1) I have defined these best practices for my RootsMagic genealogy database: Add persons, relationships and facts to my database based on records, not assertions in other family trees Investigate record Hints and record Matches from record providers to use, if pertinent, to add content to the tree Search for records for my Tree persons in record repositories and in online record providers and use if pertinent Use other family trees and other research (e.g., books, periodicals, manuscripts, indexes, etc.) as clues for further research and add if pertinent Support Facts/assertions for my Tree persons with
Evidence Explained quality source citations (I tend to use Free form source citations rather than EE-style source templates so that the source citation transfers well in a GEDCOM export).