tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post2151673047460415092..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: The Ins and Outs of Evidence for Genealogists -- Part Two: Who are we trying to convince?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-65242319436600085982015-01-08T08:13:15.834-07:002015-01-08T08:13:15.834-07:00I am not sure that the difference between Centigra...I am not sure that the difference between Centigrade and Celsius applies. Those are two separate measurement systems that developed independently. Genealogists are borrowing terms from both science and law without using a standard definition for either. Thanks for your comment. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-41436361305361217282015-01-08T08:10:41.455-07:002015-01-08T08:10:41.455-07:00This will always be the case. It is one of the fun...This will always be the case. It is one of the fundamental reasons that genealogy borrows from law and science. Thanks for your comment.James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-47302874378104681532015-01-07T18:32:38.423-07:002015-01-07T18:32:38.423-07:00We have been creating our own set of terms by borr...We have been creating our own set of terms by borrowing from other evidence-based sources. The result so far looks to me as similar to the hard sciences changing the term Centigrade to Celsius in order to avoid confusion between two studies. Our trove of terms is still evolving from these sources. Does this cause confusion? Of course. But other studies have had the same problem (i.e., Centigrade --> Celsius). Fortunately we have weighty groups that can make court-like decisions in these matters. I can think of several that would gladly do battle over this. Oh, NO! Now I've turned terminology into an excuse for war!GeneRooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395050318275893131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-65468739472452605562015-01-07T16:35:20.494-07:002015-01-07T16:35:20.494-07:00This is just an excellent, excellent series so far...This is just an excellent, excellent series so far, and so much need for this to be said! As far as a 'court' goes, to be truthful, I do honestly believe that many in our community who others (and some, themselves) hold in high esteem, that it seems that they want to write all the rules and be the judges to judge whether or not you have proven whatever it seems they feel needs to be proven. Thanks for your comments, and looking forward to more!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138255178301578595noreply@blogger.com