Re: [Gramps-users] Conclusion vs. Evidence (was Another.... how would you.....)

[jerome <rom...@ya...>]

Note, remember that Gramps allows to extend the simple search.

Exemples:

* NotRelated tool and filter rules can generate custom groups, which are handled by Gramps (reports, exports, display, etc ...), into one Family Tree.

* Tagging are free: we can create an individual with a custom tag related to our searchs and hypothesis

* internal links/uri into a note are allowing us to link records without limitations. In addition with types of notes or tags (groups) and new Sources/Citations, we already have an advanced environment for generating conclusion and evidence, whatever cultural differences.

* unlimited events as pointed out by Doug

* many custom types of records

etc ...

  

--- En date de : Mer 23.5.12, Doug Blank <dou...@gm...> a écrit :

> De: Doug Blank <dou...@gm...>
> Objet: Re: [Gramps-users] Conclusion vs. Evidence (was Another.... how would you.....)
> À: "Michael C Tiernan" <mic...@gm...>
> Cc: "Gramps ML" <gra...@li...>
> Date: Mercredi 23 mai 2012, 15h22
> Michael,
> 
> The original question posed, I believe, hits squarely at the
> current
> debate raging in genealogy circles on the topic of
> conclusion-based
> genealogy systems vs. evidence-based genealogy systems. Do a
> search on
> those terms to get a feel for the debate, if you aren't
> familiar with
> it. In a nutshell, almost all software these days is
> conclusion-based
> (eg, you record the results of your research in a database)
> vs.
> evidence-based (software should really help you with the
> analysis and
> not make you draw pre-mature conclusions). Exactly how
> software can be
> designed to allow evidence-based research is an open
> question, but
> many systems are wrestling with the question and posing more
> flexible
> ways to loosen the requirements on the conclusion-only
> view.
> 
> One clarification: Gramps does allow as many birth events as
> you want
> per person. In fact, you can add any types of events to
> anyone. There
> is an explicit ordering to events, so I suspect that in most
> places in
> Gramps, the first birth event (or death event, etc.) listed
> is treated
> as the primary event. I suspect that needs to be tested to
> see if
> there are any weird effects.
> 
> So rather than just add "unreliable" to confidence level, I
> think
> there is a larger question about how to deal with
> alternative items
> throughout Gramps. For example, you might want to have
> alternative,
> competing evidence of all kinds, even People, Families,
> Places, etc.
> Gramps could filter the hypothesis information out, perhaps
> as
> built-in functionality (as a proxy, such as Living-only or
> Public-only), rather than an ad hoc manner (say, using tags)
> designed
> by the user. (Of course, it may be that "unreliable" is
> still useful
> in and of itself.)
> 
> But such distinctions and functionality throughout Gramps on
> all
> types, between conclusion-level items and hypothesis-level
> items,
> might allow Gramps to be more useful for those that are
> taking the
> evidence-based approach seriously.
> 
> -Doug
> 
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Michael C Tiernan
> <mic...@gm...>
> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> Do we need a confidence level of 'unreliable' ?
> > I looked at the reference you provided and it seems
> that I'm outside the bell-curve on this idea too. :(
> >
> > However, I'd be happy if I could mark something as
> outright "Wrong" or "Incorrect" in Gramps and then, when it
> comes to GEDCOM export/mapping, I'd settle for anything
> marked as such is *not* exported. The idea being that when
> so marked it is less of a fact for other researchers and
> more a "reminder" or note to me specifically doing the
> research.
> >
> >
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