Nope. I never put nicknames in the given name field. HOWEVER, I hand type reports so I will mention the person first as “Leslie “Sammy” James Gardener and then every subsequent mention it will be just Sammy. It makes the report sound more personal.
It depends on how you use your research. The standard is, ALL alternate names go in the AKA field but there isn’t a genealogy police squad that will hunt you down and pull your fingernails out :) I keep my data conformed to the standards because I am OCD and I share my data with other researchers that keep to the standards. Michele From: Ian GARDENER [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 7:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Name / Nickname entry. I know how it’s meant to be done using aka’s but does anyone add nicknames to the primary given name field? All my uncles were routinely known by their nicknames even with family & most people not even knowing their real given names. So to take one uncle as an example, if I enter “Leslie James Gardener” it draws blank stress from all the relatives. If I enter “Leslie (Sammy) James Gardener” they all go aahhh and the penny drops. Any thoughts please? Ian Gardener Australia 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
