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Originally Posted by Richard T. Eger
Dear Luc,
You hit the nail squarely on the head.
But further is the question of the reliability of anyone's data, given that original records have typos or, if handwritten, subject to interpretation. More data means more corroboration, which is good, but old data may be based on what's available at the time, which may not be so good. So, then, who assumes the task of updating and correcting, especially a really massive database?
Regards,
Richard
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Richard, Luc and Conzalo,
For the Dutch Air War Study group's online database we ran into the same problems.
The database is built in MS access. The biggest problem is how to keep track of edits. Where do edits come from (origin, sources). What is reliable and what is not.
I’m keeping track by using digital dossiers for every crash recorded in the database. Every crash has it’s own written log for edits en additional info. There probably is a faster/better way, but this works for me.
I’m willing to share my experience although I’m not an expert on these matters.
For your information Conzalo, you can find our database at:
http://verliesregister.studiegroeplu...g.nl/index.php