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Add GEDCOM "standard events" to the Timeline "Add Event"

Dan Cornett

September 03, 2011 14:18

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There are several GEDCOM-defined tags which have "special places" when editing a profile (such things as birth, death, occupation, education).

However, there are other GEDCOM "event-type" tags which do not currently have any means to associate data with them. The proposal is to use the "Add Event" feature of the Timeline tab to have "pre-defined" titles for those other "GEDCOM events". Over time, those pre-defined 'events' could have additional or other "pre-defined" fields appropriate to them. However, just by using "standard names" for such GEDCOM-defined events would allow more consistent interchange of data between GENI.COM and local desktop genealogical software.

See this topic for related discussion (from which this request arose): http://www.geni.com/discussions/99969

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  Dan Cornett September 03, 2011 14:41

  See this Feature Request ( http://help.geni.com/entries/20400492-residence-item ) for an example of where this would be useful (in addition to the discussion about baptism vs christening referenced).

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  Dan Cornett November 10, 2011 04:37

  Having "standard event names" to choose from would also make it easier to have Geni merge duplicate events when two profiles are merged.  (I just finished looking at a profile with 9 identical christening events).