Phew, I thought that I was going to be alone in starting off recording this observation. Thanks to those that shared my views.
Now all we have to do is convince all of the other posters on all of the assorted other lists - particularly those that is of the type that "GOONS" & other such groups promotes. State/county area lists are not usually too much of a problem as the users are often familiar with the place names but ones dedicated to the names I list below in my signature do pose me problems here in WA Oz. Peter Holmes Western Australia [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Pinchbeck, Donington and then Leicestershire), DAVISON (Donington), CRAGG (Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire), RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Gosberton, Gosberton Clough)] [Villages are in Lincolnshire] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John R. > Bayle > Sent: Monday, 27 March 2006 12:13 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re:[LegacyUG] Use of ENGLISH and abbreviations in genealogy > programs > > Cynthia wrote: > > > When I attended the National Genealogical Society Conference in Nashville, > > Tennessee last year, I took the Legacy session. There I learned that all > of > > the 2 letter state abbreviations should all be spelled out for posterity, > > along with any other abbreviations. I am still correcting some of my > master > > lists now! > > Thanks Cynthia for confirming to me just what a legend I am > in my own mind !!! ;-)) > > Years ago I decided that abbreviations are Evil! > I decided to stop using them in my Genealogy files and did the conversion > process you are now doing. It had just occurred to me that whatever > abbreviations one uses imposes more work on any subsequent users of > one's file. Yeah, I know, use the US standard Postal Code abbreviations. > Well not everybody knows what they are and they may overlap as you > point out with other places in the world Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group 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/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
