Re: [Gramps-devel] Source model

[Don A. <dal...@us...>]

Confidence is assigned to the source, not the data item. This is also
part of the GEDCOM model. In an early version, I had confidence attached
to the data, but if you think about it for a while, the GEDCOM method of
attaching the confidence to the source is more accurate. Its not really
the data that you have a degree of confidence in, but the source of
information that you have confidence in.

Don  

On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 23:43, James A. Treacy wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 10:48:35PM -0600, Don Allingham wrote:
> > Currently, GRAMPS uses the GEDCOM model for sources. This means that
> > there is a base source that contains general information. Each time a
> > source is attached to an item, a source reference is created. The source
> > reference links to the base source, and provides specific information,
> > such as page number, text, etc.
> 
> Is the Confidence also part of the GEDCOM model? Should a confidence
> be assigned to a source or (as I would prefer) to a piece of data,
> such as a date of birth? What about specifying a confidence to
> relationships?
> 
> It is this last that I am most interested in. Additionally, it would
> be convenient if this was readily apparent when using the Family and
> Pedigree views. Without this, others viewing your data need to 
> look at your sources in order to see trouble spots. Perhaps red could
> be used if the confidence in a relationship is below normal.
> 
> As a good example, there is a tentative connection of my family
> to the kings of England. Everything is quite solid except for one
> relationship (which I frankly don't believe). This is almost certainly
> due to overzealous genealogists (probably professionals trying to look
> good) and is not uncommon. On the one hand it would be nice to leave
> the full connection in since people find it interesting. On the other
> hand, it is misleading. If the relationship is clearly marked as being
> of low confidence I would feel much better about including the extra
> people.
> 
> -- 
> James (Jay) Treacy
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Don Allingham
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