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From: Terry Reigel <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Conflicting Info
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:24:52 -0500
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:39:45 -0500, Wayne Colton wrote:
> Hello Again, If I know the correct information because I
> am a close member of this family, why can't I just put
> the correct info in with a note or whatever to explain
> the that the census takers were wrong or had recieved the
> wrong information. I remember someone saying put the info
> that is found in as it is(do not change it}

You should put in the correct information. But you should also make
note of the wrong info so that readers later will know that you knew
of it and rejected it, and why.

How you take note of it is a clear matter, however. <g>

In my view, the information you record in Tags is your conclusions -
what you believe the correct data to be. Here's how I manage it
conflicts and errors:

- If the error is minor and clearly an error, I just mention in the CD
of the citation to the source with the error what that source said,
and if significant enough, add some text to explain why I think it's
wrong.

- If sources conflict, and the "correct" information is not obvious, I
record what each source said in the CD of their citations, then add a
"Conclusions" source (which has no output except the CD) and describe
the conflict and why I believe what I enter in the tag. I sort that
"source" to be last.

- If the error is really serious, especially if I see others have used
the information I believe to be wrong, I do enter it in a tag so that
it appears in the body of the report, and not in the footnotes. For
this purpose I have two custom tag types - Research Note, which I use
to fully describe the issues in my TMG reports and formal sites
created with Second Site; and WebNote - where I enter a brief comment
that I use on my public web pages and my posting to WorldConnect.

Others will no doubt offer different suggestions. <g>


Terry Reigel

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