What you say is true. I too did the same thing when I first started. I am only saying that you should not add unsourced material to your file so I think we agree on that! (You said, "I am critical to those that utilize information located from any source without verifying it for themselves.") The people that have unsourced info on Ancestry could have the best of intentions but that doesn't mean you should just add that info to your file without checking it out first. The people on the Legacy list have gone out of their way to join the list in order to learn how to do things the right way so I was pointing out the right way :) :) :) Legacy has many built in tools to make this easier. They also have a lot of great resources to get the most out of the program and to learn the basic standards of recording genealogy research (webinars, videos, this list etc.). I was just advising the poster to not add unsourced info from Ancestry to their file if they want to do quality research. If they don't care about quality and credibility, then they can just copy away!
Hugs... michele -----Original Message----- From: Tom Watkins Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 2:44 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] UnSourced Internet Trees Good Morning Michele, As you well know, most folks start out in this hobby without any formal training; just a curiosity as to where they came from. Thus, they start collecting information. It is only after they are bitten by the genealogy bug hard enough to take a course or join a list similar to LUG; do they learn the value of proper sourcing. Some of my early sources consists of a name and invalid/out dated email address. It was only after I became serious about the hobby did my source quality improve. Even today, I doubt that many of my sources meet the standards set by Elizabeth Shown Mills. Please keep in mind that this is a hobby for most of us which we do for our own enjoyment and not to meet requirements set by others. I am not critical of those who post the information. I am critical to those that utilize information located from any source without verifying it for themselves. [><] Tom Watkins Eau Gallie, Florida 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3892 - Release Date: 09/12/11 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
