# Add "Hypothesis" to Fact "Proof" option list

**URL:** https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/add-hypothesis-to-fact-proof-option-list/14015
**Category:** RootsMagic
**Tags:** feature-request
**Created:** [June 11, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/add-hypothesis-to-fact-proof-option-list/14015 "2025-06-11T16:29:07Z")
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### Author: ![KimberlyGreen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/kimberlygreen/32/1640_2.png) [@KimberlyGreen](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/KimberlyGreen)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/add-hypothesis-to-fact-proof-option-list/14015/9 "2025-06-11T21:49:10Z")

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> [@thejerrybryan](#):
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> … the **Genealogical Proof Standard**. I don’t think it’s a very good standard, anyway. But I find the name of the standard to be very off-putting …

I concur. Something like Genealogical Evidentiary Standard would be more suitable. But that whole topic is outside of RM’s control.

> [@thejerrybryan](#):
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> … I think the evidence quality indicators should be searchable and should able to be used for making groups and for color coding.

**Big** concur! In fact, color coding by proof value was a fairly recent feature request from @EmmaHP. [Fact Colour Coding](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/fact-colour-coding/13317)

> [@TeriMollison](#):
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> What I really need is an easy way to identify that a person, persons, or family unit that I hypothesize might belong in my tree without having to create a completely different tree.

Meta data tagging. If people, facts, sources, citations, media etc etc supported meta data tagging (and the reporting thereof), you could create hypothetical items and tag them to give them that distinction.

Side note, you can use the “floating person” concept you add people within the database that aren’t directly connected. I have several such people that I’m researching in my tree.

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