Recent questions tagged footnotes

Recent questions tagged footnotes

For the main WikiTree index, see footnotes genealogy.

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It is a citation principle that clarity always beats consistency. True? False?

asked Jul 23, 2019 in Policy and Style by D Amy G2G2 (2.7k points)

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3 answers

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The terms source & citation: Synonymous & interchangeable?

asked Jul 21, 2019 in Policy and Style by D Amy G2G2 (2.7k points)

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4 answers

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Why not allow WT profile editors to use any citation method they choose?

asked Jun 5, 2019 in Policy and Style by D Amy G2G2 (2.7k points)

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1 answer

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Help with a Babbit profile's footnotes after a merge.

asked May 20, 2019 in WikiTree Help by Nace Few G2G1 (1.8k points)

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3 answers

374 views

Has anybody ever seen...

asked Mar 21, 2019 in Policy and Style by RJ Horace G2G6 Pilot (548k points)

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7 answers

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<Span> links for == Research Notes == citations

asked Jul 5, 2018 in Policy and Style by SJ Baty G2G6 Pilot (838k points)

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4 answers

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Rules for comment notes/citations for === Research Notes ===

asked Apr 17, 2018 in Policy and Style by SJ Baty G2G6 Pilot (838k points)

+6 votes

1 answer

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Finding apparent footnote annotation in bios, with no corresponding note

asked Aug 4, 2017 in Policy and Style by Stephanie Ward G2G6 Mach 7 (70.5k points)

+11 votes

1 answer

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Guess what I learned for sourcing footnotes!

asked May 10, 2017 in The Tree House by Tia Rutledge G2G1 (1.1k points)

+3 votes

1 answer

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Editing a footnoted article

asked Jan 19, 2017 in The Tree House by Bob Jewett G2G Astronaut (1m points)

+4 votes

2 answers

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How can I recover footnotes of inline sources?

asked Jan 1, 2017 in Genealogy Help by Beulah Cramer G2G6 Pilot (212k points)

+7 votes

3 answers

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How do you treat errors found in censuses?

asked Nov 23, 2016 in Policy and Style by Jim Parish G2G6 Pilot (143k points)

+15 votes

2 answers

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Sources vs. Footnotes: Which way to go?

asked Jun 13, 2016 in Policy and Style by Rod DuBois G2G6 Pilot (178k points)

+10 votes

2 answers

527 views

Why can't WikiTree use an agreed upon style such as Chicago or MLA instead of creating its own usually illogical styles?

asked Feb 25, 2016 in Policy and Style by M B G2G3 (4k points)

+9 votes

1 answer

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Footnotes are in my biography but they have disappeared (all except the first one) from my sources

asked Jul 10, 2015 in Policy and Style by Margaret Forster G2G1 (1.3k points)

+4 votes

1 answer

135 views

Where do the footnote numbers go?

asked May 16, 2015 in WikiTree Help by Anonymous Whitis G2G6 Mach 1 (19.9k points)

+13 votes

4 answers

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Is there any way to link a single source to several individuals?

asked Mar 9, 2015 in WikiTree Tech by Kathy Pelletier G2G1 (1k points)

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