Don Newcomb

I just replied to a post on the "RM8 release date" thread but the reply ended up in a different thread. I clicked multi-quote but only selected one message. I entered my message and submitted. It showed up on a newer thread. I edited my reply but could not delete it.

RM supports various relationships between parents and children: Birth, Adoptive, Foster, Step, etc. In a world with in-vitro fertilization and other advanced medical assistance I think "Genetic" needs to be added to the list. A "Birth" mother might not be genetically related to her child. 

I'd like to suggest two additional date modifiers: "claimed" & "reported". These would be used primarily to modify sentences. Like, "Jill claimed she was born on 6 Jul 1924. Her birth certificate says it was three years earlier." The idea is that there is some record of a date but there is some doubt as to its veracity.