Should I include the hospital in location fields when applicable and known?

Question

I just realized that the location drop-down list (which I am aware is copied from FamilySearch) includes hospitals. So, should hospital names be included in the birth and death location fields when they are applicable and known?

Comments

Hi Tessa. No: that would be against WikiTree policy. See

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Location_Fields#Street_names.2C_building_numbers.2C_etc.

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Thank you! But I wonder why that's not allowed.

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You can place that information in the biography section. For the places fields, I think it is because using standard locations for places (such as town, county, state, country for US locations) helps Wikitreers and projects find profiles easier. I know I use these locations a lot in WikiTree+ to find profiles to work on for various reasons.

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That makes sense. Would it be possible for the hospitals (as well as churches and especially cemeteries) to be identified and removed from the drop-down list since it's against policy to include them in the location fields?

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Sorry Tessa, the location suggestions for the fields come from FamilySearch, not WikiTree itself. It is unlikely that they would be willing to move the hospital or similar locations.