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From: "Gallman" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Why I don't use Betty's Census--but you might (LONG)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 15:57:53 -0500
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Hi Gary,
It warms my heart to hear words that maybe I'm ..."spending far too much
time manipulating...." and what a relief to see something in writing that I
may not have to learn everything there is to know out there about types,
elements, groups, categories, labels, names, styles, etc.

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Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Why I don't use Betty's Census--but you might (LONG)


> Over the last few days, I've been thinking about posting a message similar
> to that of Darrell's, something to the effect of why I don't use Betty's
> (or anyone elses) system for censuses. However, my objections are somewhat
> different.
>
> It is apparent that Betty (and Teresa and a number of others) have put a
> great deal of work, time and effort into these designs. If that works for
> you and it's what you want, then go for it.
>
> But my objection is exactly that ... you're spending far too much time and
> effort manipulating the tool to fit such specific needs. That's a message
> that I think the "newbies" need to hear just as clearly as all the
> possibilities associated with custom roles and sentences and citations. It
> isn't necessary to do any of this at all.
>
> Much depends on your ultimate goal of how you want to use TMG. I have no
> interest in the software program writing a narrative summary, but rather I
> want the program to organize my data and help guide my research efforts.
>
> This is just another example of the multiple options offered by TMG. Make
> it simple, make it complex, make it suit whatever your needs may be.
>
> Gary
> 2 October 2004
> Baltimore
> http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert
>
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> Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 11:52:38 -0500
> From: "Teresa Ghee Elliott" <>
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> Darrell,
> I don't use the one source per roll of film either. I do however use the
> name style as Betty does and find it quite useful. Like you, each person
> has
> a different role, something I set up after I put the current sentences on
> my
> website. I did that so that there were more options for output using
> different languages. I think that the more ideas we put forth, the better
> newbies will be though. When I first started out, I read Lee's and
> Terry's
> pages hourly. The more ideas we can put forth, the easier it is for
> newbies
> to figure out how they would like to set up their final system. I
> encourage
> as many people who have thoroughly thought out their systems to do as
> Betty
> did and put it in print. And I will gladly add it to my website if that
> person has no where else to post it. Or a link if they do.
>
> Teresa Ghee Elliott
> I'm getting organized this year. Join me in August.
> For Rutherford County TN Cemeteries www.Rutherfordcemeteries.home-page.org
> For TMG sentences
> <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/TMG.html>;
>
>
> ______________________________

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