Dash transcribed as name at top of page
I'm reviewing names, and I just got a page where the very first name is written with a dash for the last name (evidently continuing a family from the previous page), but it's been transcribed with an actual name. I'm guessing the name is from the preceding page, but of course it doesn't show me that.
What's the right way to handle this? Mark it as a match and hope it was transcribed properly from the other page? Replace the transcription with a dash? Report a transcription error and describe the problem there? Just mark it "Unsure"?
Thanks.
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@Tim Nix When doing Name Review, the rule is to "type what you see." So, if you are seeing something other than what the Automatic program saw, it needs to be changed to match the actual record. If it shows a name and you see a dash, you need to click on transcription error and mark it blank. The actual surnames will be picked up in Family Review.
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I wondered the same thing.
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@Tim Nix, when you are doing Name Review, a hyphen, dash, or empty space in the Surname field signifies that the person's last name is the same as the person from the line above.
The correct review action depends on whether you are reviewing names or reviewing families.
Name Review
Leave the name as is and mark as a Match.
I hope I have understood your concern. Please review the article below.
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@Tim Nix, you are correct. The article above explains the difference between Name Review and Family Review for the surnames.
1. So if the surname has a hyphen, dash or an empty space, it is considered "Match" when there are others in the family, such as the head of the family that has the surname listed.
2. But if there is anything else, such as "remodeling home", but the computer read and put in the box as a name of some kind, such as Randy or something, then go to "Transcription Error" and put "other" and explain what the issue was, that the computer read writing that was not a name and put a name in the box.
3. Or if there was a name highlighted and the box was just blank, it would mean that it was a transcription error - blank.
4. The "Vacant" or "Not at home" you would click on "Not a person".
5. If the computer read the name wrong and had an incorrect spelling, then you simply correct the spelling that is in the box.
The purpose of reporting these types of issues is for the perfection of the computerized program of indexing.
I hope that this helps explain. Sometimes it is difficult to know how to mark the field for a transcription error or not a person and takes some thinking through. But in the end, you just do the best you can. This is what all of us are doing, the best we can, and our efforts are noted.
Thanks again for your question!
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