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Data Doctors question:

Several of the alerts for "Warning 571: FindAGrave - Link without Grave ID" have a link using a FamilySearch citation. (Example: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newhall-769) What do we do in these cases? Mark the alert as false, or fix the citation so there is a direct link to FindAGrave?

Answer 1

The previous answers are correct; the FindAGrave citation should come directly from the FindAGrave Memorial.  If you have questions about the suggestions, refer to the Suggestions page; each suggestion is in a group with its group page.  The FindAGrave Suggestions Group page is here: FindAGrave Suggestions

That page gives directions on how to find and view the memorial citation and to add the FindAGrave template in that source: Creating the FindAGrave Citation and Template.

The FindAGrave Index on FamilySearch does link to the FindAGrave Memorial; click on the www.findagave.com link for the individual's memorial to go to the FindAGrave Memorial.

The FindAGrave Suggestions Page also gives the warning about using acronyms for FindAGrave, and the appropriate abbreviations to use: FindAGrave Warning.

For the sample profile, there are Facts from FamilySearch with the Sources listed.  I added a Research Note and added a narrative with the correct FindAGrave citation for example.

I hope this helps.

Happy Holidays!

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This helps a lot! Thank you, Sheryl!

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Glad to hear it.  You are welcome to check with the Data Doctors Project whenever you have suggestion questions.

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Happy Holidays!

Answer 2

My understanding is that any link to Find A Grave should be directly to their site.

Answer 3

In my opinion it is better to link directly to the original source than to link to the citing source.

In case of the original source being access restricted. It might be good to link both.

Answer 4

Link directly to the FindAGrave memorial. It's always better to cite the direct source if possible, instead of just an index. And depending on when the record was indexed on FamilySearch, there can be very little information about the actual record in the citation.

Comments

Also, those FindaGrave Indexes on FamilySearch and Ancestry seldom get updated when the associated FindaGrave memorials have new photos added, or are corrected, merged with duplicates, etc.

I don't understand why some WikiTreers seem prefer to cite an index...

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Awesome! Just wanted to make sure I was doing it right! I appreciate it, Erin!