Give indexing examples of confusing/complicated entries.
In the instructions for the different projects, you should give examples of the entries that are the most confusing for the project. For example, in the Instructions for the US—City Directories, 1902–1935 project, you have given an example of a married man with the spouse's information but you haven't provided an example of a widow whose spouse is also listed. Are they treated the same or differently? My understanding is that they are treated differently but on many of the pages which I have reviewed, the Indexer has treated them the same. Have someone go through indexing and reviewing and make sure they highlight the most confusing/unusual entries. I know that written instructions are provided but they are, at times, confusing as well and case-specific examples would make a world of difference. Examples of not only What To Do but also What Not To Do would really help.
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The danger with examples of what not to do is that people will miss or forget the "not". (This is a general human tendency that applies everywhere, not just in indexing.) But I agree that the examples should not be the simple cases, or there should be multiple examples, some of them being the most complex that the project offers.
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The instructions say not to index deceased spouses.
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