Advice before editing this pre-1700 Harris profile?

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I have information to contribute to the profile of Desire (Harris) Kingman. This is what I can add:

These are the sources I am using:

Should I contact one of the pre-1700 projects or know about any style guidelines before proceeding? Thank you!

WikiTree profile: Desire Kingman
in Genealogy Help by John Gibson Crossman G2G1 (1.1k points)
retagged by Ellen Smith

The linked profile is a duplicate, and it seems that you created duplicates for a few generations of the family. I have proposed a bunch of merges.

I have a hunch that you misunderstood the instructions on the form that creates a new profile. (If so, you are hardly the first person to make the mistake.) When a possible match is detected, the form says:

If any of the following appear to be a match do not proceed to create the new profile. Connect the existing profile instead.

When you get that message, if the person is a match for the one you are creating, do not tick the checkbox next to the name. Instead click on the hyperlinked text to connect your family member to an existing profile for their parent or child.  (Ticking the checkbox in that situation only enables you to create a duplicate profile and mark it as a non-duplicate.)

This experience is a good illustration of the fact that many (indeed, most) 17th-century (and 18th-century) colonial Americans already have WikiTree profiles, and it is wise to look around the WikiTree for your ancestors before you start creating new profiles.

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Please edit your question and add the information and sources you intend to use BEFORE you proceed, so they can be assessed, thanks.
by Living Poole G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
Pretty much by the time the prompt shows to ask this question, the profile has been edited.

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