Arbitrator Training

Definition of "Arbitrator" = Someone who works at MacDonald's that used to work at Arby's

Click on the following links:

How to become an arbitrator

Basic Arbitrator Instructions

Examples of Errors in Arbitrating

September 2016 Indexing report

Thanks to all you HONEY BEES out there!  Here is the September 2016 Honey Bee Buzz report.

You used to be able to see your "arbitration results" when you opened indexing on your computer.  That feature is no longer available.  However, you should click on the tab "arbitration results" on occasion to see how you are doing.

When you do, it will open a page that gives a list of the recent batches you have been working on and a column to the right that says "Agreement % " for that particular batch.  That is a calculation of how often your records agree with the Arbitrators records.  It is a good idea to click on each batch to see what the differences are between what you entered and what the Arbitrator entered and learn from your mistakes.

Sometimes, you feel you are correct and the arbitrator is wrong.  You have an opportunity to ask that the arbitration be reviewed again.  Don't be timid about doing this if you know you are correct because feed-back is given to the Arbitrators and they learn as well.

There is another statistic given to the Stake Indexing directors that you should know about.  It is a report of "Re-dos"

The following is a chart showing the amount of Re-dos in the Stake.

Each index batch is completed by 2 different people, Person A and Person B.  When an arbitrator opens the batch, the arbitrator will see the batch prepared by Person A side by side with the batch prepared by Person B.  If for example, the arbitrator observes that Person B has not completed the batch or is not indexing the batch correctly, the arbitrator will send the batch back to the system.  If you are Person B, it means that your batch has to be re-done by someone else.  Person B does not get credit for the batch and the stake report will show the total number of Re-Do batches for that person.  The Stake and Ward Group Administrators can use this information to help someone who has a large number of "Re-Dos".

 Unfortunately, you cannot see the number of "Re-Dos" yourself.  If you want to know how many re-dos you have, ask your Ward Group Administrator or get in touch with us.

Here is a link that discusses Re-do batches further:

Re-Do Batches

In the chart above, the Stake has 57 Re-Do "batches" for the month of September which amounts to 0.7% of the total "Records" completed by the Stake.  Records and Batches are not the same thing, but maybe it somewhat shows the rate of re-dos.

However, the Stake goal is that there be 'NO' Re-do batches.  

Here are 2 good links on arbitration.

How to become and Arbitrator

Basic Arbitrator Instructions

Every Indexer in the Stake should read the following:

Examples of Arbitration Errors

August 2016 Honey Bee Buzz report

CLICK HERE: NATALIA LOPES 

SHARES HER TESTIMONY

The following video is a reminder to all of us as to why we do indexing.

CLICK HERE

Natalia Lopes

We are pleased to highlight Natalia Lopes from the Kingsborough Park Ward and recognize the wonderful service she is performing as an Indexer and Arbitrator.  We hope you are inspired by her comments.

Click here to listen to how she got started

Click here to listen to her advice to new indexers and her testimony

Bees all over the World!

The Mesa South Stake had great participation in the World Wide Indexing Event.  Evidently we are not the only Honey Bees in the World!

"If you spent part of your weekend participating in the worldwide indexing event, you were in good company. The event far surpassed its goal of 72,000 participants around the globe; a total of 116,475 individuals worked to make the world’s historical records available to those doing their family history work. These individuals indexed 10,447,887 records to add to the treasure trove of information available to family history researchers."  Family Search Indexing Blog

Read about the event here:  WORLD WIDE INDEXING EVENT

Why do we do indexing?  Here is a short video you will enjoy.

Thank you to all the Honey Bees in the Mesa South Stake.  Here is the report for July.

Keep up the great work!

What is the difference between a 'June Bug' and a Honey Bee?

What is the difference between a June Bug and a Honey Bee?

Read this indexing report and find out!

Indexing in the Mesa South Stake 

Solomon Ward completed the most records during the month of June.  Good Job!

We are significantly lower on the total number of records completed as to where we should be to accomplish the goal of 2 million records in the year.

We had a total of 84 active Honey Bees during the month of June

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Join the team of indexers for a world wide indexing event July 15 to July 17.  

The goal for this year’s event is to have at least 72,000 volunteers index as many records as possible in a 72-hour period, July 15 to 17

Visit the following web site to sign up as your commitment to be part of the Team during this special event.

BE PART OF THE TEAM: CLICK HERE

WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT INDEXING - INSPIRING!!

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So what is the difference between a 'June Bug' and a Honey Bee?

The June Bug belongs to the Phyliophaga genus of Beetles

Can you see the difference between the June Bug above and the Honey Bee below? 

 One stings and the other one doesn't.

What does this have to do with Indexing in the Mesa South Stake?

(not much)

We are not June bugs who only index a few months out of the year and then go into hibernation.

We are Honey Bees!  We gather nectar every month!

A big thank you to all those who indexed this month.

The Buzz Report---May 2016--Are you ready to SWARM !!!

We had a great month for indexing in the Mesa South Stake.  There were 99 active Honey Bees gathering nectar as well as some new indexer.

The Honey Bee Highlight of the month is Ruth Haws from the Lazona Ward:

=>  CLICK HERE

Here is a report for May:

Please encourage everyone to index.  Our most important goal is to have 200 active Honey Bees every month!

Leave a comment on the blog if you like!!!

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Look out!  We are getting ready to swarm!  Announcing a worldwide event.  Between July 15 and 17 we are going to have over 72,000 people complete at least one batch of indexing!

Get your family involved.  Organize a Young Women or Young Men group.  Let's swarm the hive!!