John, I never put the word "unknown" in the given or in the surname fields (I agree with you. I don't think the word unknown belongs in these fields). I just leave the person completely blank. Even with no spouse entered at all I can still attach children to the relationship.
I do a one-name study as well (Glaentzer). I know how important it is to be able to differentiate between people and that is why if I have some sort of identifying information that will give someone uniqueness I go for it :) I too like to see how other people do things. I have been known to change my mind from time to time :) Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
