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"Comments" Field

cmonson3790184
cmonson3790184 ✭
December 1, 2022 edited December 1, 2022 in Suggest an Idea

Hello, 

I have been extracting for several years and I have a simple suggestion that would greatly improve the accuracy of the extraction: 

For each record that is extracted, you should be a "COMMENTS" field that is optional in the extraction.  

For example, I am extracting Belgium records right now. I just extracted a record where the death month could have been June or July but it was unclear which month it was because of a fold in the page. I had to label the field "Unreadable" because I couldn't fairly differentiate between the two months. Had I been able to put June or July in a "Comments" field, a researcher would then have known more accurately the month of birth.  

I could give many other examples but I think the point is made.  

Putting in an extra comment field would be simple and relatively inexpensive and would be a valuable tool for researchers. 


Thanks 

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  • MaileLoveland
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    December 1, 2022

    moderator note – The original post was edited to remove personally identifiable information. For more information, please see the Code of Conduct.

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