Hi Brad   No, you are misrepresenting the nature of transcribing when you say that. There is a difference between transcription and interpretation.   Kathleen --- On Sat, 8/9/08, Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> wrote: From: Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> Subject: Re: [SFHG] Ancestry To: "Sussex FHG" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008, 1:38 PM On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 09:39:10 +0100 "Jim Halsey" <jehalsey@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Jim, > Transcribing takes time,,patience,and local knowledge,of names, places Actually, local knowledge can hinder transcribers just as easily as it can help. With local knowledge, there's a greater tendency to correct 'mistakes' in the original. That desire has to be overcome. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" Drums quite good, bass is too loud, and I can't hear the words Sound Of The Suburbs - Members ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message