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InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 15 Mar 2011 16:47

About that time GR announced that they were changing the program so as to include POB in the match criteria.

This will have two effects, firstly, the matching program will take considerably longer to run, so it is possible that there are some performance issues there, we don't know about.

Secondly and perhaps more significantly, it will considerably reduce the number of matches you will receive in future, probably down to a tiny trickle. As the program only checks 100 of your names each time it runs, the probability of getting nothing at all for a particular run has dramatically increased.

Some members might prefer the previous method which left you to check the POB, but this generated so much criticism because of "non-matches" GR felt obliged to change it.

Karen in the desert

Karen in the desert Report 15 Mar 2011 11:06


Don't fret, they are coming through - I had a couple of new ones just the other day, all of them complete rubbish!
Hope you have better luck with yours.

K

Researching:
Researching: MILLS & ROBERTS Cambs: TAGG Thames Ditton & East Molesey, Surrey: LEETON/LEADON Hunts & Cambs: LLOYD London/Middx: FROST London/Middx: ROSKAS, KISELIUS, BUDAS W.Lothian & Lanarks: ROSKAS, JAKAS/JAKAITE, JUSKEVICIUS, MICKEVICIUS Lithuania

Linda

Linda Report 15 Mar 2011 10:34

What has happened to the hot matches I have not had any since before christmas, come on gr.

Researching:
Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry