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Stop listing "SAME HOUSE" as an error in residence location field.

Mike  Smith
Mike Smith ✭
November 23, 2021 edited December 31, 2021 in Suggest an Idea

I would like a make a suggestion as follows; stop flagging the location of "SAME House" as an error in a person record.

I just chained location "SAME house" in record id L5ZL-JG9 the had "!" error due to a residence location of "same house". That term was inserted due to a match of a census record. Why is Family Search flagging an error with "!" for informaion that came from a census record. Again this is only a suggestion and a minor error in Family Search from my stand point.

Note; I removed the term of "SAME HOUSE" so the error does not appear. I believe FAMILY Search should not have flagged term "same house" as an non-standard location in the 1st place.... just a suggestion and a minor ERROR!!!!! ;-)

Thank you

Brother Mike Smith

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  • Brett .
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    November 23, 2021

    Mike Smith

    Mike

    Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.

    I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

    FYI

    The matter (ie. problem/issue), with regards to, that "Same House" reference, that appears, on the "Census for the United States of America" (in particular: the 1940 Census), has been discussed, at length, in the various 'iterations', of the 'FamilySearch' Forums, for (ie. Over) a number of Years.

    Yet, the matter (ie. problem/issue), has never been resolved.

    This is a matter (ie. problem/issue), that NEEDS to resolved, with the "Source Linker", in 'FamilySearch'.

    'FamilySearch', CANNOT "Stop", listing such; as, a "Data Problem" (ie. Error) ...

    As, like it or not, such IS, a "Data Problem" (ie. Error) ...

    As you have done ...

    All that we can do, if one 'Transfers' (or, ANOTHER User/Patron, has 'Transferred) that reference, across in/through the "Source Linker", in 'FamilySearch', is to address/fix, that resulting reference, in the "Other Information" Section.

    Believe me, such is NOT a MINOR Error, such is an INFERNAL nuisance ...

    Best practice ... DO NOT 'Transfer' that reference, across in/through the "Source Linker".

    Just my thoughts

    Brett

    ps: G'Day, 'Cuz', I am directly "Related" to Anna C. LANTER ( L5ZL-JG9 )

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