Ken I agree totally with you. You are right on. The biggest problem with sources and merging is as Kathi mentioned; we need help with the Auto Source when we import information. The source should be assigned to every event, not just to unspecified. We need to know where each piece of information came from. Then we have a stronger basis for decision making.
Ken McGinnis wrote > Summary: > ================ > If data is basically the same but entered differently then > sources should be > combined. If the data is different and there are sources > attached why throw > the data away? I recommend always keeping information especially > if it has > been sourced and would suggest copying that data to notes or to an event. > If the data and source is completely wrong then it should be deleted from > the file. I don't think this last item of data being wrong and including > sources happens very often. When I say wrong I mean that > somebody attached > a source that doesn't belong to this person and that it was entered by > mistake. If the sources are real sources that document conflicting > information then I would still want to keep them so others know > about them. > This information is many times just as important as correctly recorded > information when it comes to doing additional research. > Assumptions: > ================ > Maybe I don't see things the way others do which wouldn't be surprising at > all. In the examples above I am only trying to show that to me > sources are > sacred and I wouldn't want to ever lose any of them unless they > are totally > incorrectly attached to a person which only makes sense to get rid of it. > Other wise I want to keep all sources. If there are to similar items like > in the location example then I would probably select the one I > like the most > and merge and the sources for the two pieces of information would be > combined for me automatically and I haven't lost a thing. If the > differences in the two pieces of information are totally different then I > always select to copy one of them to an alternate event as I don't want to > lose that information. If the information is total wrong which is seldom > the case for me then I could simply edit the person and fix the sources. > > Fixes: > ================ > I can add a new option to save a few keystrokes. My proposed > change is to > add another menu item to the Options button on the bottom of the merge > screen that would read something like "Don't combine sources for > unselected > information". I think this option should be reset to unchecked > after each > merge and a user could reselect the option if they didn't want to keep the > sources for the information that was being discarded. > > > Open for Arguments: > ================ > Am I right in the way I see things as data is priceless and should usually > be kept? Maybe not, but that's how I see it. > > I welcome any comments that could convince me otherwise. To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
