Hi Tracy,
I think it's an individual call for each issue.
I agree that details for the living need to be handled differently
than for the deceased.
Re disproved information. Ultimately, it's only your knowledge of
your readers that can guide whether or not to make it public.
For me, if the disproved information is barely known in the family
anyway, I keep that private or only in the sources and just present
what I have found. That is, I only make an event for this if it's
something that I constantly trip over so I can quickly see that I've
considered it. Otherwise I just note it with a comment in the sources
that this source has been proved incorrect on this point.
If the disproved information is widely held as correct, then I
carefully document why I've come to a different conclusion. If I
don't show knowledge of the widely known incorrect data, it is
assumed I don't know about it and I'm wrong.
In the explanation I include, if possible, the fact that I've been
fortunate enough to have access to information the original informant
couldn't have accessed - or couldn't have accessed easily.
Of course occasionally there is the disproved information that is
tenaciously and loudly believed by only one person in the family.
That's an individual call. Maintaining family relationships where
possible is important.
My exception is when it comes to issues of parenthood of the living.
I don't see it as my role to disseminate that someone is adopted or
has a different father to the one commonly accepted. For children, I
keep that private. For adults, where possible, I check their preference.
Cheers,
Cathy
At 01:59 PM 29/08/2007, you wrote:
Hi Listers
I'm looking for some advice on how others handle the private check box
on events. I have some events that are on my master list as private,
but most are available for display on reports. Most of my information
is coming either from relatives or publicly available information
sources.
My major concern is for disproved events and residence events. To date
I've displayed residence events only for deceased people, unless the
deceased is a child and parents are still living, these events I check
private. When information such as from War Nominal Rolls shows an
address at time of enlistment etc - should they be displayed or
checked private?
What do others do with publicly available information - display or
check private?
What do others do when they've disproved information - display or
check private?
I'm still trying to work out where to draw the line for keeping
privacy issues and not embarrassing some of my family sources, who may
take offence when further research shows errors or discrepancies. AND
I don't want to put my sources offside and put an end to any further
information sharing. How do others handle this balancing act?
Cheers
Tracy
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