tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4966899323970997272..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: 1940 U.S. Census Index Comparisons - Post 6: McKnew in CaliforniaRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-29112937260696131052012-07-22T11:14:29.406-07:002012-07-22T11:14:29.406-07:00I concur with Patti E. I have indexed/arbitrated ...I concur with Patti E. I have indexed/arbitrated over 15,000 1940 Census Records. When arbtirating, I was disappointed when I had to choose between two correct name spellings - one with a space and one with no space. I usually chose nospace McName(s), but chose spaced De Name(s). FSI guidance was TWYS - but add the space if it was obious. I think the ultimate key point is can one find the record when searching - space or no space.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773621043382566029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-77544139152084898482012-07-20T18:53:13.531-07:002012-07-20T18:53:13.531-07:00Randy, as an indexer (for Family Search Indexing, ...Randy, as an indexer (for Family Search Indexing, or FSI) who has debated the space vs no space in Mc names issue, I found this very interesting. The official "rule" is what we call TWYS- "type what you see." My problem with this is, it is often a matter of interpretation whether the name has a space or not. And, as you have pointed out and I had thought, McPeople like their names with no space. I have "gone on record" as they say, as having decided that all McNames shall be indexed with no McSpaces. I'm considered a bit of a rebel, or loose cannon by some of my fellow indexers, but I can live with that.<br /><br />The reason the powers that be are not worried about it, though is that the FS search function returns results both with and without the spaces, whichever option you put into the search box. That is to say, a search for Mc Name and McName will return the same lists in Family Search.<br /><br />Just for your information, in case you are as curious about things as I am, the FSI protocol has two indexers transcribe each record, independent of each other. Those both go, together, to an arbitrator, who has to be the tie-breaker on any entries where the two indexers disagree. A good arbitrator (or indexer, for that matter) will not just try to decipher the writing, but will try, through searching on FS or Ancestry, to find the people in question in another record, where their name is written more clearly, in order to determine what their name actually is. I began indexing after finding records where my family members' names were so mangled as to defy credibility. One day I thought to myself, "I can do better than this!" at about the same time there was one of those little ads about indexing the 1940 census right before my eyes. So, I did. We have groups on Facebook and Skype where one can have other people look at difficult records, to have another interpretation of what is written. We think its fun!Patti Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-35013028461883419812012-07-20T15:11:39.890-07:002012-07-20T15:11:39.890-07:00Just curious, Randy. Did you include other states ...Just curious, Randy. Did you include other states besides California? ~SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com