Finding out more about a Volunteer Project?
John Shipp LCXJ-89C. As a "Volunteer Project" in April 2021, under Other Information, a custom event was entered: Deed Book, 8 May 1849, Huntersville, Springcreek, Miami, Ohio.
I have been through the indexes and through the Deed Books covering 1849 twice now and cannot find this entry. Is there any possible way to find what the Volunteer Project was working on and maybe get a little better information?
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FYI I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron. In relation to John SHIPP ( LCXJ-89C )
As you will be aware that reference to the "Deed Books" relates to those three Sources that you attached yesterday and today. Now That Said From the ChangeLog the ORIGINAL reference to Deed Books was pre 2012 from New.FamilySearch, the forerunner to Family Tree Dated 2 June 2012 in the Other Information Section as a Custom Event "Deed Book, 8 May 1849, Huntersville, Miami, Ohio" which may have ALSO been referenced in your Contact Name. It is most likely that the place for that aforementioned Custom Event was NOT recognised as a Standard after some update/release in the System and as such, subsequently, evoked a Data Error. Subsequently, the System sent that aforementioned Custom Event to one to the Tools whereby Volunteers make an effort to Standardise a Place Name. That was done on 22 April 2021 this year. You, subsequently Changed that Custom Event to Deed Book, 8 May 1849, Huntersville, Springcreek Township, Miami, Ohio, United States and you later Changed that by ADDING a Description of "I cannot find the deed this refers to." Therefore The Volunteer Project was NOT using ANY Record. The Volunteer Project was SIMPLY Standardising the Place Name for the aforementioned Custom Event.
I hope this makes sense and helps somewhat.
Brett
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Thank you, Brett. That makes perfect sense.
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I see this all of the time. Every day.
A source will get added to a record by anyone with more detail than what is showing in the record. Then they do not update the record with the new info. Bugs me more some days than others. Having said that I am 100% sure I have forgotten to update records. Better yet no info in field, but has a tagged source. Burial event mostly. All someone has to do is click on add the info in source linker. Can not get any easier that that. Somehow tagging the source was not missed. I know its better to see something tagged than nothing. I have also gone down that path. No burial info. Went and found the source only to find out it has been attached to record. No info in event field added, and not tagged. Total waste of my time just because someone is not following through like they should.
Then I see this voluteer project doing the same thing. I was thinking they where trained to a higher standard than the rest of us. If not they should be.
I also find and I know the system has a major problem locating, or showing possible duplicate records. Used to see suggestions that was not a match. It was overload. Now most of the time I see no suggested records. Create them only to have the system suggest possible duplicates less than 30 seconds after I create a record.
The amazing part is I will look at some possible duplicates only to see them added by Volunteer project. 1910 census mostly.
My suggestion is make sure they know how to fully update a field. Even add a reason statement would be nice which I also see is lacking. Even if it is copy and past in source title as a minimum like I do 90% of the time.
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Totally agree w/ your comment regarding Volunteer project, “I was thinking they where trained to a higher standard than the rest of us. If not they should be.” I also agree w/ your suggestion, “make sure they know how to fully update a field.”
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