Update: I noticed on Ron's website, based in England, that he has a Bristol in Gloucestershire for a "county." So, just throwing that out - not sure if Bristol and Bristol City are the same or different.
Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org On 8/23/2011 9:44 PM, Jerry wrote: > Hi Ann. Even though the folks in England insist that the four-divisions > don't work over there, some of us have made the decision to use four > divisions worldwide and make them fit because it does produce a standard > that works really great in the sorting of the place names. > > I use the format as follows: > > City or Village, County, State or Province, COUNTRY > > So, assuming that Bristol City is also in the county of Bristol in > England, your input would be like this: > > Bristol City, Bristol, , ENGLAND > > I left the third position blank within commas because apparently there > is no STATE or PROVINCE in England. > > So, if Bristol City is the city and it is in a county (or the equivalent > of a county) called Bristol, I believe the above would be correct for > those of us who do the four positions as shown above. > > I always put my countries in all caps because I think it creates a more > visually-friendly output, but that would be optional, of course. > > Please if anyone argues the point - only discuss on the basis of what > would be correct for a four-position standard, not to argue that it does > not work for England. > > > Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org > > On 8/23/2011 8:26 PM, Anne Hollingshead wrote: >> I use the four place markers for locations. >> >> How should I handle Bristol city which is also a county in England ? >> >> Anne >> >> >> 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 > > > 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 > > 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
