Debra, I appreciated your succinct run-down of the very good reasons that we use an "accessed" date. Thanks for posting it for others to think about, as well.
Discussion of this nature, in the context of the usage of Legacy software, is welcome at any time on this forum. There is only one person on the list (of whom I am aware) who takes a denigrating tone toward the Mills-style sourcing, and toward those who embrace it, or who post to the list about trying to implement it through the usage of the SourceWriter. (There are a couple of others who disagree with it, but are quite happy to live and let live.) Welcome to the list. Janis Walker Gilmore Pawleys Island, SC, & Seattle, WA On 1/29/09 7:49 PM, "Debra Andrew" <dandr...@comcast.net> wrote: > Dear List: > > I'm sorry if anyone has taken offense at my reply as it was not directed to > anyone personally. The question was raised as to why would someone include > access dates and the reasoning behind it. If you look at my message > carefully, you will see it is written in the third person and is very > general, nor does it direct any accusations toward anyone about their level > and ability in researching, whom they were researching, how many records > they own personally or how many times they have looked at those particular > records. The message was in response to why would someone would want to > record these dates. > > When someone looks to see when a record has been accessed, it is "not" to > enhance or deflate their ego, but is just another research tool to be looked > at objectively in furthering research in any given area. If someone never > puts their info on line, publishes it or shares it with anyone, they have no > need to document their research. As I have read on the National Genealogy > site, a genealogy without doucmentation is a fairy tale, not a genealogy. > > Everyone is at different levels and interest in their genealogy research. > It is just as easy to record the date as not to add it. If someone wants a > reference source for citing evidence, both Legacy and Ancestry recommends > "Evidence Explained Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace" by > Elizabeth Shown Mills. > > Referencing an access date does not mean everytime somone looks at it in > their personal files it needs to be annotated, but when it is referred to in > public file that is obtained in another place, like a library, a website, or > a government office. > > The response I received is just below a level of a flame. I'm removing > myself from this list as not to give offense to anyone else and cause them > undue pain in their emotions. > > D. Andrew > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elizabeth Richardson" <erich...@worldnet.att.net> > To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:21 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Access dates > > >> >> Reply changed to plain text as the list rules requires it. >> >> Of course, if it's important to you to have the date, then record it. Does >> EE require it? (Not that I'd probably care if it does, but the standard >> sourcing I've seen in other scholarly journals does not include this >> information.) I'm not out to prove that I'm a better researcher than the >> next guy, so I'm not comparing my work to anyone. My work is as good as I >> can make it. If someone wants to compare their work to mine, his ego will >> either be enhanced or not and I have no control over that. I have no >> desire to go over old work to see if a document has been rescanned, OCR'd, >> etc. I have many hundreds of census records downloaded to my computer and >> yes, I have looked at them again, primarily because my sources from early >> work isn't in the format I now prefer. My work is not being done for any >> legal representation of my ancestors, and if you'll look at my tagline, >> I'm not even researching my ancestors. >> >> Elizabeth >> researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson > > > > > 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
