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Offline Fresh Fields

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Link: Scottish Mining Websites
« on: Wednesday 23 November 11 09:26 GMT (UK) »
Hello there.

It appears that manners are a dying art. Yet another web site (http://www.scottishmining.co.uk). is considering withdrawing it’s public contact access, with offers of assistance, because the privilege being voluntarily offered, has been abused by the enquiring public, not familiar with archival practices, and protocols.

Original copy, ceases to be ORIGINAL COPY, if archivists are expected to “correct” what appears to be errors.

If your research finds what can conclusively be proven to be in error, don’t shoot the messenger, but publish your findings with suitable attachments / notations in support of your claim. Above all else, the volunteer is not showing disrespect, by not altering their original copy, or original transcripts.

Volunteers are a valuable research resource, with in depth knowledge about their archive holdings, and should not be subject to abuse, because of the detail contained in any resource they locate for the inquirer.

- Alan.

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Re: Please mind your P’s & Q’s. [Mining]
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 23 November 11 09:58 GMT (UK) »
Hi Fresh Fields

How really sad that a small minority of people can have such a negative effect for many  :-\

I have read through elsewhere comments from one of the people from www.scottishmining.co.uk and it certainly sounds like things have got out of hand for them. Also, reading on, it would appear that SM are not only considering removing the public access and contact but in fact they already have, see www.scottishmining.co.uk/389.html

They have also taken the opportunity to remind everyone of their current copyright requirements on material from their site www.scottishmining.co.uk/390.html

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Re: Please mind your P’s & Q’s. [Mining]
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 24 November 11 18:03 GMT (UK) »
Also, reading on, it would appear that SM are not only considering removing the public access and contact but in fact they already have, see www.scottishmining.co.uk/389.html

Can I just add a note of clarification in case anyone sees the phrase "removing the public access" and assumes that means the actual website is either gone, or no longer open access.  The site is still freely available to the public, and hopefully will remain so for a long time (don't like to claim forever  :) but here's hoping!)

The only change is we have removed all contact forms so the only way to comment on the site is via the publically accessible guestbook.

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Re: Please mind your P’s & Q’s. [Mining]
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 24 November 11 18:07 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for the clarification, JSHC  :)

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Re: Please mind your P’s & Q’s. [Mining]
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 24 November 11 20:34 GMT (UK) »
HI
One of my Grans sayings was manners maketh the man ( or woman).
More people need to remember that.
GG
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Re: Please mind your P’s & Q’s. [Mining]
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 24 November 11 21:02 GMT (UK) »
Hello Grangreet.

To digress I assume, you too, would appreciate this clipping I came across when researching Hezekiah MANN, to do with another RootsChat thread.

- Alan.

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=ST18890214.2.27&srpos=17&e=-------10--11----0hezekiah+mann--
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DUFFUS of Edinburgh, Scotland/Murray/Coulter/Anderson/Cauvin/McGillivray/Carstairs
FALLEN, /Dunbartonshire & Partick /Cherry/Main/Gallacher
SCOTT of Gladsmuir/Pencaitland East Lothian
STEVEN of  Caithness, Edinburgh, Scotland/Campbell/Calder/McManus/Waugh/Hoy/Cadzian
McKENZIE of Glenisla, Forfarshire/Farquharson/Robertson/Jack/McNicol/Tosh

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Re: Link: Scottish Mining Websites
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 17 June 15 20:55 BST (UK) »
Relating purely to Fife Mining http://www.fifepits.co.uk/
Ireland, Co Antrim: Kerr; Hollinger; Forsythe; Moore
Ireland, Co Louth: Carson; Leslie
Ireland, Co Kerry: Ferris
Scotland, Perthshire/Glasgow:  Stewart
England, Devon/Cornwall: Ferris, Gasser/Jasser/Jesser, Norman

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Re: Link: Scottish Mining Websites
« Reply #8 on: Friday 19 June 15 14:09 BST (UK) »
Some more websites of use for research into mining in Scotland
•   The Scottish Mining Museum - www.scottishminingmuseum.com
•   Scotland's Shale Oil Industry - www.scottishshale.co.uk/index.html
•   Scottish Mines http://www.miningartifacts.org/Scottishmines.html
•   Ironstone mining in Ayrshire http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/224888/0060851.pdf
•   The natural heritage interest of bings (waste tips) in Scotland http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/advisorynotes/50/50.htm
DUFFUS of Edinburgh, Scotland/Murray/Coulter/Anderson/Cauvin/McGillivray/Carstairs
FALLEN, /Dunbartonshire & Partick /Cherry/Main/Gallacher
SCOTT of Gladsmuir/Pencaitland East Lothian
STEVEN of  Caithness, Edinburgh, Scotland/Campbell/Calder/McManus/Waugh/Hoy/Cadzian
McKENZIE of Glenisla, Forfarshire/Farquharson/Robertson/Jack/McNicol/Tosh