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From: singhals <>
Subject: Re: Beyond GEDCOM
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:26:51 -0400
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> I'd even go so far as to say that the GEDCOM has done more to hurt
> online genealogy than it has to help it as it allows the almost

But then again -- GEDCOM outdates on-line genealogy as we
know it today, and was NEVER intended to carry more than a
basic Name-date-place and the necessary links to produce a
family group sheet.

Sourcing wasn't part of its mandate.

People kept hanging tinsel on it and wondering why it
doesn't fly.

> instantanous transmission of unsourced genealogical garbage and does
> too little to encourage sound genealogical research (i.e. mandatory
> entry of standard sources and citations).

But then again -- not all genealogical valid sources can be
called "standard".

Cheryl

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