STOP!! This is at least the 3rd time this has come up and all it does is lead to problems. Those in charge have banned the topic. So - no BUTS or anything else - just STOP!!
On 10/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sara, > > Note I said nothing about entering non blood-related people into your > software, be it spouses, adoptees, or whatever. It is how you treat > them after they are entered that makes the difference between a > genealogist and a family historian. > > My point is that non blood-related individuals should not be shown as > ancestors and/or descendants in ancestor/descendat charts or reports as > doing so makes such reports something other than what they are named. > If you call it social relationships or whatever is fine. > > As to how you describe your research depends on how you treat it. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sara Binkley Tarpley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 5:38 pm > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Is Anybody There?... same sex relationships > > > > Does that mean that if a married couple has no children, the spouse > should be omitted from charts and reports [unless the spouse is a > cousin]? > > I guess I am proudly not a genealogist then because there is no way > that I would omit my adopted child from my software [noting > appropriately that he is adopted]. Unfortunately, to the best of my > knowledge, there is no software just for family history. I thought > that Legacy and other popular software was adaptable for both > genealogy and family history. > > So, if I am not a genealogist, then how do I describe the bulk of my > research, which does deal with bloodlines [as far as we know them and > subject to the errors that we are all unaware of]? > > Sara > > On 10/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > If you believe that non blood-related individuals should be shown in > > ancestor and/or descendant charts and/or reports then you are not a > > genealogist-period. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: marilyn E B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 3:50 pm > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Is Anybody There?... same sex relationships > > > > > > > > Why can you not do both? > > > > Marilyn > > > > On 10/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mike, > > > > > > Then I am a fourth group. > > > > > > I do NOT believe same-sex relationships are an abomination but DO > > > believe that they should not be shown in a genealogical > presentation ( > > > as opposed to a family History presentation). > > > > > > There is nothing wrong with doing family history, as long as you > > > realize that that is what you are doing and not deceiving yourself > > into > > > believing you are doing genealogy. > > > > > > The reverse is also true. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and > > industry-leading spam and email virus protection. > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and > industry-leading spam and email virus protection. > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > -- Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 EMail: GeoSci64 at gmail dot com McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
