I think I missed a lot of past discussion on this. I hear all the discussion and, being new, don't want to make mistakes that might cause clean up work in the future.It's unlikely I will ever get to the place where I could put a Tree on the web, let alone publish other than a book for my close relatives some day.
Who is trying to impose it on the rest of the world? Legacy? The Family Search People? That's why I'm confused. Who are these "powers" who are making the decisions? And why does it matter? What effect will today's choices of entry, 4 or 9 or whatever, have on us later on? >________________________________ > From: Mike Fry <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:38 PM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master Locations - Townships; census > >On 2012/04/25 19:46, Carl Cox wrote: > >> In New England Townships are essentially unincorporated cities, I believe. In >> many parts of the country Townships are a 6 mile square surveyed area. Not >> all >> states handle townships the same. You have to do what works for you in the >> area >> you are working. > >Here comes a cat to throw amongst the pigeons. > >So, why try and impose this awful 4-part location on the rest of the world? > >-- >Regards, >Mike Fry >Johannesburg > > > >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
