On 2010/02/03 11:18, Lionel Carter wrote: > It is interesting that no one has pointed out some people are interested > in tracing their family history rather than just their ancestors. > If you don't note people without descendants you presumably omit all > spinsters.
No, I record them all, they're still part of the wider family. Some of us strive for precision in our research. Labelling people as ancestors when they strictly are not is, to me, an example of imprecision which can lead to - no offence intended to anyone in particular - sloppiness in research. As an example of this, I view the past behaviour of some contributors to the LDS records as being sloppy in the extreme. Just name collecting. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
