FAQs
FAQs
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A. Certainly. No bother. You are part of a family in Scotland. But we are accepting entries from customers whose connection to Scotland is more tenuous than yours.
A. We came up with ‘remarkable but unremarked’ to describe someone whose life was not humdrum, who lived through interesting times, does not figure in any history book but whose story will fascinate their descendants – like Reginald WD Gilbertson . His Profile also features wry Appreciations and shows the value of a Timeline.
‘A life unsung’ comes from the poet Jackie Kay. An example of someone much loved by family and friends and valued in their community is Mora Munro whose Profile also shows an acknowledgement and a good example of a postscript.
A. All along we wanted to enlarge the project to bring in anyone with a Scottish connection, either admired in their lifetime, now at risk of drifting into obscurity, or, whose story excited your imagination.
People like Professor John P Mackintosh (who would have been in the running with Donald Dewar for the honour of being Scotland’s first First Minister.) Or like Mary McDonald (who caught the eye and imagination of one of our supporters on the Black Isle.)
Remember the third of our objectives is ‘ to build milestonesscotland.co.uk into an accepted, popular and reliable source of information for general, biographical and family research.’ But yes, certainly, family and friends were, and are, the highest priority.
A. Milestones is not a money-making venture. We want to generate enough income to pay our running costs, to refund advances received from supporters to set up the project and to offer payment to those presently volunteering. When that’s done there will be bonus income. This we plan to share out amongst good causes.
A. On starting with Milestones each of our volunteer team members nominated a good cause they want to see supported when the project makes a profit. We made the same offer to the core of supporters who provided the Profiles in the original Register. Sustainers are invited to do so too. The list of Good Causes would be circulated to customers regularly. These already include Age Scotland, Amnesty, British Red Cross, Edinburgh Direct Aid International, Macmillan Cancer Support, MSF, Parkinson’s UK, WaterAid. Distribution will be at the discretion of the board at Annual General Meeting.
A. It depends on whether you, our customer, are a family member or not.
Standard invitation – where customer is a family member. If, as a family member, you have had your registration form acknowledged this is what you can expect to appear, immediately following the short life summary you provided, when the Brief Profile is published:
“Appreciations are invited from family and friends. They should be sent to registrations@milestonesscotland.co.ukThe content of Appreciations is subject to the joint approval of Milestones and our customer. This right of editorial control will usually only be exercised when judged necessary for the protection of the good names of the subject and the site.
A Moderator from the team may suggest it be used to edit for accuracy or brevity or to create a celebratory or lighter – while still respectful – tone.
For more information on Appreciations go to Appreciations and InvitationsSpecial Invitation – where a new customer not a relation. Where you, our customer initially registering, are not related to your subject, this is the text you can expect to appear immediately following the short life summary you provided, when the Brief Profile is published:
Appreciations are invited from family members and others, especially those who, like our customer, feel that this is a person who deserves to be remembered and celebrated.
They should be sent to: registrations@milestonesscotland.co.uk
The content of Appreciations is subject to the joint approval of Milestones and our customer. This right of editorial control will usually only be exercised when judged necessary for the protection of the good names of the subject and the site.
A Moderator from the team may suggest it be used to edit for accuracy or brevity or to create a celebratory or lighter – while still respectful – tone.
We have made provision for the possibility of a family member wishing to take over ownership of the Profile from our original customer in a Protocol to our Terms and Conditions.
For more information on Appreciations and Invitations