Ron - In obvious agreement - wish I were there to lift a pint with you!
John On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote: > Jerry, > > Not only may there be disagreement on what form any standardisation should > take, but also on the need for it in the first place! I often feel that > there is too much of it, I enjoy the flexibility of Legacy, and have no > wish > to have to conform to a format laid down by others. Boring!! > > Diversity is what makes life interesting, just imagine standard newspaper > formats, and standardised websites. It may be said that we are losing our > own cultures to the 'tick-box' society, please don't let this virus take > over our individuality. Remember that standardisation almost inevitably > leads to the lowering of standards to the lowest common denominator. Now > for > a decent *British* pint! > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 6:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] AKAs > > Thanks - seems there are still so many "grey" areas - one could wish for > better standardization, but that would not make a lot of us happy if we > disagreed, so I guess we just continue doing what makes sense to > us. --Jerry > > On 01/13/2012 12:31 PM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > > On 13/01/2012 15:52, Jerry wrote: > >> What field do you think should be used for different spellings, if not > >> AKA? > > Well, it's not so much a case of what field *should* be as what field > > (if any) I or anyone else *chooses* to use! Personally, I don't use any > > field as such. > > > > Example. I have a family named Mathews, but quite often the name > > appears as Matthews. If Matthews appears in a Birth, Marriage or Death > > Index, for example, I will write Matthews as the Surname in the Source > > template. If Matthews appears on a Census my Event Description, where > > where I write all the info from the Census for each person, will show > > the Matthews spelling and in the Source I will write "household of ... > > Matthews" > > > > I use the AKA field only for cases where a person had an "official" > > name, but was also known by a different name, such a cousin of mine > > whose forenames were Horatio John but he was almost always called Peter, > > both within and without his family. I don't put nicknames or > > abbreviations in the AKA field, either. > > > > > > 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 > > > -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! 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
