Consider having a "Maybe" event. Even though it isn't a fact or a real event, events can be marked Private so they wouldn't appear in reports and they are searchable. Laird
On 4/20/2012 7:08 PM, Marg Strong wrote: > For me that's true also, Ron. I was looking for a way to mark them, but it > would have to be something different than entering something into any of the > name fields. The best I can think of right now is in the note fields, but that > wouldn't pull them up in a search. Maybe when I have a better understanding of > starting my own individual ID numbers (If I'm wording that correctly) > something might be possible. Fortunately, right now, I don't have "maybes" in > my tree except one unattached family, but I have seen some I've been tempted > to include. I'm thinking having a lot of "unattached individuals would be > confusing, so haven't done it again. It's something I'll have to look for a > way that I'm happy with, but not a top priority right now. > > Thanks for your thoughts on this. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > *From:* Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, April 20, 2012 3:49 PM > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] What to do with the "I think" and "maybe" > individuals? > > Peggy, > > As somebody else wrote, it is important to consider at this early stage as > to whether you may wish to publish your work as a report just for your > family, send copies to other researchers, publish formally or as a web > site. If so how would they look if full of "possibles" or "maybes". OK, > you could put them in Privacy Brackets, but this would stop you using > them for other purposes. > > Ron Ferguson > > httpp://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > Marg Strong <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > >Eliz, that's an interesting way of doing it. I started trying to think of > something like that and adding it but was afraid it might be too > non-standard. So far I haven't added many "maybes." It is good that Legacy > gives lots of leeway so we can do what we think will be helpful. Needs a > lot of planning ahead though! > > > > > > > > > >>________________________________ > >> From: Eliz Hanebury <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > >>To: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >>Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 2:57 PM > >>Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] What to do with the "I think" and "maybe" > individuals? > >> > >>Marg, I go straight to "Maybe" and Possible and I put it in the name - > >>Mary (maybe) Jones, where I can easily see it. > >> > >>I have six Davis lines all blood kin to me, but since I am a Davis > >>born this gets confusing <G> as you can imagine. > >> > >>Yesterday I cried Uncle and entered on one William (married a > >>Phillips) Davis which will tell me his children are blood kin to my > >>Howe line thru my 2Xggf sister. I love that Legacy lets me do these > >>odd things. > >> > >>Also I don't use "sources" I put the sourcing in the event, I hate a > >>row of numbers after a name <G> but that is me and Legacy lets me <G> > >> > > > 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
