Ron, Have not done an actual count, but have about 100 with "notes" in the given name field, out of about 65,000 people. And very few will be the ancestors of my descendants. I collect data on all Ingalls of all spellings in the USA and Canada, warn people when I send them data that they need to verify everything. I will not live long enough to do the work for "everyone".
The suggestion to put the notes in the given name field in the double brackets so they will not be published is good and bad. It may look better, but does not warn the reader that I suspect there is a problem with the data. I believe "function" or "usability" is much more important than "beauty". Jay =========================== On 5/17/2014 8:51 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Jay, > > Clearly you do not publish your work, so whatever takes your fancy is OK. > > However I would not like the job of sorting it all out should you > change your mind. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > Sent from my Xperia™ smartphone > > "J.M. \Jay\ Ingalls " <jay_inga...@pipeline.com> wrote: > > Pat, > > I often put a note in the given name field, such as "Mary-Not Pat's > direct ancestor". Saves a lot of time, does not require reading the notes. > > I have some I need to work on, Like "John-May be wrong wife", etc. > > Fortunately, we are not limited to 12 characters, or whatever it was > in the first genealogy programs, for the given name field! > > Jay > ================================= > On 5/17/2014 7:26 AM, Michele/Support wrote: >> >> Pat, >> >> If I have done a lot of work on them I would simply unlink them and >> leave them in my file. If they were in the same location as your >> ancestors then they still might end up being connected in some way. >> >>  >> >> Michele >> >> Technical Support >> >> mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> >> >> www.LegacyFamilyTree.com <http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com> >> >>  >> >> *From:*Pat Hickin [mailto:pph...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Friday, May 16, 2014 6:51 PM >> *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com >> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Disproved ancestors >> >>  >> >> I've got a couple of what were once thought to be ancestral lines and >> have since been disproved.  I don't want to delete them entirely and >> I'm wondering how other Legacy users handle the matter.  I could put >> them in a separate file or leave them where they are and just >>  unlink them so that they're no longer connected. >> >>  >> >> I'd appreciate your thoughts/ideas.  Thanks, >> >>  >> >> Pat >> >> >> >> 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). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
