I missed the original post because it was not plain text. But this topic interests me as an analyst/programmer so I thought I would add my $0.02...
*** The OP makes a good point. If you look at the GENTECH Genealogical Data Model (GDM)... http://members.ngsgenealogy.org/GENTECH_Data_Model/Diagram_GENTECH_Data_Model_1.0.pdf ...the confidence/surety goes with the assertion, not the citation. Think about it. A citation (the link between an assertion and a source) is a statement like... "Assertion A came from Source B" Does it make sense to assign a surety level to that statement? Are you questioning the fact that assertion A came from source B? No. What you are questioning is the assertion itself. Therefore the surety/confidence belongs with said assertion. Luis' example is a little complicated because it actually consists of 3 assertions... A1: Jake is the son of John Salreta and Maryann (list sources) A2: Jake is the son of John Salreta and Marylu (other sources) A3: These Jakes are the same person (source is Luis - this is his conclusion - notice the GDM provides a field for Rationale) A1 and A2 may have very high surety levels. A3 may be somewhat lower as Luis is not 100% positive of his conclusion. Interesting stuff! -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools/index.htm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools NOTE TO LUG USERS: Use plain text if you want me to read your post. >On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Luis Salreta <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi >> >> I am Legacy user, since version 4 (standard) and version 5 (deluxe edition) >> and belong to the team that is translating Legacy to European Portuguese. >> >> Of course I like the program, but there is one thing that is missing and I >> would like to know what you do in similar situations. >> >> If we have all the information about a family, it is easy to establish the >> relationships with a great certainty, through marriage, birth and death >> certificates (in the Portuguese church records, we can also get many times >> the grandparents). >> >> But sometimes records are missing or the persons went to another place that >> we dont know, and we have only one or two records referencing them and the >> relationship is more uncertain. >> >> For instance I have a Jake son of John Salreta and Maryann. Later on I have >> the marriage of Jake (son of John Salreta and Marylu). I believe in the >> documents and the information within but are those 2 Jakes the same? If I >> could I would put only 3 (max of 5) in the relationship (to the parents) >> surety level. (sorry for the poor names :-). >> >> So, what Im lacking is a surety level for the relationships, and maybe >> one comment field where I could describe the reasons for my doubts. >> >> Im not referring to the documents surety level, because that refers to >> the confidence I have in that document and the information within (or that's >> the way i'm using it). >> >> Ive already search the forum for this type of problem and the best I found >> was in the thread How to represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor and don't like >> the solutions proposed. I think they are "klunges". >> >> >> >> What Im asking is, if there is the need, how do you address this problem. 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
