Hoi,

That does not clarify it. So what would we say ... it is in dispute sure but the way we work is that we have a child as a known person. So sources may dispute to their hearts content.. It is a relation that goes both ways.. How do we say novalue because it has to be a person ... "John Doe" does not apply.

Thanks,

GerardM

On 23 April 2015 at 11:37, Lydia Pintscher <lydia.pintscher@wikimedia.de> wrote:

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi,
> Sorry for being dense.. What is wrong with there being no value ? Having a
> "no value" is imho understanding only a complication of saying nothing...
> Why not say nothing in the first place ?

It is important for cases like the following for example: Source A
says "X had a child" and source B says "X had no child".

Cheers
Lydia

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