What is considered a a standardized date?
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The "Standard" doesn't refer to the format. It refers to the backend system understanding the date. When you enter a place or date, a drop-down shows entries that the backend system understands. If you select one of those, then you're "standardizing" the entry. If you don't, regardless of the format or value, the system will show it as not being standard.
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If people are asking for explanations, it usually means that the term is not understandable to users like me, it needs a different "term". The working term could be used behind the scenes but what people see could be more meaningful for this purpose.
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Unfortunately, a lot of people are confused when they first confront FamilySearch's use of the term "standardized" for dates and places. I do agree it isn't exactly a conventional use to my mind. However, I have to say that I have never been able to come up with any other single word to use instead. So I just try to do my best to teach its meaning in Family Tree whenever I have the opportunity. I hope this example clarifies what is meant by a standardized date sufficiently to see the beauty in this system:
Whenever you see a message that a date is not standardized, that does not mean you have to edit the date at all. You just need to click in the box that says "No standard is selected" and pick the proper item from the list.
If you have suggestions for a different one or two word phrase to use here other than Standardized that is more clear in meaning, you might want to post them here. I would assume the FamilySearch engineers would consider it.
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Ignore the previous message Sorry
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Having trouble with my computer so I will get back to this later!
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