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From: Dave Mayall <>
Subject: Re: Online BDM records
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:09:13 +0100
References: <000e01c23258$1661e360$2da868d5@home1ld3g9bapu> <1027437711.3d3d748fa1ee0@webmail.ukonline.co.uk> <001601c232ec$b9ebe370$5fa868d5@home1ld3g9bapu>
In-Reply-To: <001601c232ec$b9ebe370$5fa868d5@home1ld3g9bapu>


On Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:32:28 +0100, you wrote:

>I do understand the position, and I agree that it is important to
>concentrate on pre 1901 records as our main prioity.
>
>I am a member of the Scan2 syndicate, and due to a current lack of pre 1901
>scans, we are all beavering away on 1903 records at the moment, which will
>not be online until 2004. It just seems a shame that researchers will not
>have the benefit of some of our work immediately.
>
>Lets hope the white paper sorts it all out, and all websites will be on a
>level playing field!

Quite, so long as this is levelling UP.

I don't want to see Cheshire/Cambridgshire etc. brought down to 100
years!

--
Dave Mayall

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