Where did my Biography with sources, etc. for Beebe-832 disappear?

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The edit page for Samuel John Beebe, Sr. is just like I left it.  However, the whole Biography with sources has disappeared.  This profile and was ready to be merged.  But was waiting for the other person involved to do so.  What do I need to do now?  Please answer on my profile page.
WikiTree profile: Samuel John Beebe
in WikiTree Tech by Living Beebe G2G6 Mach 3 (38.2k points)
recategorized by Keith Baker
I did that on a bio I edited - it only displayed like half of the bio! It took me forever before I realized that the references tag has to be exactly right for it all to display correctly. I thought I had lost my mind (again!).
While looking at this profile, i noticed something odd about the spouse(s) of Beebe. Did he really have two? There are enough similarities to suggest they were the same woman.

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It looks like you don't know the proper format for using the REF tag. When you start a footnote with <REF>, you need to (a) be sure you end the references with </REF>, then at the bottom of the page under == Sources == you need to add: <references />

I fixed it.  (And fixed my typo.)
by Jillaine Smith G2G6 Pilot (910k points)
edited by Jillaine Smith
Should'nt this profile be project protected?  There is much historical information that has been documented with sources.  Since privacy is open, anyone can access the profile and edit it.
Even if it was PPP anyone can still edit it, the only thing PPP does is prevent changing the LNAB and merging it into another profile.
Jillaine has a typo in her answer. It should be <references />

These are easy mistakes for anyone to make.

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