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Subject: Re: [TMG] Witness and Roles and V5.0
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:16:20 EST


In a message dated 2/1/02 11:51:29 AM Central Standard Time,
writes:


> However, if I want to 'eventually'
> transfer this information via GedCom to Roots Web, how I enter it in TMG
> does need to be considered. If witness tags do not transfer well, in some
> cases it might be desirable to create a separate tag for the person.
> Specifically, census records. I add 'adult' children as witnesses to track
> that they have not married and moved away from home. It would just as easy
> to create an individual census record for them, and that data would transfer
> via GedCom.
>

I won't go into my opinion of Roots Web except to say "No Comment". Why can
not they also accept narrative report texts? It allows ANY type of data to be
transmitted although it DOES require a bit more work to put it into a
program-which is not always a bad thing. I'd no more dream of importing
GEDCOM data into my database that I would playing Russian Roulette. Yes, it
does take time to do hand entry but I know it will be entered as *I* want it
to be.

--
Andy-The Jaded Genealogist
"Genealogy-The Original Blood Sport"


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