I think with the exception of Georgia, the names of the states in the US are different from any current country in the world, so the confusion should be minimal when leaving out the country for US locations.
That said, leaving out the country name in the US, is sort of chauvinistic. but is reasonable if the bulk of your audience is US based.
I personally append country UK to England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Mann, and Ireland (pre-independence) and use those country names as States. (The GeoDB allows for this...) However, in the shore name, I clip off the ", UK" as that reads better in reports.
Global organizations like FamilySearch will require the United States be added. It is all personal choice in the long run, unless you are working as a professional for a client and have to conform to their standards.
The key is to be consistent. They you can change it more easily!
john.
At 03:03 PM 12/5/2013, Paula Ryburn wrote:
Yes, short-sighted though I may be, I have not entered "United States of America" on my locations in the US. ;)
--Paula in Texas
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From: Sherry/Support <she...@legacyfamilytree.com>
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Burial Location as a Cemetery Event
You'd be surprised at how many people don't. They think it's redundant and everyone knows what country their locations are in! Or their locations are all in one country.
Sincerely,
Sherry
Technical Support
Legacy Family Tree
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 9:25 AM, CE WOOD <wood...@msn.com> wrote:
- But why ever would you not add the country name when you entered the location?
- CE
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