On 2013/11/25 19:26, Ron Ferguson wrote: > > I said in a previous post that expand/contract would not work unless the four > field convention is used. > > I do not know Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, but it has been said that they > largely have only 3 fields, and if that location is the full one, then what > would you do - stick some commas in to make it incorrect? > > Coming to England, what would you do with the correct Ashton-under-Lyne, > Tameside, England, the current location, - historically Ashton-under-Lyne, > Lancashire. England? Whatever you do will give an incorrect location, and I > will > not have errors in my locations, nor look like an ignoramus in > reports/webpages. > > The choice is with the user. I have made mine, accuracy first.
You and I are of like-minds in this one, Ron. I suspect the whole 4-part thing originated because of US institutions such as the DAR insisted on it and it has then become a de facto standard that no-one really wants. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) 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
