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From: "Allan Raymond" <>
Subject: Re: Handwritten v Typed Scans
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 16:56:49 +0100


Hi John

The issue is around scans which doesn't apply to your Syndicate.

Allan Raymond
Monarchies of Europe Web Site at
http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Monarchies_of_Europe.htm


-----Original Message-----
From: John Pain <>
To: <>
Date: 03 August 2002 15:06
Subject: Re: Handwritten v Typed Scans


>Brian et al
>
>If doing H/W scans becomes a condition - I'm out of here - with a potential
>45,000 typed pages being done by this syndicate, about 30,000 done so far -
>No way will I pick up another 45000 pages to do.
>
>Please Note change of e-mail address
>
>Regards
>
>John
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brian Smart" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 2:57 PM
>Subject: RE: Handwritten v Typed Scans
>
>
>> Hello Allan,
>> In the main I can cope with hand written scans but like John Slann, I see
>> the problem as the quality. It is essential that the scans are produced
at
>a
>> better level than one bit. As you are aware, I have requested a batch of
>> typed scans. These will enable me to keep those transcribers who are
>unable
>> or unwilling to work with the hand written variety.
>>
>> I do not think it practical to only accept volunteers prepared to do hand
>> written scans and even if it were possible many would still be put off by
>> the scan quality. I regularly get comments like "I have completed this
>scan,
>> but I think it is a waste of time".
>>
>> As a way forward I suggest that every syndicate should have to transcribe
>at
>> least as many hand written entries as they do or have done, typed. When
>I
>> look at which syndicate is working on which group of scans, I get the
>> feeling that cherry picking has taken place already, to a very large
>extent.
>> One questions why one syndicate is working on scans that can't be viewed
>at
>> present, while the rest struggle with the ones that can.
>>
>> Returning to the subject of quality, the web page that follows shows the
>> difference that can be made when scans better than one bit are used.
>>
>> http://www.brian-smart.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/BMD/Images.htm
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Brian Smart
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Allan Raymond [mailto:]
>> Sent: 03 August 2002 13:31
>> To:
>> Subject: Handwritten v Typed Scans
>>
>>
>> To Syndicate Co-ordinators
>>
>> I'm having extreme difficulties in being able to satisfy the requirements
>of
>> Syndicates who are starting to request typed scans in preference to
>> hand-written variety.
>>
>> Some of the reasons for requesting typed scans is that Syndicates are
>losing
>> their volunteers due to possible poor scans.
>>
>> Unfortunately the only scans currently available for the period 1938 to
>1900
>> are hand-written.
>>
>> In the near future more scans will become available but again the bulk of
>> these look to be hand-written.
>>
>> The problem ain't going to go away if we are to complete transcriptions
>for
>> 1837 to 1900.
>>
>> Even with cherry picking the time will come when we will have to do the
>> "difficult" scans.
>>
>> Perhaps we should be more selective in accepting volunteers who are
>willing
>> to undertake transcribing hand-written scans.
>>
>> So.... suggestions on the way forward would be much appreciated?
>>
>> Allan Raymond
>> Monarchies of Europe Web Site at
>> http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Monarchies_of_Europe.htm
>>
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