Will you please help me complete an overdue merge?

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Proposals to merge Albury-498 and Albury-496 have been made since Mar 24, 2015.  The last request has been pending since Jul 10, 2017 (over 30 days ago).  The 

Unanswered Merge Proposals https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Merging#Unanswered_Merge_Proposals

states, "If a Pending Merge is ignored for over 30 days — if the Profile Managers do not complete the merge, reject it, or set the profiles as Unmerged Matches within a month — it will be cleared for any Wiki Genealogist (any signer of the Honor Code) to complete, reject, match, or remove it as they deem appropriate."

However if I go to 

https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:MergePerson&user1_name=Albury-498&user2_name=Albury-496&action=compare

and click on the "merge them" link at the top, then I only get the message "Hattie Sawyer (Albury-498) and Hattie Sawyer (Albury-496) are already connected in a proposed merge."

Please let me know what I'm doing wrong?  Thanks and sincerely, Peter

 

in Genealogy Help by Peter Roberts G2G6 Pilot (706k points)

2 Answers

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 only the profile manager can complete the merge because they're yellow locked. She hasn't worked for a year so file an

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Unresponsive_Profile_Managers

commented 5 hours ago by Eddie King G2G6 Pilot

by Eddie King G2G6 Pilot (700k points)
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I (Fornel-1) am still learning the "system".  I am a fast learner.  Then I will do anything to help the Bahama Project to grow a well informed and accurately sourced tree.  I am sorry I am so new at this.  Good luck and Thank you for all you do.

Lin

Fornel-1
by Lin Dickerson G2G1 (1.9k points)
You should source the profiles you create When you create them. It will keep you out of future problems. Sources are documents. Just typing family bible or "seen on ancestry"  isn't beneficial. If you need help, you can put queries here or ask for a mentor to teach you to resesrch.
I really appreciate your input.  I, initially, started researching on Ancestry and I do have documents...even in immediate family.  I just have not figured how to get the info "our there" .  Can the whole person and documents sources be added directly?  I know I am adding slowly, but I am working to do this correctly.  This far, I have only added immediate family.  Again, I honestly appreciate the input.  If you know f a way to add my documentation from Ancestry to wiki, that would be great.  I also have no problem if these comments are public.  It is a time to learn.  My thought process was to start with immediate and grow by going back and filling in as I learned how.

Lin

Fornel-1
If you find a document on ancestry, you can blue highlight, click copy on the transcription and paste it in your profile's biography section. If an actual document exists look at the upper right corner and see SAVE. If you're using Ancestry at the library, you see an option to email the document image to yourself. If you have a home ancestry subscription, you see to the option Save to computer.

Once you have the image, on the profile, on the right side, you see see "upload image". Using that you can put the document on the profile.

If you have actual paper documents in your possession, use your scanner printer to scan them into your computer files then "upload image" . This would be good for adding the Bible pages.

Anytime you need help, there's always someone prowling G2G who can assist.

The advantage of sourcing as you make profiles is that, at times, someone will think your family member is already here and wants to merge. Or another member might think you have scaring spouse or child and try to "correct".

Anyone born more than 150 years ago, or who died before 1917 is an OPEN profile. That means any wikitree member can change things on it. The other member should talk to you before doing so, but sometimes doesn't.

I don't mean to be critical of your work. Just offering advice so you won't have problems  ;-)
I spent yester day and today copying cites!  I will definitely cite as I go once I catch up.  I should finish and validating the tree today.  I do appreciate all the info on how to save all my copies of importance to wikitre e from Ancestry.  I have everything at home where I can get it.  I printed out your letter and use it as a reference for retrieving documents.  Your two notes are invaluable to me.  I really want to get my tree into wikitree, so I did not think you were criticizing,  In fact, that kind of criticism I may need more of!  I would have been devastated had I plugged in 5,000 names and failed to cite.  Same time entry for info and cites.

 

Again, I really appreciate the help.

 

Lin Fornel-1

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