Overview
A source table helps disputed family claims stay reviewable. Instead of choosing the most exciting record, the table places each source beside the exact claim it supports, the claim it does not support, the privacy risk, and the recommended public wording.
What this helps you learn
- Source tables can separate names, dates, places, relationships, residence, identity language, oral memory, spiritual interpretation, and open questions.
- They make disagreement visible without turning conflict into public drama.
- They help contributors protect living people while still sharing useful source leads.
Careful claims
- Do not let one source overrule all others without explaining why.
- Do not publish raw private family documents, addresses, DNA details, or recent living-person data.
- Do not use the table to certify identity, ancestry, tribe, nationality, DNA conclusions, legal status, descent, or membership.
Research path
- Make columns for source, creator, date, exact detail, claim supported, claim not supported, conflict, privacy risk, evidence level, and wording.
- Use one row per source and one row per claim when a record supports more than one point.
- Move unresolved sensitive claims into Fact Check or Source Review before strengthening public copy.
Source trail
- FOBA Claim Review – Internal claim-review framework.
- FOBA Source Review – Internal source-review workflow.
- FOBA Safe Sharing – Privacy guardrails for family research.
Evidence note: This starter entry is educational. Add sources, dates, maps, Community Notes, and Fact Checks as research develops.