Please provide clarification regarding keying military rank in the North Carolina and Tennessee Early Land Registers 1753-1931. The World Archive Keying instruction states: “Ranks are only keyed in the Prefix field if that instruction is given in the field help. Generally we will include a separate field for keying the rank if we would like it keyed."
The project instruction for this project does not specify that military ranks should be keyed. However , on the Discussion page of the Project Instruction there is this Q & A: “Unless it is stated NOT to key rank as a Prefix it can be keyed in that that field. The general rule of thumb regarding Prefixes is that if you would address the individual with that title it would be keyed.”
I find this answer confusing since it (1) contradicts the general keying instruction; (2) It uses the wording “can be” and "general rule of thumb" which seems to imply the keyer has a choice when keying. My question is, are the answers provided on the Discussion page considered Project Instruction and therefore should be considered as the definitive answer when reviewing?