Well that seems hypocritical now doesn't it? You just said different fields are used differently by different people. Then you said we shouldn't have don't a middle or nick because that is what AKA is for. But not everyone uses AKA to indicate nicknames. I personally only use the AKA field to indicate alternate spellings used on sources. Things like Jack for John or Bill for William are obvious nicks that I put into quotes.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Safirstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 12:41 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Called name vs Given name > The AKA-field as I understand is to be used for full > names > written > differently in different sources, not for nicknames>> > > As in most cases different fields are used in > different ways by different people. > .... > > I do not think there is a need for a nickname field > nor a middle name field as the AKA window is very > accomodating for all names, nicknames or variant > spellings. > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
