How do I create a tree starting with a person unrelated to me?

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I would like to create a tree starting with a deceased person unrelated to me, without first adding information on my own family. So far I have been unsuccessful because I have not made 50 contributions. I would like to start making contributions - just not those related to my own family. Any help would be appreciated!
in WikiTree Help by Ann Risso G2G6 (6.4k points)

Pretty much the best way to get contributions is to start by adding your own family.  If your parents are still living, they would be set to black-lock level privacy, but would still be there.  The same thing with your grandparents.  Once you get to the third and fourth generations, it is generally easier.  Be sure to add sources to verify your statements.

The 50 contributions is a limitation. First practice with profiles close to you (it is not a tree, they are connected profiles). 50 is not a lot really; any contribution will count.

At this moment you have not created any profile. Please do not think that the upload of a Gedcom creates a tree, it only shows a comparison table. See the How to pages.
Right - connected profiles. Got it.  I'll do as you suggest - add comments and profiles connected to other profiles already on Wikitree.

Thank you to all three of you for your helpful advice.

Your answers made me think of another question - the reason I want to add someone unrelated to anyone I've seen on Wikitree is that I think he may have relatives there, but at this point I can't prove that he does, so I thought that by building out his family, a connection may ultimately be provable. So the question is, once I've made 50 contributions, is it then possible to add a profile for an  unconnected person, that is someone with no known relatives on Wikitree?  I'm guessing that that is possible through the "Add Person" option, but just checking.

Ann
Yes, then you create new, unrelated profiles.
Thank you!
If you are adding a new person to wikitree, you should make sure that you are adding sources for that person at the time,
Yes, I will. Thanks!

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To add a person not related to yourself click on "Add" which is near the top right of the page and then select "New Person".
by Samantha Thomson G2G6 Pilot (254k points)

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