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If a profile you manage is added to this project, it is because the tree is already on Geni and the extra work of merging the profiles and fixing data and tree conflicts outweighs the additional information that merging might bring in. The duplicate profiles have been Isolated as Duplicates which prevents them from being merged into the Geni One World Tree and will soon be sent to Geni for deletion.
For pre 1600 profiles please see the medieval duplicates Project and Discussion
For post 1600 profiles
What should you do now
- Compare the duplicate profile to the original profile - and add any additional data, photos, documents, sources, family, information to the original profile - and then, if you are the profile manager, delete the duplicate profile
- NOTE: please don’t delete profiles if you are not the profile manager
- if you believe the information (or the family connections) in the original profile is incorrect, start a discussion from the original profile outlining what you think is incorrect, what you think it should be and why and add your sources to the original profile.
- if you really want to have your name as one of the managers of the profile, request management of the profile, making sure that you outline why adding your name as profile manager would be beneficial to the profile and outline your relationship to the profile. Geni automatically approves close family management requests.
What should you NOT do
- do not add more profiles or sources or information to isolated trees as this is a waste of your time as the isolated duplicate tree will be deleted after a period of time.
If you believe that the tree / profile has been isolated in error and that merging it in will bring significant value to the original profiles (and you are prepared to do all the merging and fix all the conflicts resulting from the merges) start a discussion in this project and tag the original profile and the duplicate profile and outline why you think they should be merged.
NOTE
This project is not for profiles that have been isolated for any other reason than duplicates.
Links for more information
- What to do after you have uploaded a GEDCOM
- Historical Tree Clean Up: Please Park Unsourced DUPLICATES in the Historical Tree Here!
- Geni's World Family Tree
- Connecting to the Big Tree (World Family Tree)
- Working with the World Family Tree
- Merge Centre
- Privacy
- ATTENTION Curators, please assist
- Geni Help and Frequently asked Questions
- What are data conflicts and how do I resolve them
- What is a Merge Request
- What is a GEDCOM
- What is the difference between approving a merge request vs requesting a merge
- What are data conflicts and how do I resolve them
- Geni Tips: Resolve Conflicting Data After a Merge
- Geni Tips: Customise your name preferences
- How to Merge
- How to Filter the Recent Activity
- How to Customize your tree display
- How to Use Matches
- Geni Tips: How to fix wrong parents
- Geni Tips: Customise your Tree Preferences
- Geni Tips: Resolve Conflicting Data after a merge
- Geni Tips; Merge this profile
- How to get started on Geni
- How to use Geni guides
- User Tutorial - Tree Conflicts
- User Tutorial - Viewing Preferences
- User Tutorial - Actions Menu
- User Tutorial - Profile Page Tabs
- User Tutorial - Data Conflicts
- User Tutorial - Merge Guide
- User Tutorial - Searching
- User Tutorial - Matches
- User Tutorial - Tree Repairing
- User Tutorial - Merging: Case Studies and Examples
- Geni Start Here Basics
- A to Z of Help Topics
- Geni Help Portal
- Geni Help
- Updating "Your" Preferences
- Glossary of Geni Terms