Zombies please

For those who don't know, a "zombie" is a profile of a deceased person that is incorrectly marked as living. We have a new way that we can "kill" these zombies. If you come across any zombies in the tree, please post a link to a nearby profile here and I'll do my best to take care of them.

Noah I think the problem og "non zombies is growing bigger and bigger I don't have a good idea, but something must be done.
You say please post a link - to where?? here?? GENIhelp?? or??

*donning my slayer suit* We gotta be ready for when we come across a zombie. It is usually when we are unsuspecting. Don't shy away from them, yes- they look scary. Just merge anyway and at the end check the deceased box. It is the kiss of death (literally) for them.

If left un-checked the Zombie problem is going to continue and grow.

1 - Not all Profile owners will remain in contact with Geni “ALL” of the time.
2 - Profile owners – can become history by meeting their maker (Death)

There has to be some ay of establishing weather a Profile owner is still active. Geni could provide for a “Non-Participating” clause in an agreement with us users so that after a set period of inactivity on the part of a Profile owner, the profiles owed become public property.

I have sharpened my stake and polished my hammer, eaten heaps of garlic and put a rosary on my laptop. Zombies here we come.

Yes, zombies are a big issue, and I believe that we now have a way to address them. Just post a link here to a profile in the infected part of the tree and I'll see what we can do.

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Post deleted by Kevin Hanit on May 29, 2010 at 6:07 AM

Great - the script was able to kill a bunch of zombies around each of these profiles. Let me know what you think.

Post deleted by Private User on May 28, 2010 at 6:26 PM

Thanks Noah, here is one to try:
http://www.geni.com/family-tree/index/6000000003038540360

I have numerous zombies in my direct lines that I would like to get help with. Can you tell me a little bit about how your fix works? Example - Is it taking the profile I list and marking them and their ancestors deceased? It would just change how I go about finding and listing them. I don't want to bombard you unnecessarily. Thank you for the help!

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Post deleted by Private User on Jun 3, 2010 at 7:35 PM

Okay, I've run the script on all these. Basically, the script determines whether the profile is high enough up in the tree to be considered a zombie and, if so, "kills" all of its close relatives.

The manager of the profile is not taken into consideration at all, and I only need one profile in each part of the tree.

Post deleted by Private User on May 28, 2010 at 6:49 PM

Wow, that one found a lot!

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Post deleted by Private User on May 28, 2010 at 8:15 PM

Noah did you run it on this one? I still see the zombies:
George Washington, 1st President of the USA

thx

Those are both now zombie free zones.

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Post deleted by Private User on May 29, 2010 at 4:57 PM

10 zombies attached to this profile

, [Countess of Mortain, Gloucester] [Countess of Mortain, Glouces

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Alice Meacham

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