Research Hints - Please add a third option
I have a Research Hint to attach a marriage certificate to an ancestor. The hint is correct but I already have the marriage certificate attached to my ancestor. I do not want to add duplicate source as it clutters up the list and makes it more difficult to review my sources for completeness and accuracy.
Right now the option from Research Hints are: 1) Attach or 2) Not a Match.
Please add a third option: Source Already Attached.
Thank you.
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If the system is working correctly, no such option should ever be needed: the hinting system does not normally suggest sources that are already attached. If it does, then either there has been some sort of glitch or error, or it's not actually the same source, just a very similar one (due to multiple filmings and/or indexings of the same register, for example).
If you could give some examples of profiles where you wish for this "already attached" option, we could help you figure out what exactly is going on.
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Here is my example: for Anna Katherine Schopf: LLQ3-DJR
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPM1-TRLF
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMT-HHFG
These both link to the same location for Ann's marriage certificate.
Thank you.
Joe Mott
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Joe
I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...
Just in passing ...
Further to what 'Julie' has already proffered ...
'No', we DO NOT need such an option ...
Many (like in your EXAMPLE) are DIFFERENT "Indexing", of the SAME "Event"; and, SHOULD be attached.
Too many User/Patrons, DO NOT understand, that there can be a number of "Indexing", for the SAME "Event".
Sometimes:
▬ There is a "Re-Indexing" of a "Event", at a LATER date; where, MORE "Data" has been "Indexed"
.... [ BOTH, "Indexing" are valid; and, SHOULD be RETAINED ... ]
.... [ As, many of the EARLIER "Indexing" (ie."Sources) have ALREADY been attached to individuals/persons ... ]
▬ Different "Organisations" (eg. FamilySearch; Ancestry; FindMyPast; etc) often "Index" the SAME "Event".
Thus, we have MULTIPLE "Indexes" (ie. "Sources"), of the SAME "Event.
But ...
That Said ...
They are NOT "Duplicates" ...
They SHOULD "All" be attached ...
Just my thoughts.
Brett
ps: Personally, I like such ... the more, the merrier ...
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@josephnephimott1, those are two different filmings (and indexings) of the same document, so they are not actually the same thing. In this case, they happen to be equivalent in terms of readability and usability, but sometimes, one filming is clearer than the other. In any case, both should be attached, because this prevents erroneous attachments to someone else, and also keeps the hinting algorithm running smoothly.
You can see that it's two different filmings by looking at the Document Information on the index detail page, or by looking at the images themselves. One of them is film 102458971 image 551 of 2393, while the other is film 5015786 image 299 of 1066. Notice how the latter has more background material showing and is slightly askew compared to the former.
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I agree with the comment about creating 'clutter' with sources. Often there are many records associated with the same event, especially for marriages.
The sources might be technically different, but since they apply to one event, it would be nice to be able to group them under a single event. That helps reduce 'clutter' in the source view.
It's not unusual to find a marriage record with no image, then the same record with an image, then an index to the record, the event recorded in a statewide index, the event recorded in a county index, etc. It would be nice to attach all of them, but group them to the single marriage event.
Just my thoughts.
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