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From: Ted Meikle <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Sort Order
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:17:33 -0600
References: <4.1.20010123191859.00a75008@pop.mis.net> <3A6DD507.1A98AF3C@minn.net> <4.1.20010123101411.0147f9a0@pop.mis.net> <4.2.0.58.20010125093628.00d72c20@24.2.2.70>




Bob Velke wrote:
>
> Darrell said:
>
> >I can figure out why a program might think that "after 1928" could mean a
> >date *in* 1928, but I still call it a BUG.
>
> This design decision was made before TMG v1.0. It was based on the
> argument of the majority of beta testers at the time that if a person was
> born "in 1928" then it is common to read in sources that his mother died
> "after 1928" which is not to say that she necessary died on or after 1 Jan
> 1929.

If it is common for sources to make the above statement, then the
sources are not being precise with the language. They should state
that his mother died "in or after 1928." Imprecise thinking in unnamed
sources, even if common, is insufficient basis for a confusing
definition of "after" in the best genealogy program :)

Ted

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