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Boyd On 6/12/2013 3:52 p.m., Bryan Pratt wrote: > Ron, I think I’ll enshrine that reply on the wall. Said with monarchic > suave. I don’t think we’ll ever teach the Americans geography. > Sufficient to know that we know better. > > Bryan > NZ > (and thanks, Shirley) > > Sent from Windows Mail > > *From:* Ron Ferguson <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* ‎Friday‎, ‎December‎ ‎6‎, ‎2013 ‎2‎:‎21‎ ‎PM > *To:* Legacy <mailto:[email protected]> > > Oh, Aye, > Thanks, Shirley. > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > *From:* Shirley Richardson <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, December 06, 2013 12:39 AM > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Burial Location as a Cemetery Event > Thankyou Ron, I was waiting for you to step in, knowing your > explanation would be far greater than mine. > (I think /shore /was meant to be /short/) > Regards > Shirley > NZ > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Ron Ferguson <mailto:[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, December 06, 2013 1:17 PM > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Burial Location as a Cemetery Event > Oh dear, John. There are times when I wonder where you are coming > from. Take your first two paragraphs, you mention Georgia as > being an exception, you may be right, I don’t know, or even care, > but the rest of the world do not know what states the > abbreviations stand for. Then you go on “That said, leaving out > the country name in the US, is sort of chauvinisticâ€, well it is > not sort of chauvinistic – it is! > You go on with respect to ourselves, The Brits, and Ireland: > “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.†> Well, I don’t know what a “shore name is, perhaps an American > GeoDB invention to cover countries which do not fit the American > pattern. But then I don’t use the Geo9DB for anywhere outside of > the USA, because for most places it doesn’t work. > You illustrate this perfectly by adding UK to its constituent > COUNTRIES, and even worse append it to two countries that are not, > and never had been part of the UK viz. The Isle of Man and the > Channel Isles. > For Information, We are The United Kingdom of Great Britain and > Northern Ireland. The geographical area (not political nor state) > of Great Britain comprises England, Scotland and Wales. Got it – A > united *kingdom* – a place united under a king (or to be > non-sexist a monarchy). > The Principality of Wales was created by William 1 who gave it to > his son. and subsequently Scotland in 1707 and Ireland joined, > initially the Kingdom of GB and subsequently the UK. > I very much regret if the facts interfere with convenience, but > then we have never accepted the rewriting of history by anyone. > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > *From:* John B. Lisle <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 05, 2013 8:48 PM > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Burial Location as a Cemetery Event > Paula, > > 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. > > > > > > 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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