RE: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches
Michele: Oops! The To-Do List is meant to double as a research log that you keep as a permanent record of negative as well as positive results. Kirsten -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 4:38 PM To: Legacy E-Mail List Subject: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches Where do y'all document NEGATIVE searches? Do you just have a list under the general tab? research tab? Or, do you make a to-do for it and document that the search was negative? I am not sure how that would work. Right now what I do is when I have done something on the to-do list I just delete it. michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches
Michele, You are quite correct, there is not a really satisfactory way of dealing with these. I also used to have them in my ToDos and deleted them if the results were negative. Unfortunately because of the numbers it got to the stage that I could not be sure whether I had properly checked something out. Now I leave them in together with a comment regarding the negative outcome - and usually a little more to vent my frustration :-). Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches > Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:37:42 -0500 > > Where do y'all document NEGATIVE searches? Do you just have a list under > the general tab? research tab? > > Or, do you make a to-do for it and document that the search was negative? I > am not sure how that would work. Right now what I do is when I have done > something on the to-do list I just delete it. > > michele > > _ Free games, great prizes - get gaming at Gamesbox. http://www.searchgamesbox.com Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches
The only thing I am concerned about is that the list of to-dos will get confusing, which ones are negative searches and which ones are things I still need to do! michele - Original Message - From: "Susan Daily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches Michele, like Kristin says, the To-do list is your permanent record of your searches. You want to keep the negative ones so that you know you did look for them once in those conditions. Just make a note of it in the Results tab after you close it. Another good thing, too, is that it dates when you closed it. You might hear that they've added more data to a database, and so you can see when was the last time you checked a database, and do more looking if appropriate. Susan On 2/24/08, Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Where do y'all document NEGATIVE searches? Do you just have a list under the general tab? research tab? Or, do you make a to-do for it and document that the search was negative? I am not sure how that would work. Right now what I do is when I have done something on the to-do list I just delete it. michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches
Michele, like Kristin says, the To-do list is your permanent record of your searches. You want to keep the negative ones so that you know you did look for them once in those conditions. Just make a note of it in the Results tab after you close it. Another good thing, too, is that it dates when you closed it. You might hear that they've added more data to a database, and so you can see when was the last time you checked a database, and do more looking if appropriate. Susan On 2/24/08, Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where do y'all document NEGATIVE searches? Do you just have a list under > the general tab? research tab? > > Or, do you make a to-do for it and document that the search was negative? I > am not sure how that would work. Right now what I do is when I have done > something on the to-do list I just delete it. > > michele > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches
Ones that you still need to do will have an "open" status. If it's negative, it will be closed as it will be completed. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:15 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches The only thing I am concerned about is that the list of to-dos will get confusing, which ones are negative searches and which ones are things I still need to do! michele - Original Message - From: "Susan Daily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches > Michele, like Kristin says, the To-do list is your permanent record of > your searches. You want to keep the negative ones so that you know you > did look for them once in those conditions. Just make a note of it in > the Results tab after you close it. > > Another good thing, too, is that it dates when you closed it. You > might hear that they've added more data to a database, and so you can > see when was the last time you checked a database, and do more looking > if appropriate. > > Susan > > On 2/24/08, Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Where do y'all document NEGATIVE searches? Do you just have a list under >> the general tab? research tab? >> >> Or, do you make a to-do for it and document that the search was negative? >> I >> am not sure how that would work. Right now what I do is when I have done >> something on the to-do list I just delete it. >> >> michele >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Documenting negative searches
I put the name of the source, the pages 'no one' was on. I also try to guess why they are missing. Some of my family is missing on a census but they are there before and after.(Other years)I don't solve it BUT document they are missing, between the neighbors. Why may be impossible. Rich in LA CA --- Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where do y'all document NEGATIVE searches? Do you > just have a list under > the general tab? research tab? > > Or, do you make a to-do for it and document that the > search was negative? I > am not sure how that would work. Right now what I > do is when I have done > something on the to-do list I just delete it. > > michele > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
