Jenny, I actually agree with both yourself and Connie. In my first comment on this thread I said that I would quite likely leave them unlinked, as per Connie's method, but obviously whether I would or not does depend on the strength of the evidence. It is, of course, a matter of judgement when one does decide to link two people, and like yourself I would set the surety levely to an appropriate level.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:02:11 +0100 > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor > > Connie Sheets wrote >>Personally, I think it is a very bad idea to link people in your >>database until you have obtained solid direct evidence of a >>relationship, or you have completed a "reasonably exhaustive search" so >>that you can construct a proof argument using indirect evidence. (It's >>more complicated than that, but that is the basic guideline I use). > > Surely this is where the Surety Level field of Source Citations comes > in? > > If you evidence is largely circumstantial, use a 0 or 1 rating; if you > think it is somewhat stronger then use a 2. > > Exactly what level is used rather depends on personal evaluation of the > Source - what might be considered level 4 proof by one person might only > be rated 3 by another. Some people, probably you Connie, would not link > anyone in their family file unless the evidence rated at least a 3. > > Personally, I would enter everyone in who I had "an interest" but not > link anyone where the evidence rated 0. > > Other people looking at my data can not only see my sources and judge > their value for themselves, but can also see how much confidence I had > in them - that is, when I remember to adjust that field! > -- > Jenny M Benson > _________________________________________________________________ Get the best of MSN on your mobile http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/147991039/direct/01/ 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
