I have been looking at the web tag feature that was added in rel 6. It looks like a good way to keep track of pages that I might like to go back to for a particular individual. How are people using them? Do they appear in reports or just in the Web Tag list? I would expect that some of these web site would migrate to the source list as you delve into them and extract the info you want. They look like a good way to keep track of unfinished things that you want to go back to. Any thought as to how this would complement the research log. I always have good intentions to use the research log, but just recently decided I need to recommit to using it and the web tags. The research log has always seemed to be more useful for site visits. Jinny Angelis

I have found a few family genealogies online that have some of my Danes. I haven't done much research on the folks I found in the online stuff. I created webtags so I can view a webtag report which will give me the name of the person the online site is related to and the url. My record keeping is severely lacking and I knew that if I didn't have something that would link the person and a url it would soon become unfindable. Using a webtag fits me fine. On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 7:45 AM, Jinny Angelis <jinnya@msn.com> wrote: > > I have been looking at the web tag feature that was added in rel 6. It > looks like a good way to keep track of pages that I might like to go back > to for a particular individual. How are people using them? Do they appear > in reports or just in the Web Tag list? I would expect that some of these > web site would migrate to the source list as you delve into them and > extract the info you want. They look like a good way to keep track of > unfinished things that you want to go back to. > Any thought as to how this would complement the research log. I always > have good intentions to use the research log, but just recently decided I > need to recommit to using it and the web tags. The research log has always > seemed to be more useful for site visits. > > Jinny Angelis > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- R.J. "Chris" Christensen

I too can be sloppy with documenting online searches on the Research Log, so yes, the Web Tags help with this. I use them whether they are formal sources or not, and mostly attach to the Person. I don't like having gazillions of census images, for example, on my hard drive so I use the Web Tags to assist with my "cloud storage." I also use them to link to sites such as online family trees that have the potential to be helpful later. I'm trying to be consistent with adding the date I visited the site and other relevant information, like the website creator, in the Note section of the Web Tag in case the sites disappear down the road. That way, the Way Back Machine or Google might help me find it again. Connie