Hi Jim, Thanks for all the time and energy that you and others put into this list. I think the project is a great idea. I would love to be able to contribute by typing some lists - my availability varies depending on whether I am in town or not. I would be willing to help out whenever I am able to do so. Thanks, Barb Coulter Reno, NV
> On Jul 11, 2018, at 6:10 AM, Jim McKane via CoTyroneList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi CTI Supporters - > > If you've already received this message, my apologies for yet another attempt > at this message. > > However, I believe I found the issue with the list software vs. some newer > policies by the spam checkers down the line which caused a huge number of > List Members' email to be bounced back and their memberships disabled. > > If you have not already responded, please give this your consideration. > > Thanks, Jim > ----------------------------------------------------------- > PROBLEM - as you know using any search engine to locate individual names > on any website leaves a lot to be desired. As an example typing "james > mckane" into any search engine will find instances of James McKane with the > two words beside each other and in that order only. If you only type james > mckane (without the quotes) you then get every page with the two words > anywhere on those pages......... meaning you might find Thomas McKane and > James Smith in your results but not James McKane. > > INVESTIGATION - I have invested a lot of time lately including investing in > considerable with a professional programmer in an attempt to find an > automated solution to the problem which has resulted in......... there is > NO easy way! Why? Well the major reason is CTI has far too many types of > records in far too many formats to automate the process. > > SOLUTION - The ONLY solution is plain brute force............ meaning > manually creating spreadsheet lists of surnames and firstnames for each > page on CTI. I would then massage those lists into a fully searchable > database similar to the one recently created for the Tithe Applotment Books. > > QUESTIONS FOR YOU - > > - Do you feel this is a worthwhile project? > - If so, would you be willing to type some lists for us? > - If so, please give us an idea of how many hour/days/weeks you might > expect to dedicate to our project. > > If you wish to keep your responses private, please email me directly > off-list. > > Thanks for your consideration, > Jim McKane, webmaster > Jim McKane > South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList mailing list [email protected] http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com
