Amen, sister. Very well said. I am not LDS either but wouldn't have 25% of the info I now have if not for their genealogical endeavors.
Larry On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Michele Lewis <[email protected]>wrote: > I have been watching this conversation in bewilderment. I have put USA > and I have put United States. Not once has Legacy changed what I have > entered (except when I used the expand/contract feature). I now have all > my locations with United States to conform to the LDS standard. Just for > the records, I am not LDS but I am very grateful to the LDS church for > everything they have done to preserve records through microfilming. They > are the experts when it comes to genealogy research so I do respect their > opinion on what the standard should be. **** > > ** ** > > michele**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Larry McCumber [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, March 12, 2012 4:38 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Location defaults changed**** > > ** ** > > It has nothing to do with USA vs United States. It has everything to do > with Legacy changing MY data. Problem is I have to much data to switch to > another genealogy program. GEDCOMs do not work and data is always lost. > I do my research for my family and have no desire for anyone else to see > or use. Color me stingy. Don't care.**** > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Jerry <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > I understand well the argument that Legacy should have informed the > users so they could make the choice between USA and United States. I > actually intend on changing our locations to comply with the United > States standard since it was pointed out to me by Sherry there is a need > to do so for the public records. > > But I don't understand why so many on the list have apparently opted to > just be stingy and not share their work with others. True, you should > be given credit for the work you've done, but why not be willing to > share with your extended family? I don't get it... > > Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org**** > > > On 3/12/2012 2:24 PM, James Cook wrote: > > That was my thought initially, but after a follow-up from the OPer, it > > seems that when entering new locations (and I guess when geolocating), > > Legacy now returns "United States" ALWAYS. So, if you are one who > > prefers USA, you must manually change it every time. Not friendly at > > all. > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Mike Fry<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Quit moaning! It won't do any good! 5 minutes to run through the Master > >> Locations List and change them all (and all usages) to what you want. > > > > > > > > > **** > > 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 > 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
