Hi Jay, I also have a few of notes in name fields to warn the reader. For example, when I think I've found the parents of an ancestor, I add them, make them invisible so they're not published and for my use visually on the screen add to the given name - guess (meaning best guess rather than wild guess), possibly or probably depending on my evidence. When I'm almost sure I remove the invisibility but leave the probably to make it very obvious I'm not 100% sure of this link. I also, of course, put the reasoning in notes.
I agree that clarity is more important than beauty or keeping to name standards. Cathy J.M. "Jay" Ingalls wrote: > Ron, > > Have not done an actual count, but have about 100 with "notes" in the > given name field, out of about 65,000 people. And very few will be the > ancestors of my descendants. I collect data on all Ingalls of all > spellings in the USA and Canada, warn people when I send them data > that they need to verify everything. I will not li ve long enough to do > the work for "everyone". > > The suggestion to put the notes in the given name field in the double > brackets so they will not be published is good and bad. It may look > better, but does not warn the reader that I suspect there is a problem > with the data. I believe "function" or "usability" is much more > important than "beauty". > > Jay > =========================== > On 5/17/2014 8:51 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: >> Jay, >> >> Clearly you do not publish your work, so whatever takes your fancy is OK. >> >> However I would not like the job of sorting it all out should you >> change your mind. >> >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> Sent from my Xperiaâ„¢ smartphone >> >> "J.M. \Jay\ Ingalls " <jay_inga...@pipeline.com> wrote: >> >> Pat, >> >> I often put a note in the given name field, such as "Mary-Not Pat's >> direct ancestor". Saves a lot of time, does not require reading the >> notes. >> >> I have some I need to work on, Like "John-May be wrong wife", etc. >> >> Fortunately, we are not limited to 12 characters, or whatever it was >> in the first genealogy programs, for the given name field! >> >> Jay 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
