There is at least one occassion where it is helpful. I imported a gedcom and most of the RINS were way above my own and so there were some big gaps. When I added an extra person, Legacy chose the highest RIN and added one to that. So I set the option to reuse the RINS and slowly the gaps are being filled up. When I get to the point that the gaps are gone (or almost), I will turn off that option.
Ron has a very valid point about using previously deleted RINS. I'm just in the situation that that has not happened to me. In general, I don't care what the RIN for a particular person is, just as long as it never changes. ..Paul Melbourne, Australia --- On Thu, 26/4/12, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Reuse abandoned RIN's > To: [email protected] > Received: Thursday, 26 April, 2012, 4:35 PM > Tony, > > I see no advantage in reusing abandoned RINs. For me, the > main disadvantage of reusing is that they are used as the > file name for Pedigree Web pages. Hence if Joe Bloggs has > RIN 100, and you delete him, then reuse the RIN for Jean > Jones the search engines' cached pages still have that RIN > linked to Joe Bloggs, as well as Jean Jones. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > "Tony Rolfe" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >Could someone please explain the advantages and > disadvantages of setting > >the "Reuse abandoned RINs" option? > > > >Thanks > > > >Tony > > > > > > > > > > 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
