changes to f8 rules

Post by **evilc** » 08 Oct 2007, 15:41

Have you found since the change to f8 rules that your keystrokes have fallen, amongst some of our colleagues it is down by as much as 1000, but according to the guy who brought it in there is no difference he must be being told the wrong figures.

Post by **Yossarian** » 08 Oct 2007, 17:08

We were told by Andy Dixon (the guy who introduced it) that our stats would fall but be back to where they were in one week!!!!!!! We've only been doing it for about two weeks but our stats are still way down! Our team average is down by at least 500 KPH. Don't know about you but I hate the machine print rule!!!

Post by **evilc** » 08 Oct 2007, 17:47

Yossarian wrote:We were told by Andy Dixon (the guy who introduced it) that our stats would fall but be back to where they were in one week!!!!!!! We've only been doing it for about two weeks but our stats are still way down! Our team average is down by at least 500 KPH. Don't know about you but I hate the machine print rule!!!

I thought the idea was to send less mail to f8, my stats say that I now send at least 55% to f8.

Post by **evilc** » 08 Oct 2007, 17:49

Anyway it will never change cause majority of staff have not got the balls to strike now, they will never strike for this crap idea.

Post by **de-coded** » 10 Oct 2007, 18:31

People I know are saying they getting pains in wrist from new keying rules and the stupid daylight bulbs no one wanted are giving them headaches is this part of the ploy to get rid of as many people as possible

Post by **de-coded** » 10 Oct 2007, 18:34

Anyway it will never change cause majority of staff have not got the balls to strike now, they will never strike for this crap idea

Theres probably about 10% of lates that would strike, I think earlies and nights have better rates of members who would strike.

Post by **teesdale** » 25 Dec 2007, 20:49

A tall bloke who rode some super charged moped like a nutter. Used to key with him at Bristol Mail Centre. He used to sit with some bloke who made a chicken noise almost every 15 minutes to wind up the manager, very loud = 15 times a day, every day for about 4 months.

Amended by TBT

rules what Postman wrote:Please do not name any individuals on here,use their 'work title' or 'my/a colleague' ect instead.

Post by **Shiggaddi** » 30 Dec 2007, 16:50

teesdale wrote:A tall bloke who rode some super charged moped like a nutter. Used to key with him at Bristol Mail Centre. He used to sit with some bloke who made a chicken noise almost every 15 minutes to wind up the manager, very loud = 15 times a day, every day for about 4 months.

Amended by TBT

rules what Postman wrote:Please do not name any individuals on here,use their 'work title' or 'my/a colleague' ect instead.

That chicken noise sounds like "fowl" language to me!!

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 01 Sep 2008, 20:16

teesdale wrote:A tall bloke who rode some super charged moped like a nutter. Used to key with him at Bristol Mail Centre. He used to sit with some bloke who made a chicken noise almost every 15 minutes to wind up the manager, very loud = 15 times a day, every day for about 4 months.

...ho ho! We've got one in our delivery office, only he says, "Green light! Green light!" in a high-pitched voice. It's bloody annoying, especially when the green light has definitely not been switched on by the managers.

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 01 Sep 2008, 20:19

evilc wrote:...since the change to f8 rules...

I'm only a humble postie: what are f8 rules?

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 02 Sep 2008, 13:23

majeed wrote:
evilc wrote:...since the change to f8 rules...
I'm only a humble postie: what are f8 rules?

Don't worry about it - its one of the Dark Arts that MDeC (Keying Posties) use when they process mail that the machines can't read. Means nothing to us humble footsore delivery posties, but I am sure one of the finger sore keyers will tell us.

Post by **dellman** » 02 Sep 2008, 15:56

Hi all....great to have RMC back on the air....

In a nutshell when an MDEC keyer presses the F8 button....the mail piece is sent to ROI (that stands for Region Of Interest)....and either the same keyer or another keyer will have the same image presented to them in a non keying mode (ROI)...for them to draw a box around the correct address (basically the machine needs to be told where to look to find the address...so it might have a chance of sorting it itself)....if the machine still cannot resolve the image....then it is up to the MDEC keyer to resolve it in the keying mode......The F8 rules govern just what images are allowed to be sent to ROI (when to press the F8 button or not)....it does get more complicated ....so I won't elaborate any further....all I will say is that since the rules were changed yet again last october it has caused quite some problems....

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 02 Sep 2008, 17:14

dellman wrote:Hi all....great to have RMC back on the air....

In a nutshell when an MDEC keyer presses the F8 button....the mail piece is sent to ROI (that stands for Region Of Interest)....and either the same keyer or another keyer will have the same image presented to them in a non keying mode (ROI)...for them to draw a box around the correct address (basically the machine needs to be told where to look to find the address...so it might have a chance of sorting it itself)....if the machine still cannot resolve the image....then it is up to the MDEC keyer to resolve it in the keying mode......The F8 rules govern just what images are allowed to be sent to ROI (when to press the F8 button or not)....it does get more complicated ....so I won't elaborate any further....all I will say is that since the rules were changed yet again last october it has caused quite some problems....

Well, that sort-of explains it. Thanks. You would wonder why something so simple should become so complicated: I guess it's all down to the types of letters and parcels that come through the pipeline, where they actually need to go to first and also, where they originally came from...

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