tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post4130267126525239042..comments2024-03-07T23:20:49.790-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: The Elements of Research -- Part Eleven: A Healthy Dose of SkepticismJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-34924680133916411272015-06-14T01:00:29.516-07:002015-06-14T01:00:29.516-07:00I agree with you, James, pretty much across the bo...I agree with you, James, pretty much across the board. You might consider, however, that the statement "Genealogy is not adversarial" does not take into account the food fights that go on at geni.com and its ilk.IsraelPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748957039859625149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-68586055652082572312015-06-06T12:15:29.151-07:002015-06-06T12:15:29.151-07:00You won't be losing this reader, James. I'...You won't be losing this reader, James. I'm really enjoying this series. Would you consider creating an "Elements of Research" label to add to each post so the whole series could be brought up from any part of it?TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556045553534725632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-12364032574294673892015-06-05T18:31:51.855-07:002015-06-05T18:31:51.855-07:00Hi James. Excellant post. I will have to read th...Hi James. Excellant post. I will have to read the other posts of the series. I have not yet but wish to ask at the risk of it being answered somewhere else, what language do you propose we use instead of primary and secondary to differentiate between a source obtained close to the event and a source created a long time later colored by family lore? I think it is clear that a birth certificate would trump a bio in a county history or a marriage license would trump a census record. Is it semantics that you are in disagreement with or the concept that some documents carry more weight than others?Mary Rohrer Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130749558811827084noreply@blogger.com