Thank you for your County Tyrone work. I would like to continue to receive
the emails. Lizanne Smith

On Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 4:56 PM Jim McKane via CoTyroneList <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks,  Barbara. I'll add you to our list.
>
> Jim
> Jim McKane
> South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 3:20 PM BARBARA COULTER via CoTyroneList <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 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
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