[LegacyUG] Sources in Notes Fields

2015-03-01 Thread Ward Walker
While not freaking out, I would discourage this method. I have inherited data via Gedcom that expands source details in the Notes. I find the reports and web pages that result appear very bloated and verbose, often with redundant information. Who wants to read all that when trying to scan and under

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources in Notes Fields

2015-03-01 Thread Charani
On 01/03/2015 15:56, Ward Walker wrote: > While not freaking out, I would discourage this method. I have inherited > data via Gedcom that expands source details in the Notes. I find the reports > and web pages that result appear very bloated and verbose, often with > redundant information. Who want

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources in Notes Fields

2015-03-01 Thread brittongen
I am another who uses notes rather than sources. For me, Legacy is primarily a research aid, secondarily a family history collection/archive, lastly and only occasionally, a formal genealogy. In reverse order, formal sourcing took a hit years back when a particular style was promoted, then a se