#COMMENT(2) Entry has surname & forenames as an insert then bracketed together with original entry
or, where this is not possible, give information that identifies the entry. For example,#COMMENT This entry has surname & forenames as an insert then bracketed with entry John Rutherford Easthope
The reason for this is that when a comment is displayed it is shown with the entry to which it applies and references such as "the previous entry" have no meaning and are actually confusing. Furthermore, when entries are listed in the results the next or previous entry may not be the same as in the transcription, for example if the search had been for entries with a specific Mother's name. Researchers have no method of looking at the transcription to determine what, for example, the "next entry" is.
The use of "above" is normally just redundant and should be omitted. For example the comment
#COMMENT The above entry is crossed out
should be written as
#COMMENT The entry is crossed out
which is less confusing.
Reference must also not be made to line numbers, that is the line number assigned by WinBMD. Such line numbers are not available to researchers finding the record. Similarly reference should not be made to other pages of the index since when the comment is displayed it would be very difficult to find the page.
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