Updating own address
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Updating own address
Should the members not be able to update their own addresses? I find that in my residential address the data is outdated and unable to update it on my own. There is no instruction in the help section to a procedure that could be initiated by the member. Any suggestions to fix this issue?
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Re: Updating own address
Talk to your ward clerk; he can update your address.Bala wrote:Should the members not be able to update their own addresses? I find that in my residential address the data is outdated and unable to update it on my own. There is no instruction in the help section to a procedure that could be initiated by the member. Any suggestions to fix this issue?
There are no instructions in the help section for members updating their own address because they can't do it. One possible reason that is not allowed is that addresses should be standardized, and members would not all be likely to enter their address in a standard format.
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Re: Updating own address
I think a more likely possibility is that a new address may call for a move to another unit.aebrown wrote:One possible reason that is not allowed is that addresses should be standardized, and members would not all be likely to enter their address in a standard format.
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Re: Updating own address
I agree that it's likely to ensure a member is in the correct unit.russellhltn wrote:I think a more likely possibility is that a new address may call for a move to another unit.aebrown wrote:One possible reason that is not allowed is that addresses should be standardized, and members would not all be likely to enter their address in a standard format.
If the standardized address was important enough to the church, it could choose to purchase such data where it is available and run addresses through data cleansing. I've seen some web sites that do it, and it's pretty cool...they give me my choice of keeping my address as I entered it or using the standardized address. I think it would be great if the church did this, but I don't know how much it would cost to implement and subscribe to the data. It might make mapping more accurate, too.
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Re: Updating own address
Actually, the Clerk Resources Membership List tool online does now purport to provide standardized addresses for clerks when they edit addresses. Unfortunately, because of a design flaw, the "standardized" address is formatted wrong for apartment addresses. BTW, no standardization tool is available within MLS.mevans wrote:I agree that it's likely to ensure a member is in the correct unit.russellhltn wrote:I think a more likely possibility is that a new address may call for a move to another unit.aebrown wrote:One possible reason that is not allowed is that addresses should be standardized, and members would not all be likely to enter their address in a standard format.
If the standardized address was important enough to the church, it could choose to purchase such data where it is available and run addresses through data cleansing. I've seen some web sites that do it, and it's pretty cool...they give me my choice of keeping my address as I entered it or using the standardized address. I think it would be great if the church did this, but I don't know how much it would cost to implement and subscribe to the data. It might make mapping more accurate, too.