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GRO Records

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  • #602
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,071 ✭✭✭✭josip


    This project should be used as an example when teaching IT students in college.
    It doesn't matter how well you've delivered the first 95% of the work.
    If you fail to deliver the final 5% and treat the users with disdain, then your project will rightly be considered a failure.


  • #603
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,457 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Scotland's private sector (robbery priced) site can switch in new records on NYD every year. Have handed them their pieces of silver to get some a few early Januaries. Anyone with basic database development experience could work out how to do it


  • #604
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    Wasn't it said that just one person is involved in transcription on the site? I'd love to sit him/her down with a pot of tea and say 'look, can I help you iron some wrinkles out or at least type irrup for ya please?'


  • #605
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,457 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    We know they have the data for the years to be added, as it was there before - it should take minutes to re-add it.


  • #606
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    Then its just someone nervous about data protection.


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  • #607
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    Jellybaby1 wrote: »
    Wasn't it said that just one person is involved in transcription on the site?

    Is that one person not just in relation to the correction of errors?
    Jellybaby1 wrote: »
    Then its just someone nervous about data protection.

    Wouldn't have thought there'd be a data protection issue as in the main we're talking about 19th century records for a jurisdiction that no longer exists.

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  • #608
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    One person is working on the submitted census corrections - different project.

    There is one person managing this civil records project, as far as I know, but it's not his only job.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #609
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,071 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Excuse the French, but it's embedded in the pic.

    L3bgHXT.png


  • #610
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    pinkypinky wrote: »
    One person is working on the submitted census corrections - different project.
    Thtat's John Grenham - I wasn't thinking of him.
    There is one person managing this civil records project, as far as I know, but it's not his only job.

    But that one person surely isn't transcribing thousands of birth, marriage and death records? Wasn't that farmed out to India?

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  • #611
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    I don't actually know how many people, if any are working on transcriptions. Will see if I can find anything out through industry contacts.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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  • #612
    Cyrus T Buford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭Cyrus T Buford


    Any updates on the "November or thereabouts " records being uploaded ?!


  • #613
    pedroeibar1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    Cyrus T Buford wrote: »
    Any updates on the "November or thereabouts " records being uploaded ?!
    November - which year?


  • #614
    kanadams123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 403 ✭✭kanadams123


    pedroeibar1 wrote: »
    November - which year?

    I thing he is on about the 1917/1918 births
    1942/1943 marriages
    1967/1968 deaths

    It was said at some point that they hoped to have them ready for November 2018.


  • #615
    Wyldwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭Wyldwood


    Kanadams123, I think pedroeibar1 was speaking tongue-in-cheek as in.. they said November or thereabouts but didn't specify November of which year :)


  • #616
    kanadams123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 403 ✭✭kanadams123


    Oh haha! I understand!


  • #617
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Claire Santry's latest post on the subject was not encouraging.

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  • #618
    Cyrus T Buford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭Cyrus T Buford


    Ugh ! I dont understand why the "top up" years havnt been added .
    As someone here already said , as they were online before, they should be available at a click!


  • #619
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Well, feel free to email them and moan. The civil service will always do things in their own time.

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  • #620
    BowWow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭BowWow


    Anything stirring? :confused:


  • #621
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    Nothing - not even a mouse.

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  • #622
    VirginiaB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 429 ✭✭VirginiaB


    Ah, gee, you beat me to it Hermy.


  • #623
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Ah now!

    I might have to lock this thread to stop blood pressure rises.

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  • #624
    BowWow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭BowWow


    GRO site down this morning.

    Update:
    https://www.irishgenealogynews.com/2018/12/stay-calm-irishgenealogyie-has.html


  • #625
    BowWow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,856 ✭✭✭BowWow


    BowWow wrote: »
    GRO site down this morning.

    Down again for me.


  • #626
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    No problem for me.

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  • #627
    ursa actos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭ursa actos


    Working for me


  • #628
    QuiteInterestin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 623 ✭✭✭QuiteInterestin


    Ahh, got excited there for a minute, thought they might be uploading the next batch of records, the wait continues.....


  • #629
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    They're teasing us!


  • #630
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Not working for me right now.

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  • #631
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    The main civil records page is working:

    https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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