What they are referin to is the LUG list rules, not a set of record keeping rules. Rich
--- Dora Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm writing for my descendants, not NEHGS. So I > do what makes sense to > me. > > Where is this emphasis on some sort of rigid rules > from God knows where that > make no sense coming from? "Violated rule number > two twice"? Who's > counting, and who's goinna slap mah wrists! If > people want to be rule > bound, why do they need to try to coerce other > people to participate in this > anxiety disorder? What difference does it make if > Laura does her genealogy > the same way Bill Houdek does? > > But then, someone on one list explained to me that > some people doing family > genealogy projects follow some bizarre outmoded > rules that NEHGS and TAG and > another group apply to what they will publish in > their journals. I don't > give two hoots what NEHGS and TAG allow in their > journals. I publish my > findings on the web, and discuss problems on the > genealogy lists, and will > never submit anything to NEHGS and TAG, and it > sounds like they might not > publish it if I did. > > But with that said, noone can tell Laura how to list > those foster children. > If the couple raised them and then they were listed > as contacts by the > funeral home, I would think they were family, but > maybe Laura has reasons > not to list them that way. And I don't know for > what purpose Laura is > doing her genealogy. > > Now, I'm off this discussion, before I get mad, and > think of how to point > out to Bill and others that there is not some all > powerful body we all swore > to obey or something to tell us all how to do live, > worship, or do > genealogy. My 17th and 18th century ancestors > came to this country > specifically to do all that their own way in peace - > ARGGH! > > Yours, > Dora Smith > Austin, TX > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > Cc: "Arnold Sprague" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:24 PM > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Foster children > > > >I agree with Arnold. Is time this is discussed and > only blood line > >individuals should be included in the "family". > That said. have violated # > >2 twice. Think what it all boils down to is what > the individual doing the > >recording wants out of the Legacy record. In that > context, would not like > >to see some sort of hard & fast rule as that will > satisfy only the person > >laying down the rule. > > > > Bill Houdek > > ---- Arnold Sprague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I think that once we open the > *genealogical* door to > >> non-blood line children, the difference between > adopted, foster, and > >> anything else is merely a word game. > >> IMPHO*, there should be two categories > for children: blood > >> line (DNA) and other. > >> IMHHO*, we should only list children of > the parents' blood > >> lines (DNA). Others should go into notes > >> > >> My comments are meant to further the > discussion as to what > >> constitutes *genealogy*. It is not meant to start > a fire fight. > >> Arnold > >> > >> * In My Polite Humble Opinion > >> ** In My Honest Humble Opinion > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! > Order online at > > > http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp > or call > > 1-800-753-3453. *** > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > > > For online technical support, please visit > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.1.431 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/556 - > Release Date: 11/28/2006 3:22 PM > > > > *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! 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