I use a "#" at the end of questionable names, as it will sort the name into the correct place in an alphabetic sort, but is still obvious.
You can also search for any name that "contains" a # to create a list of questionable items, or to mark all the questionable items as Private so they don't appear in your charts, reports, or gedcoms unless you specifically want them.. I also use "#" as an identifier of questionable info in the names of scanned pictures and documents, since Windows doesn't allow a "?" in file names, such as HouseOnWhiteSt-1953#.jpg Here, Windows can search for a file name with a # in it to locate all the images with questionable info. I use () to identify people of interest other than the head of household in naming downloaded census images, such as WilliamsTL(June)-1920-TN-Tipton.jpg This sorts with other images for the same family name, but indicates that the person of interest is not the head. John > I've received some data concerning purported children of a man. This > data > is not proven, but is, according to the researcher, a collection of data > from > various unsourced web sites. I would like to enter this data, but in a > manner that marks the data as speculative. > > My thought is to use parentheses as the first and last character of the > names, such as (John) (Doe). Thus, I would immediately recognize that > the data > is speculative and should probably be excluded from written reports. > > I can see nothing in the Legacy documentation that forbids using these > non-alpha characters in the name fields and in GEDCOM files. However, > can someone > confirm that this practice would not cause problems with the program or a > GEDCOM file? > > Jon Raymond > St Paul Park, MN > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond/ > > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > > > > 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
