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Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« Reply #9 on: Monday 14 January 08 18:12 GMT (UK) »
Do you think we could persuade PRONI to put the names on the marked townlands in some of their Parish maps???  I asked them about that years ago and I was told that they were working on it!!!!   RosemaryJoan
Cully, Bannister, McConnell, Wallace (Co. Armagh)  Anderson, Ross (Co. Antrim), Gray, Truesdale (Co. Down)
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Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 15 January 08 19:10 GMT (UK) »
Rosemary

I am sure that PRONI ......may know that we are here.......and maybe......in time......will take on board.......suggestions by us.

Do think they are trying to grab the 20th Century....in their new style site...and with time and effort will grow.

The staff within PRONI...(probably they have no intake into what is on site)...... their performance is exceptional...and I have been around a few..... in many countries to compare.

So maybe ...the more we use the site...and the more suggestions we find ....the bigger..... and better..... it will grow.

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Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« Reply #11 on: Friday 08 February 08 09:01 GMT (UK) »
PRONI appear to be having problems ... they had a set of street directories online not all that long ago and removed them. I tried to search the Ulster Covenant just now and all I got was this message "SEARCH SERVICE: Due to technical difficulties the Ulster Covenant, Freeholders Records and Wills search are currently unavailable.  Normal service will resume as soon as possible."

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Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« Reply #12 on: Friday 08 February 08 09:12 GMT (UK) »
Not sure what's going on at PRONI at the moment but this notice is also on their home page:
DOCUMENT PRODUCTION: We regret that document production has had to be suspended until further notice owing to a health and safety issue that has arisen.  If you are intending to visit PRONI and need access to original documents please check in advance of your visit.  The search room and self-service microfilm room will still be open.  We apologise for any inconvenience.
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Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« Reply #13 on: Friday 08 February 08 09:45 GMT (UK) »
A health and safety issue involved when people want to look at original documents ??? Should we be wearing face masks and hard hats when visiting PRONI ???

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Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« Reply #14 on: Friday 08 February 08 11:48 GMT (UK) »
Not sure what's going on at PRONI at the moment but this notice is also on their home page:
DOCUMENT PRODUCTION: We regret that document production has had to be suspended until further notice owing to a health and safety issue that has arisen.  If you are intending to visit PRONI and need access to original documents please check in advance of your visit.  The search room and self-service microfilm room will still be open.  We apologise for any inconvenience.

Hi aghadowey,

I can see the item relating to the Covenant on the home page www.proni.gov.uk/index but not the item re the document production.

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Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« Reply #15 on: Friday 08 February 08 14:12 GMT (UK) »
It's on the page just under Visitor Notices. Correction- it's now gone but was there when I posted this morning.
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Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« Reply #16 on: Friday 08 February 08 20:24 GMT (UK) »
I've been trying to figure out how to search on the new PRONI page for about an hour with no luck.

Many links appear to be broken, and some go around in certains.  I can't think of a better example of a website created by people who have no idea of how it will be used. (aka "Usability Engineering")

I did eventually find some search links in the site map. Some were broken, though a few seemed to work, but then produced errors.

I loved the old page. Very simple, and easy to understand. Why the change?

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Re: PRONI appeal - anyone agree
« Reply #17 on: Friday 08 February 08 20:28 GMT (UK) »
Nevermind, the notice went back up:

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Due to technical difficulties the Ulster Covenant, Freeholders Records and Wills search are currently unavailable