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ABOUT THE 'Probable' QUALIFIER
Copyright 2007-2013 by Ancestry Register LLC and Terry J. Booth
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AncestryRegister.com has adopted an integrated set of geneapology quality standards that expand the potential scope of any family history beyond that available using traditional genealogy standards. The difference in standards is easily understood - traditional genealogy judges an entry's acceptability using a 'beyond a reasonable doubt' standard (i.e. unquestionably true), while geneapography accepts a 'preponderance of the evidence' standard (i.e. more likely than not to be true). Any entry that meets the geneapography standard but not that of genealogy is required to include a 'Qualifier' denoting which of six permitted reasons best describe the additional entry (Click HERE to learn more about the six types of qualifiers used by geneapography). Click about Geneapography to learn more about AR's new approach to creating Family Histories.
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'Probable' Entries are qualified as follows :
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Any person entry not meeting genealogy's 'beyond a reasonable doubt' test, but satisfying the 'preponderance of the evidence' test as indicated by a qualified historian or genealogist in a respected history, genealogy or other scholarly source (i.e. a book or journal) - or which the author documents in accompanying notes - should include the 'Probable' Qualifier. The word 'Probable' should appear in the entry's Title Prefix, Title Suffix or Given Name in any database submitted for publication (see also AncestryRegister.com Style Sheet).
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[Special Note]: Including a 'Probable' person in a database requires a thorough understanding of the history and social circumstances of the entry's family and neighbors, and may require extensive Notes to be persuasive. Entries based solely on similar names, undocumented entries in the LDS or another person's database, or family traditions lacking credible evidentiary support, do NOT merit either this qualifier or inclusion in a family history.
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