A long-time participant in online genealogy software discussions mentioned entering "wrong" information in his file so he would know if it was copied. After a few years there might be more repostings of the "wrong" information than correct details others might have found by using the same sources.
Some individuals were counted twice in census records -- was it a deliberate mistake because the census taker was paid by the name or misunderstanding about who lived where on a specific date? I suspect the residential school listed twice in the local 1906 census was on the edge of two census sub-districts and the staff lived across the road. Some of the children were also listed with their families. I'm working with an RTF file over 125 pages that has a death date of 18 Apr 1868 for a woman born 13 Apr 1898. That could be a typo -- she had a family and may have died in 1968 -- but a responsible family file owner would have checked for "impossible" dates before making a book report to share. The sources are in notes, better than no sources at all, but very hard to read in a printout of the RTF file. Any sources that I can check myself will be replaced with copies of the original transcriptions or images of the census pages (parts listing household names.) -- Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Peer" > Is it really true that people will put wrong information into their Legacy > database, upload it to the web and then try to catch people using their > information? I'm wondering why anyone would upload information to the > web > if they don't want others to see and use it. 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
