Hi You may wish to visit my updated page at: http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/FreeBMD_Errorfiles.htm At long last I've completed the exercise of looking at a sample of files from each volunteer showing in Red in the volunteers File Management. I've corrected some files along the way which now leaves 791 files uploaded by 24 volunteers showing in Red. Despite some adverse comments from a couple of Co-ordinators, quite a number of the files appeared in Red because of errors made by volunteers rather the more stringent error checking introduced earlier this month. Typical examples found during my trawl through some files, 1. All records in a file conformed to the requirement not to include anything in the age at death field and then for no apparent reason the volunteer decided to add *,? or _ for one solitary record. This caused the whole file to be rejected. 2. Some files were shown in red due to more stringent error checking introduced ages ago and are unrelated to the age at death problem and the volunteers simply hadn't bothered to correct the files. More information can be found at "Messages in FreeBMD" http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/error-help.html . 3. Quite a number of files were from one name volunteers who decided they "knew" the age at death of the individuals in the Index and added it to their records. I've built up a terrific methodology for correcting the age at death files and propose to let this loose on the outstanding 791 files as soon as possible, unless the volunteer and Co-ordinator feels disinclined to take up this offer. It's easier for me to change the files rather than explain my process. As a parting comment Pareto's rule Pareto's rule states that a small number of causes is responsible for a large percentage of the effect, in a ratio of about 20:80. Regards Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: Allan Raymond <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 21 November 2004 20:52 Subject: Re: Error Files - Age at Death Files Prior to 1866 Hi A list of volunteers with Red warning files can be found on my Web Page at: http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/FreeBMD_Errorfiles.htm . I'm still working on some of the information. Could I please ask Co-ordinators to liase with their volunteers to correct the errant files? Regards Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: Allan Raymond <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 20 November 2004 00:09 Subject: Error Files - Age at Death Files Prior to 1866 To Syndicate Co-ordinators To be forewarned. I've just put the following message on the File Management page at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/bmd-files.pl Start > **** Age at Death Files Prior to 1866 **** Age at death was added to records contained in post 1865 deaths indexes. Stricter checking of files containing death records prior to 1866 has just been introduced and will cause files to be rejected if the age at death field is shown other than blank Such files will be shown in RED, don't panic if you don't know how to correct the files as help will be given by either your Co-ordinator or one of the Central Team. < End I've been supplied with a list of transcribers whose files fall into the above category and will try and get details out to Co-ordinators ASAP. Any files shown with the RED error will be visible via Show Files but will not be included in Upload Report. When in File Management the files with errors can be readily sorted by selecting Warnings and Descending options. Typically, invalid records will be of the format BEANS,David,*,Abergavenny,26,21 or Norris,Richard,_,W.Derby,8b,448 To eliminate the error warnings it will be necessary to deleted the extraneous age at death entries such * or _ . I'm not sure if there is a quick way of doing this but the test method I employed was to open an errant file up in WordPad and use the replace option. Any other suggestions most welcome. I do have another life, so please bear with me until I can get further information out to Co-ordinators Allan Raymond ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== To find out about the FreeBMD project please start at http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== Want to help FreeBMD? Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Hi Alan Scan2 keeps a parallel copy of all files of it's transcribers. If you do correct any files belonging to Scan2 it is important that you also send me a copy. If not and some other corrections are made then your corrections may get undone !!!!! As transcribers also have a copy they can also nullify some corrections made by you. (If you made any changes that were not stoped by the new rules when uploading, or the new fix may be different from your fix to get upload accepted.) At 07:09 PM 28/11/2004, Allan Raymond wrote: >Hi > >You may wish to visit my updated page at: >http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/FreeBMD_Errorfiles.htm > >At long last I've completed the exercise of looking at a sample of files >from each volunteer showing in Red in the volunteers File Management. I've >corrected some files along the way which now leaves 791 files uploaded by 24 >volunteers showing in Red. > >Despite some adverse comments from a couple of Co-ordinators, quite a number >of the files appeared in Red because of errors made by volunteers rather the >more stringent error checking introduced earlier this month. > >Typical examples found during my trawl through some files, > >1. All records in a file conformed to the requirement not to include >anything in the age at death field and then for no apparent reason the >volunteer decided to add *,? or _ for one solitary record. This caused the >whole file >to be rejected. > >2. Some files were shown in red due to more stringent error checking >introduced ages ago and are unrelated to the age at death problem and the >volunteers simply hadn't bothered to correct the files. More information >can be found at "Messages in FreeBMD" >http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/error-help.html . > >3. Quite a number of files were from one name volunteers who decided they >"knew" the age at death of the individuals in the Index and added it to >their records. > >I've built up a terrific methodology for correcting the age at death files >and propose to let this loose on the outstanding 791 files as soon as >possible, unless the volunteer and Co-ordinator feels disinclined to take up >this offer. It's easier for me to change the files rather than explain my >process. > >As a parting comment > >Pareto's rule > >Pareto's rule states that a small number of causes is responsible for a >large percentage of the effect, in a ratio of about 20:80. > >Regards > >Allan Raymond > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Allan Raymond <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: 21 November 2004 20:52 >Subject: Re: Error Files - Age at Death Files Prior to 1866 > > >Hi > >A list of volunteers with Red warning files can be found on my Web Page at: > >http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/FreeBMD_Errorfiles.htm . > >I'm still working on some of the information. > >Could I please ask Co-ordinators to liase with their volunteers to correct >the errant files? > > >Regards > >Allan Raymond > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Allan Raymond <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: 20 November 2004 00:09 >Subject: Error Files - Age at Death Files Prior to 1866 > > >To Syndicate Co-ordinators > >To be forewarned. > >I've just put the following message on the File Management page at: > >http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/bmd-files.pl > >Start > > >**** Age at Death Files Prior to 1866 **** > >Age at death was added to records contained in post 1865 deaths indexes. >Stricter checking of files containing death records prior to 1866 has just >been introduced and will cause files to be rejected if the age at death >field is shown other than blank > >Such files will be shown in RED, don't panic if you don't know how to >correct the files as help will be given by either your Co-ordinator or one >of the Central Team. > >< End > >I've been supplied with a list of transcribers whose files fall into the >above category and will try and get details out to Co-ordinators ASAP. > >Any files shown with the RED error will be visible via Show Files but will >not be included in Upload Report. > >When in File Management the files with errors can be readily sorted by >selecting Warnings and Descending options. > >Typically, invalid records will be of the format > >BEANS,David,*,Abergavenny,26,21 or > >Norris,Richard,_,W.Derby,8b,448 > >To eliminate the error warnings it will be necessary to deleted the >extraneous age at death entries such * or _ . > >I'm not sure if there is a quick way of doing this but the test method I >employed was to open an errant file up in WordPad and use the replace >option. Any other suggestions most welcome. > >I do have another life, so please bear with me until I can get further >information out to Co-ordinators > >Allan Raymond > > > > > >==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== >To find out about the FreeBMD project please start at >http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > >==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== >Want to help FreeBMD? >Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. > >============================== >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >ancestors, but entire generations. 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