Comments on: Name variants now switched on http://blog.1911census.co.uk/2009/01/name-variants-now-switched-on/ official blog for 1911census.co.uk Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:40:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Samantha http://blog.1911census.co.uk/2009/01/name-variants-now-switched-on/#comment-1476 Samantha Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:44:24 +0000 http://blog.1911census.co.uk/?p=511#comment-1476 It would be really helpful to have wildcard search in the birth place window, as this is most often victim to spelling errors and typo's. Thanks It would be really helpful to have wildcard search in the birth place window, as this is most often victim to spelling errors and typo’s.

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]]> By: iantester http://blog.1911census.co.uk/2009/01/name-variants-now-switched-on/#comment-1344 iantester Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:14:45 +0000 http://blog.1911census.co.uk/?p=511#comment-1344 @Jay: we're sorry we had to do this, but it was never part of the official functionality (which is why you won't see any mention of this facility on the site anywhere or any help files related to it). Unfortunately, it was being abused by a number of users who were using it in conjunction with a "hack" to attempt to avoid paying for transcripts. Thus we had to disable it. We're sorry that the actions of a few have inconvenienced the majority and we will look at other ways of making the search more flexible in due course. @Jay: we’re sorry we had to do this, but it was never part of the official functionality (which is why you won’t see any mention of this facility on the site anywhere or any help files related to it).

Unfortunately, it was being abused by a number of users who were using it in conjunction with a “hack” to attempt to avoid paying for transcripts. Thus we had to disable it.

We’re sorry that the actions of a few have inconvenienced the majority and we will look at other ways of making the search more flexible in due course.

]]> By: Jay http://blog.1911census.co.uk/2009/01/name-variants-now-switched-on/#comment-1342 Jay Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:43:19 +0000 http://blog.1911census.co.uk/?p=511#comment-1342 Unfortunately, you seem to have "switched off" the facility to use a comma in a surname field with place, and other members of household fields filled in. This is a huge nuisance. How can one check an index entry without proper search facilities? Unfortunately, you seem to have “switched off” the facility to use a comma in a surname field with place, and other members of household fields filled in. This is a huge nuisance. How can one check an index entry without proper search facilities?

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