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Patchem, that is called "tidying up". I always try to do it, but it can be a pain.

Lazy Jude ;-)

Patchem, I have to agree that some of the info that is included in the transcription can leave the OP confused, it looks like there is info missing when its posted like that

I had one a few weeks ago and the OP didnt understand anything about a census, I had to explain everything, including what 'head' meant. I had removed the rubish before posting but still had to explain everything else.....bless. Made me realise how confusing it all is for someone new

And then there are the really odd posts that have about half a page gap between every line.......what the heck is that about!!!!!!!!!!

...and IGI posts....what a load of old pants if they are not edited!

....and then there are some that are edited so much, I cant understand them!

patchem...agree but what a palaver making the post look presentable! And you spend all that time doing it and when you submit someone has beat you to it ha ha!

:-)

sorry ........ no can remember

doesn't even strike a bell!

Sometimes I delete, and sometimes I do not.

I usually leave when the original poster has posted a lot of extra rubbish that they are just too lazy to delete.

For example, not removing;

'Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image '

Which, I think, makes it difficult for anyone to understand what is going on.

(But that is slightly off the discussion)

Would love to join you Gins, just to sing. I am only 30 miles away. Sadly, son in law supports Wednesday, so I might be regarded as a traitor, though his uncle support Utd.

My record keeping is rubbish, but there is another lady on here from Sheffield, who I have lost contact with. Can't recall her name. Sylvia can you help? She was looking for 3 sisters born London and one was Blanche who ended up in Sheffield.

Oh what a long shot, daft!

Gins...yep for my sins! My husband as Welsh as I am supoorted the great team of the sixties - Lorimer was his favourite - and he has never wavered. So when we married thirty years ago...it was like "if you can't beat 'em join 'em"...so I did :-)

Back to the thread...I agree that for the new researcher that it is easy to believe that if it is posted here - whether once twice or more - it must be true. So the challenge for the amateur researchers helping out is to ensure they realise that it's a pointer, a suggestion and should be researched fully before committing it to your tree.

I remember in my early days when I was building the tree that I copied a line wholesale only to find that about half way through a very wrong assumption had been made ...it took me nearly two weeks to extricate myself! :-)

Ann

posting the same information from a different source can add extra bits, or confirmation ....... it's when there are 3 postings of a baptism all from, eg, ancestry, that I think we get the belief that the second and third postings are confirmation of the first.


That was what I meant.


I do sometimes like to see a census posted from different sources, eg ancestry, fmp and GR .................... when there are different transcriptions, it can sometimes add a little bit of clarity to mis-spellings etc!




and these multiple postings of requests for information without having checked earlier threads are annoying




sylvia

Hi Jude

You a Leeds fan?

Yes Sheffield United is my team.....proud and sad to support them!

Gins...are you from Sheffield????

I'm a "spiritual" Yorkie...no connection whatsoever but I have supported the Peacocks for 30 years..well since I married actually...:-)

Dear Mrs Madmeg

I'm taking you to the match so you can sing your heart out......we need all the support we can get ;-)

it's also possible to post the same info but from a difrerent source

my gripe today is the person who has just posted her fifth request for info when she has failed to revisit some of the previous threads to see what has been found!!! I hope no one falls for it again

Oh, I've been singing it since I spotted it Gins. Decided to look at the club's website out of interest.

Thanks for the comments guys, I can see both sides of the argument.

I posted this thread because there seems to be much more duplicate info than there was a couple of years ago. I guess this might be because there are fewer requests for help these days

MadMeg.......clever girl It's called The Greasy Chip Butty' sung to the tune of 'Annies Song'

The problem with the duplicate information ....... and I do plead guilty to not removing mine ...................


............. is that the the requester often believes that getting the information twice, eg census or baptism, PROVES that it is correct


which in fact it isn't ................... the duplicate post is not confirming the evidence, it is just showing that we're all using the same sources


I will deliberately add image information to a previous census posting if it has been omitted ................. but then I usually say something like "re the earlier posting of the 1891 Census by xxx, this is the information from the actual image"



sylvia

I agree with Madmeg, I don't delete, I just leave it for confirmation.

Like MC, if I've added the image info at the bottom, then I may delete the copy and paste part. But if it's intergral, I'll leave it.

As there is often more info on the image than the transcription, it seems a shame not to provide that as well for the sake of saving a couple of minutes.

Usually I would delete if someone had beaten me to it. However, if I've put additional info on the post (e.g. background info from original census image) that the first poster hasn't, then I'll leave mine.

I wouldn't delete at all. It is additional confirmation that someone else has found the same info - reassuring.

We can easily explain to newbies how it works.

Just learnt that Gins' song is the match tune of Sheff Utd.

And you have said the same as me

So please remove it :-D :-D

Only jesting :-)