I leave the name space blank if I have no clue what the name was. Since my Scandinavians have names like Anna Pedersdotter, I might 'create' a name like that (or Mrs. Johnson, which I hate) but I leave it blank otherwise. The program fills in the unknown into the screen, but does not print them on paper. I like it that way, so I am happy. I know some people like/need to type in unknown, that is a choice. I think it comes down to when the LDS stopped accepting input of unknown, (heard as RUMOR) the climate changed. I suspect that the Legacy crew, some of whom are LDS, are following the guidance of the church (not told anything, officially). In any case, both groups and I leave the fields blank/empty instead of 'unknown'. I decided years ago that if all I had was the possible parent of my person may have the same surname (or the child didn't have one), a birthdate range of over 20 years, in a country or continent as a location, I didn't have enough to bother with. Some of the sentences come out looking stupid (my opinion) but I will send instead a cover letter staying that this is still a work in progress. As per above, I don't think Legacy cares what you put, only that you tell it to ignore the 'potential problems'. That way only the new people you add that are missing stuff, or use non-standard names, will show up as a problem. Then you can fix or accept that you can never fix it. Example: I have church records that states the birth was on 30 Feb (forgot the year). I later found out that the area used that date for a few decades. The priest who did it didn't know (or care) that someday someone would be bothered by it. If you want to put unknown in, just give the computer permission to not pester you about it. Rich in LA CA
--- On Wed, 5/19/10, JLB <j...@jgen.ws> wrote: > From: JLB <j...@jgen.ws> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Married 'Someone' > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 10:50 PM > Has L7 fixed it? I remember this > going around once before. Why does > Legacy have a problem with 'unknown' as a name? I have a > list of them in > my Potential Problems list. What is Legacy OK with as a > name for an > unknown person? > ----- > JL > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www.jgen.ws/jlog > > On 5/19/2010 10:25 PM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES wrote: > > Since my situations of changing unknowns to knowns, > were solved back > > in L5, when I had to repair it myself. I didn't know > L7 had fixed it. > > I in L5, removed all my unknowns, because the program > installed the > > word unknown (in the screen only, not reports) which > was what I had > > been wanting to have done. So, I did it the old way, > and will never > > again put the name unknown for anyone. Let the program > do field fills > > for the screen. Rich in LA CA > > > > --- On Wed, 5/19/10, CE Wood<wood...@msn.com> > wrote: > > > >> From: CE Wood<wood...@msn.com> > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Married > >> 'Someone' To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Date: Wednesday, May > >> 19, 2010, 9:57 PM I think she is asking why the > program doesn't > >> correct its mistake. As one gathers more > information, there will > >> always be spouses discovered. There needs to be a > string that > >> automatically removes the "someone" when an actual > name is > >> entered. > >> > >> Correcting one marriage is not the issue. > Correcting them ALL is > >> ridiculous. > >> > >> Legacy did say this error had been fixed. I > guess not, huh? > >> > >> > >> CE > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer > Crockett > >> [mailto:jcrock...@optusnet.com.au] > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 > >> 4:30 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] > >> Married 'Someone' > >> > >> I once had this happen to me. What I finally came > up with to fix it > >> was to unlink the couple and then re-link them. I > did this using > >> the Marriage List. > >> > >> Jennifer > >> > >> > >> From: Jan Roberts [mailto:poo...@ozemail.com.au] > Sent: Thursday, 20 > >> May 2010 9:18 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > Subject: > >> [LegacyUG] Married 'Someone' > >> > >> I have just been reading through a report I > created yesterday > >> (after having converted pdf to doc, edited – or > so I thought – > >> resaved as pdf, uploaded to my newly created > wiki!) and have > >> noticed that I have the ubiquitous Fred married > someone Mary Jane > >> BROWN. I thought this problem had been > resolved some time ago. > >> Originally I had an unknown wife for Fred, but > recently added a > >> name. Obviously the someone is a hangover > from when her name was > >> unknown. How does one resolve this problem > other than having to > >> read through every report word for word once it > has been created. > >> At the moment I tend to rely on Word’s spelling > error identifier to > >> check for spelling errors, as well as making any > additions or > >> deletions that I know I need – I’d prefer not > to have to check the > >> wording of every marriage statement just in case > the extraneous > >> ‘someone’ is in place. > >> > >> Cheers Jan > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Legacy User Group guidelines: > >> > >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >> > >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > >> > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > >> > >> Archived messages from old mail server - before > Nov. 21 2009: > >> > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ > >> > >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > >> > >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked > by AVG - > >> www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: > 271.1.1/2868 - > >> Release Date: 05/18/10 11:26:00 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Legacy User Group guidelines: > >> > >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >> > >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > >> > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > >> > >> Archived messages from old mail server - before > Nov. 21 2009: > >> > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@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 after Nov. 21 2009: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. > 21 2009: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@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 after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@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 after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
