Reviewing Liberia—2008 Census [Part M][M38K-Z9X]

StephanieSteadman1

I was reviewing Liberia Census and a few records had 97 more names indexed than were on the record. I even looked at the next page, but the names just seemed to be made up. I sent one to be reindexed but not sure what to do with the next one I found. I looked everywhere worried there was a second page and didn't want to delete the extra names but there were only 3 names on the record itself. What do I do?

Is there somewhere to flag it so people will speak with the indexer? It wasn't profane just lots more names and obviously made up

Lisa Kay Horlacher

M38K-Z9X

This is the batch code that you had in your first post. If I were you, I would click on HELP on the top left of the page (when your batch is open). The last word on the drop down menu is LABS. Read the directions, click in the box to make it active. Refresh your browser. Now you can send it back for reindexing and add comments about the batch. There is a place to save or delete current data. I would save it so Family Search can see why you returned it. Hopefully, they will get ahold of the individual and put a stop to doing what they did. They probably didn't know how to use the trashcan to delete preset blank entries. Rather than return it, they just made stuff up. How frustrating!

Good luck.

John Empoliti

FYI: Here below is the alternative “Reindex Batch” form that appears when you follow the procedure that Lisa Kay Horlacher lays out.

Susan Ann Mullen

With those names that is malicious indexing and will be reported. Please hold it if you have not already sent it back. Please report and hold any others like this! Thanks!

StephanieSteadman1

This is the second batch tonight with this issue

Lisa Kay Horlacher

That happened to me on a different project. I found the names on reference image +1. I know you said you checked the next page but did you check the reference images? I can't see them.

StephanieSteadman1

Yes I checked reference images too. I'm pretty sure they were made up. The names were stupid things like Butt, Kerosene, Hot Doc, Saying, zucchini, etc. Deleting them would take a while one at a time because they were all filled in and 97 extra. They were made up just trying to figure out how to alert them because when I send it back there is no comment section. This is the second one tonight this happened with. I can just send back and have reindexed but trying to do it right.

StephanieSteadman1

Should I share batch number on here?

StephanieSteadman1

Thank you!