Jenny M Benson wrote: > wrote >> In using SourceWriter and sourcing a web site, I am asked to put in >> the main URL. If my entire URL is >> http://www.seacoastnh.com/women/thaxter.html , is that what I put in >> or do I write in only to the first / or something else? I know that >> I can put in whatever I want but be consistent, etc., but what are >> your thoughts on what the main URL is? > > Strictly speaking, for the URL you give, the "main URL" is > > http://www.seacoastngh.com > > which will take you to the homepage of the website. > > In practice, whether or not I actually give the main URL or one for a > specific page rather depends on a few factors. When using, say, The > Times Digital Archive the page URL for any particular article is > horrendously long, so I use the main one. I use the main one for big > cites with good menus/indexes such as Ancestry. But for > "multi-purpose" sites - for example, a family's website or village > website which includes a section on genealogy as well as sections on > numerous unrelated topics - I will give the URL of the actual page or > of the introductory page for the relevant section.
Jenny, With respect that is not necessarily accurate, I haven't looked at the site so I don't actually know. I have a site http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/index.html, the main URL is not http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ this will just give you an error. Many host sites which people use have as the stem ~/yourname/. I tend to do the same as you with sites such as Ancestry, although I suppose I could use a tinyurl or bit.ly, but then maybe I'm a tad lazy! Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England ____________________________________________________ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
