Ian I have a 'get-out' clause. If a name is registered as Sarah, it is entered as Marion {Sarah} MacKechnie is McEachern (McKechnie) Any difficulties whatsoever have a note attached - e.g bap McEachern died McKechnie All Mac names are Mc, which is so much easier than having both when searching Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Phillips" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Many thanks > Michael, > > Thanks for your reply. > > If there is an error then please supply the correction and I will be happy > to correct it. > >>> As regards different spellings etc..., I have 'taken the easy way out'. > All names have been standardised. > > This does not help when a person is looking for Marion and in a record she > is recorded as Sarah. Equally it does not help when an individual is > recorded in official records with the surname of MacKechnie and you have > them as McEachern. > > Thanks for the correction to the 1901 census. Much appreciated. > > Ian > > > On 31 July 2011 14:48, MF <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ian - You make some good points >> >> Nobody is perfect, and I include myself. The information provided by BOTH >> websites is open to correction/debate. >> >> Your database is three times the size of mine, as I have ten years of >> catching up to do. That is why I have so many families missing or not yet >> complete. You too have serious errors in relation to my own family. >> >> As for one site - theoretically it is a good idea, but this has flaws. >> With >> one site, there is little or no room for challenging what's there. If >> there >> is conflict of information accross two sites, SUPER. It raises questions, >> as >> only one can be correct. Once discussed, the 'offending' site can make a >> correction. >> >> I also think stifling or censoring another website, is detrimental to >> good >> genealogy. >> >> After all, where would our websites be without the existance of the IGI >> ?. >> It is regularly referred to. I don't see the difference between them and >> any >> other. >> >> As regards different spellings etc..., I have 'taken the easy way out'. >> All >> names have been standardised. >> >> Please take a look at your 1901 Census entry below >> >> 1901 Ulva & Gometra District No : 1 Page No : 1 House No : 5 >> Locality >> : Achronich Farm House >> McLean Charles 50 Head Shoemaker Argyll Kilninian and Kilmore >> McLean Christie 40 Wife Argyll Jura >> McLean Donald 1* Son Rosteau ??? Argyll Kilninian and Kilmore >> McLean Allan 14 Son Scholar Argyll Kilninian and Kilmore >> McLean Donald 12 Son Scholar Argyll Kilninian and Kilmore >> McLean Duncan 7 Son Scholar Argyll Kilninian and Kilmore >> McLean Alexander 5 Son Argyll Kilninian and Kilmore >> McLean Charles 2 Son Argyll Kilninian and Kilmore >> McLean Flora 10 Dau Scholar Argyll Kilninian and Kilmore >> >> Never mind that the age of 17 could not be read, but occupation "Rosteau" >> ?? - oh please. A little care on the transciber's part would have given a >> result of *postman*. So no harm in re-transcribing all of them. >> >> Let's all keep the peace and continue our research >> >> >> >> Michael >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ian Phillips" <[email protected]> >> To: "sct-isleofmull" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 1:57 PM >> Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Many thanks >> >> >> > Hi all, >> > >> > A big thank you to the many of you who have posted messages and emailed >> me >> > direct in support of the MullGenealogy website. As the webmaster it is >> > good >> > to see how much the site is appreciated and how it has been able to >> > help >> > so >> > many over the years that the site has been running. I certainly resent >> the >> > slur "Are they really carrying out their duties to the best of their >> > ability?" >> > I only wish that I kept a count of the many hours that have gone into >> > maintaining the website. I think it would come as a shock to all and >> > I'm >> > not >> > just saying this in martyrdom. I have enjoyed doing it and still enjoy >> > doing >> > it and will continue doing it. >> > >> > Just for the record I have not entered the debate on this occasion >> because >> > I >> > have not been well (and still only able to spend a limited time at a >> > computer) and my computer came out in sympathy. I have just been >> > getting >> > on >> > with things quietly in the background (as usual) as my thoughts on the >> > need >> > for a second website are well documented. Duplication of data leads to >> > confusion and errors. Far better to have one set of records that >> > everyone >> > is >> > trying to get as accurate as possible rather then two sets that may >> > contradict each other. This helps no one. Simple fact. End of story. >> > >> > It cannot be denied that Michael has been able to help researchers but >> > so >> > have so many others on the list over a period of many years. Lets not >> > forget >> > them. After all it is with their help and contributions that have made >> > MullGenealogy the site that it is. >> > >> > I really cannot leave the question of data accuracy go unchallenged. >> > During >> > the period that open access was made available to MullFamilies I >> > checked >> > out >> > my family as I know a number of others have done by the emails I have >> > received. I regret to say that my family records contain serious errors >> > such >> > that any researcher using the site would be very unlikely to find my >> > family. >> > Others have reported similar issues. Many times on the list the offer >> > has >> > been made to correct any inaccuracy found and that offer still stands. >> > Inaccuracies alone do not warrant the creation of a second website and >> > need >> > to be reported and corrected. Just saying that there are inaccuracies >> does >> > not help anyone. Please tell me about them and they will be corrected. >> > >> > Nobody is excluded from making contributions to the Rootsweb mailing >> > list >> > and though it to the MullGenealogy website. This way there is no need >> > for >> > a >> > second website and yes, as a result, everyone would benefit greatly. >> > >> > I can only suggest that those who wish to support Michael and his >> > website >> > do >> > so by directly communicating with him. After all there is nothing to >> > stop >> > him setting up the equivalent of a mailing list and having his own >> > subscribers. Personally I would very very much regret such a move as >> > Michael >> > and his subscribers have obviously much to contribute to the Rootsweb >> > list. >> > At the moment Michael appears to be wasting a lot of time duplicating >> > effort. I site his recent posting about transcribing census records >> > when >> a >> > complete set from 1841 to 1901 already exists on the MullGenealogy >> > website. >> > I again have doubts that he will be able to index the census records to >> > handle different / alternative spellings of surname and forenames and >> > so >> > yet >> > again researchers will not find the records they are looking for. How >> much >> > better for all if this effort was put into making one website more >> > accurate. >> > >> > Again a big thank you to all who have supported MullGenealogy over the >> > years >> > and I trust will continue to do so. Keep those errors and omissions >> > coming. >> > In this way MullGenealogy will be the most accurate and comprehensive >> > website supporting Mull family researchers. Nothing is ever complete so >> > please let me know of any additional features or facilities you would >> like >> > to see on the website. >> > >> > I trust that this finally closes this thread. >> > >> > Back to quietly working behind the scenes on behalf of the majority of >> > Mull >> > researchers. >> > >> > Ian >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message