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 # '''Source''' - write source descriptions in [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|footnote format]] (see the ''Chicago Manual of Style''<sup>1</sup>)
-* <span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Source information is easier to find in the catalog than in the source itself.</span>
+<span><span></span>'''Why complete these before a search.''' Avoid the temptation to skip writing anything at all if the search results are negative. If you finish these items before the search, and if your ancestor is not mentioned in the source, it is easier to write '''nil''' than it would be to fill in all the data afterward. Also, source information is easier to find in the catalog than in the source itself.</span>
-* <span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>It is easier to write '''nil''' if the search is negative; overcomes a temptation to not write it at all.</span>
 == <span>What to Complete AFTER a Search</span> ==