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Subject: Re: [TMG] Source template for W. W. ! Draft cards
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:22:34 +0000
If it has stayed the same the date and time are useless.
If it changed the date and time are useless to others since they will never see what you see. I may note it for my benefit but would never include it in reports.
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The Verminator
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From: Holly Timm <>
>
> I believe the reasoning for including dates on downloaded/online
> information, databases included, is that these are subject to change so
> noting the date you viewed it may indicate something.
>
> At 08:30 AM 8/10/2006 -0400, bob gillis wrote:
>
>
> >>My census cites are pretty close to Mills EXCEPT although I always PRINT
> >>everything out and include "printout" dates I really don't record the
> >>date I printed out a census image. When I transcribed census films I
> >>didn't include the date I wrote down this information did I? Evidence
> >>didn't suggest including this information either!
> >
> >
> >I asked on APG-L and GENMTD-L why the downloaded date for this type of
> >data bases was included in the citation and did not get a satisfactory answer.
> >
> >bob gillis
>
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