Hi Rob
Welcome to my passion of genealogy. And you are right about this list
being excellent place to learn, after 34 plus years, this list is still
teaching me things. The first most important rule that I ever learned was to
document sources in order to allow the next interested searcher to retrace
your steps exactly, so I am loving this discussion on personal knowledge and
conversations. Hope you get some of YOUR answers here
Love, Light, Rainbows & Blessings
Sandra Tyler Duncan
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:53 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Common sense
> Jane,
> Thanks for that sage advice. I'd value a pointer to some reasonably
concise
> guide to accepted standards adopted by genealogists. There is so much
info
> out there that I find it overwhelming. A method of identifying unknown
> names is a good example. There seems to be a lot of debate on this forum
> about that, as also about sourcing. There also seem to be very different
> practices in the US and UK. I'm on neutral ground here in Australia.
Maybe
> that's why I'm confused!
>
> As a newcomer to both Legacy and Genealogy, I'm trying to set my own
> internal standards so that I can be consistent, and both I in the future,
> and others afterwards, can understand what I have done. So far (in the 6
> months I've been at it) this has involved a certain amount of trial and
> error, which is fine up to a point, and in my view, is the best way to
> learn. The challenge now is to anticipate the future uses that my data
will
> be put to. That is where tapping the much greater and varied experience of
> others is so essential. This group is great for that, as it's not just
> genealogical standards that are important but also how to graft those onto
> Legacy.
>
> However, I also agree with the sentiment behind Frank's email. In this
area
> it is easy to agonise over the minutiae too much, rather than just getting
> on with it. I'm as guilty of this as anyone!
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jane Hakes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:42 PM
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Common sense
>
>
> > So long as your consistency is apparent to everyone else who might use
> > your data. One thing I've learned in my <significant number> years of
> > life: common sense is not universal. What makes perfect sense to me
might
> > totally confound/confuse someone else. There are 'rules' in genealogy
that
> > have evolved and are generally accepted, even though your way might well
> > be better.
> >
> > The key is to imagine that in 100 years time, when some descendent of
> > yours gets interested in the family history and digs out your research,
> > will he or she be able to tell what you've done? If you're confident
that
> > this is the case, then proceed. Otherwise, give it a 'second think' --
you
> > may be consistently wrong! Take care especially when devising
> > abbreviations and short descriptions. There are plenty of good genealogy
> > books and websites to guide us on what standards now exist.
> >
> > Jane Hakes
> >
> > ===============
> >
> > Frank Morrow writes
> >
> >> Rather than being careful that we 'follow the rules' why
> >> don't we just use common sense in all cases when adding
> >> information - as long as we're consistent does it really matter?
> >> A boss of mine once gave me his rule - 'It doesn't matter if
> >> you are right or wrong, as long as you are consistent'.
> >> Provided we follow this rule, those that follow after can
> >> decipher how we've recorded certain things.
> >> Let's not be concerned too much about what is the right way -
> >> just be consistent!
> >
> >
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