IGNORE, CLEAN, and REMOVE -- three words that are commonly used in the English language; but what do these words mean when used in the context of submitter options for living individuals included in a GEDCOM on WorldConnect?

IGNORE means that no processing is done at all for the living individuals in the GEDCOM you submit. Information included for the living individuals in your file will be displayed exactly as shown. No other options that you select for the living make any difference to how they are displayed if you choose IGNORE.

CLEAN means that details specified for the living in the additional options will be processed according to your selections. Data displayed for items including notes, sources, and marriages will be affected by those selections.

REMOVE means exactly what it says. The living individuals will be removed from the database displayed to the public.

The Standard set-up page offers only the clean and remove options, along with the choice of removing notes and sources for the living, and replacing the given names of the living with the notation "LIVING." The Advanced set-up page offers additional options.

WorldConnect maintains two copies of your GEDCOM; one exactly as you submit it, and a second processed copy for public display based upon the options you select to IGNORE, CLEAN, or REMOVE the living.

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WORLDCONNECT'S LITTLE BLUE PEOPLE.

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A little blue graphic now appears beside the entry for any child with descendants included in the next generation in the database.

Thanks to WorldConnect volunteer, Chris Hankins, who created the new graphic.




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from 7/19/2000