Louise, Best summation I've seen yet on the issues and the solution. The anomalous family situations some lament that Legacy does not handle well, or not at all, are but a small percentage of the vast whole of society world-wide.
Glenn Woodman Vancouver, Washington ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Par" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Unmarried Mothers in Reports > Anne, > You said: > > Sure we could go to a program who deals with these things better > > tyhan Legacy does, but is that really in Legacy's best interest? > > > > Anne > > You (and others) talk like there are programs that do "these things" better > than Legacy. I would really like to know which programs handles these > things better than Legacy does. There have been numerous put downs of > Legacy because it doesn't handle MANY things the way they think "these > things" should be handled. Such as: > > 1. Adoptions > 2. Single Adoptions > 3. Same Sex Marriages > 4. Child of Same Sex Couples (which is impossible) > 5. Marriage (period) > 6. Multiple Marriages > 7. Step Children > 8. Unmarried Mothers > 9. Unmarried Fathers > 10. Unmarried Couples > 11. Never Married > 12. Child Before Marriage > 13. " After Marriage > 14. " Before Divorce > 15. " After Divorce > > The list could go ON-and-ON. I would REALLY like to know what programs > handle "these things" better than Legacy. I, personally, don't think they > could be handled too much better than Legacy handles them. > > These are all things that happen in life, some being the norm (so-to-speak) > and some that is considered out of the norm, and some rarely happen. YET, > they all, have happened and do happen in our lives and the lives of the ones > we research. Some of us want to record just Genealogical Data. Some want > to record Family History. But, I think most of us want to research and > record Genealogical Data AND Family History. > > BUT.........we cannot expect Legacy (or any other program) to be able to > handle all "those things" because the situations in all of "those things" > are so varied that it would be IMPOSSIBLE to meet the needs of each one. > > This is the reason we have various NOTES sections, like Birth Notes, Death > Notes, General Notes and etc. We, as researchers, must be willing to put > the information in the Note fields that would tell the accurate story of our > ancestors and our present life for the future generations. We cannot expect > Legacy to be able to show all "those things" in the operation of the > program. > > This is only my OPINION. I hope I have not offended anyone with this. > > Louise > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne Hildrum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 7:54 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Unmarried Mothers in Reports > > > > > > rom: "Michelle Safirstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > And if anyone is interested I do have a illegitment > > > birth and it was my Grandfather. I have a pretty good > > > idea who the mother was but there is no way I am > > > putting that in notes or anywhere else. I would never > > > put anything that could be untrue or slanderous in a > > > Genealogy Program that could be read and used for > > > years to come. > > > > Well some of us may have many illegitikmate births and > > do know who both parents are, but they never married > > > > > > > > If you look at these threads, especially the same-sex > > > marriage, it is the same people time and time again > > > that are speaking out. IMO, some people are trying to > > > make a political statement. > > > > I am certainly not making a political statement when I would like > > to have it reported correctly. I do have some of those happening, > > it is a legal fact in several countries and I believe also in two? > > states in the USA. Is it so wrong to hope for Legacy to be a product > > we all feel happy to have? I don't need all the LSD stuff that there is, > > but I have no problems that it is there just because I don't need it. > > > > Those who do need features says so, and why do the people who > > don't need it complain, that there might come in something they don't > need? > > Sure we could go to a program who deals with these things better tyhan > > Legacy does, > > but is that really in Legacy's best interest? > > > > Anne > > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > 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 > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > 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 To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
