Help:Research Notes
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It can be very helpful to include a Research Notes section in a profile.
How to Add Research Notes
To create a Research Notes section, simply put a new headline between the Biography and Sources sections in the text of the profile like this:
- == Biography ==
- == Research Notes ==
- == Sources ==
You might use this section to explain:
- The current state of research. Where have you looked, and where haven't you looked?
- Common mistakes or myths. Are there likely sources of mistakes for this person's genealogy?
If you use the first-person voice in your research notes, sign and date them by entering four tildes ~~~~ (see Help:Signatures).
Research Note Boxes
You can draw attention to very important information about the current state of the genealogical research related to the person with one of the special feature boxes called Research Note Boxes.
Options include:
- {{Conflated}} for when a profile has information on two or more people that has been combined and confused. See Template:Conflated for more information.
- {{Estimated Date}} for whenever a rough estimate is used for a birth, death, and/or marriage date. See Estimated Dates and Template:Estimated Date for more information.
- {{Uncertain Existence}} for a person who probably never existed. See Template:Uncertain Existence for more information.
- {{Disproven Existence}} for a profile of a person that research has shown never existed. See Template:Disproven Existence for more information and Space:Disproven Existence for additional details.
- {{Uncertain Family}} for when a person's position in a family group is highly uncertain. See Template:Uncertain Family for more information.
- {{Uncertain Spouse}} for when a marriage (not just a marriage date or location) is highly uncertain. See Template:Uncertain Spouse for more information.
- {{Unsourced}} for a profile with no sources. See Template:Unsourced for more information.
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