload them. I will admit to having a total of twelve duplicated files in the 1726 uploaded by my syndicate up to this morning. I will send you a list, Allan. If anyone would like a simple method and formula for identifying such duplicate uploads and counting them when opening upload reports in Excel I will be happy to supply. Jeff --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.801 / Virus Database: 544 - Release Date: 24/11/2004 ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== Need to get a fast answer to your transcribing problems? Go to the Transcribers Knowledge Base at http://FreeBMD.RootsWeb.com/vol_faq.html ============================== Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx