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From: "Rick J" <>
Subject: Re: 75p does not divide into £5
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 17:53:59 GMT
References: <20011231124142.08236.00001738@mb-bk.aol.com>, <a0qj2r$fse$1@helle.btinternet.com>, <3C3193E2.3561@dircon.co.uk>


Well, I've just been using the 1901 (it is up a day early)

My initial reaction is more positive than I expected. It was slow but not
unbearably slow. The payment system by credit card is a little tricky but,
again, not unreasonably so.

It is possible to glean a fair bit of information at no charge especially if
you give some thought to how the search is organised.

Not perfect but certainly not a shambles.

For 5 Pounds I solved a couple of mysteries and found a fair number of
additional siblings etc.

I think, in fairness, credit is due to folks like Barney who engaged the PRO
in constructive dialogue and effected some positive changes and to the PRO
for responding to such initiatives.






"Liz" <> wrote in message
news:...
> John Brown wrote:
> >
> > "JJupar" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > >Dear jeff
> > >
> > >Nothing suprises me about the 1901 census much of it just seems to >be
a
> > shambles. I dread the 2nd of January when it is all supposed to
>happen.
> >
> > It never ceases to amaze me that some people are wholly unable to accept
a
> > wonderful new resource without finding fault with it. Doubtless there
will
> > be hiccups, but for God's sake give it a chance before claiming it is a
> > 'shambles'. BTW where do you get this inside knowledge ? Not from anyone
> > connected with the project I'm sure, just more of your usual
misinformation.
>
> I agree John. Judy seems to have come in at the eleventh hour with her
> opinions on an issue which has been discussed at great length in this
> Newsgroup, often by informed people participating in the project, and
> concluded, on no evidence, that it will be a shambles. As usual, I think
> she is trying to sound more informed than she is, perhaps to impress
> newbies.
>
> For example, on the pricing issue which she brought up here recently and
> much too late for her opinions to be of any value .... this issue was
> not only much discussed when the trial project went online but those
> discussions led to changes, amounting to concessions, from the PRO. I
> can only assume Judy was too busy with her feuds to read any of the
> posts on what was probably the most discussed, and important, issue of
> the last year.
>
> We all await this with hope and trepidation. The trepidation, for my
> part, is based on experience of server problems when other major
> databases have first gone live ( IGI, Ellis Island,CWGC etc) and I have
> factored in a need for patience in the early days. Note that the
> databases I mention now all run smoothly .... we just won't be all able
> to get in at 9 am tomorrow morning <g>.
>
> There will also be a learning curve for all of us as to the best way to
> use the site and best value in spending our money. For example judicious
> use of the free Index will hopefully minimise waste when it comes to
> paying ....
>
> There will also be transcription errors, though much hard work has been
> done (by people like Eve and Barney) to minimise this ..... but in
> general, I expect that in a month or so we will all be beavering away
> most productively.
>
> Liz (Greenwich UK)
>


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