3 Replies Latest reply on Jul 1, 2020 11:54 AM by Henry Rosenberg

while transcribing a page, someone else starts transcribing it too, and I am blocked.

Thomas Day Jun 27, 2020 10:54 AM

I started using crowd.loc 2 days ago, and chose a want ads page from a newspaper, under Letters to Lincoln, to transcribe yesterday evening. I managed to enter the first 2 columns last night. I returned this morning, entered the first part of column 3, clicked save, then got a message that someone else is transcribing the page, and I was blocked from entering more. Do I return to that page later to finish it, is the new person picking up from where I left off, or was all my work from yesterday and today lost?

Re: while transcribing a page, someone else starts transcribing it too, and I am blocked.

Henry Rosenberg Jul 1, 2020 9:21 AM (in response to Thomas Day)

Sometimes it is a glitch in the system and sometimes someone actually is working on the page. What I do when that happens is to go back to the page later or the next time I log on. Once in a while if I log off and log back on it clears the page. Also, at the bottom of the page you can click Have questions? Then click Technical Questions and you can send a link to the page to the Community managers who can clear the page for you.

I hope this helps.
Henry
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Thomas Day Jul 1, 2020 9:52 AM (in response to Thomas Day)

Thanks, Henry, for the several good options. Since my problem, I have discovered that the work I entered did not disappear, which was the glitch I was mostly worried about. I also think it sometimes confuses the system when I open the web page in a second window, so as to allow for a 'view image' mode where I can enlarge it more.
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  Henry Rosenberg Jul 1, 2020 11:54 AM (in response to Thomas Day)
  
  Just make sure to save your work if you switch between pages. Otherwise you may lose your work.
  
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