Absolutely agree, Ron Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ GOONS #5307
Ron Bernier <ronaldbern...@bernfrin.net> wrote: >If that is the case, then the OP should be contacting both Ancestry and >Legacy. My point is, the requests are always for Legacy to change what >they are doing. It's always - "I want to use information from another >source and in order to save me work, I want Legacy to conform to the way >the other source formats their information". I'm saying that it is >ridiculous that the burden of change is always being laid at Legacy's door. > > >Ron Bernier >Woonsocket, RI > > >On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 10:18 AM, David Abernathy < >da...@schmeckabernathy.com> wrote: > >> They BOTH should be using the Standard that is in use by the English and >> Welsh registry. >> >> They should NOT be making their OWN standard. >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> David C Abernathy >> >> Email disclaimers >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com >> >> == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == >> >> >> >> *From:* Ron Bernier [mailto:ronaldbern...@bernfrin.net] >> *Sent:* Saturday, April 12, 2014 7:04 AM >> *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Quarter dates >> >> >> >> Why not "lobby" Ancestry to change their formatting to conform to Legacy's >> standard. Why should it be Legacy's responsibility to conform to >> Ancestry's format? >> >> >> Ron Bernier >> >> >> >> >> On Saturday, April 12, 2014, Bob Austen <rgaus...@telus.net> wrote: >> >> Legacy does a marvelous job of 'cleaning up' date entries. However, an >> English (?) Quarter date must be entered [month] Q [year]. >> >> >> >> Legacy says that Jan-Mar 1876 is a date range (I agree) but also suggests >> that Jan-Feb-Mar 1876 is a date range, where others (Ancestry for one) >> accept this format as a 'Quarter' date (Legacy's Mar Q 1876). You can't >> enter Jan-Feb-Mar 1876 as a date in Legacy as it will simply be deleted >> without warning - that part is due to be corrected but it will be treated >> as a 'bad date'. Why is it a 'bad date'? >> >> >> >> Ancestry have recently started using yet another format '1876 - >> Jan-Feb-Mar' which, of course, is also a valid way to show an English >> quarter date and as such should be allowed as a 'good date' by Legacy but >> is currently being trapped incorrectly as a 'bad date'. >> >> >> >> I do a lot of copy/paste from Ancestry and always have to change their >> quarter date to suit Legacy's criteria for input. I was looking for an >> enhancement to convert the entry of Jan-Feb-Mar 1876 to Mar Q 1876. This >> would be a simple programming change. Instead, they have chosen to change >> the programming to make it a 'bad date' rather than make it a 'good date'. >> >> Am I alone in this idea for an enhancement? If there is anyone else on >> the LUG that would think this to be an improvement I hope you would chime >> in... perhaps we can get Legacy to make a minor change to an already great >> program. >> >> >> >> Bob A >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ron Bernier, >> Woonsocket, RI >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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). 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