I created two people that were already there. How to merge?

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I Created https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davidson-12488 when https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davidson-1728 was already there. 

And this one https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davidson-12490 when https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davidson-1595 was already there. 

I have no clue how to fix this and I do not want to add any more information to the wrong one. Please Help. Thank You

in Policy and Style by M Lindsey G2G Crew (320 points)

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This does happen and, as long as you don't have a real history of doing this consistently, I would state that there's really nothing to stress/fret over.

I did see that they are all currently set as Unmerged Matches. This basically means that the Profile Manager for the other individuals does acknowledge that they are matches, but feels that their not ready to be merged yet (in short, set aside for the time being).

I would recommend that you check out the following WikiTree Help link specific to this topic to be a bit more familiar with this topic.

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

In the meantime, there's nothing wrong with your working on the duplicate profiles since the Merge Requests have already been submitted and you did all that can be done (basically, the ball is in the other Profile Managers court).

I hope that I had explained this okay via text and I wish you the best of luck. :-D

~Brian Kerr
by Living Kerr G2G6 Pilot (328k points)
selected by Living Kerr
Thank You!!
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No problem. You had set them as an Unmerged Match, which would keep them in limbo, so I proposed a merge of the profiles. Approval from both managers will be needed to complete the merge, and if approval not given, it will happen by default after 30 days.

When the profiles are merged the data from each will be combined, excluding any duplicate information or sources, so you can add to either profile and it will be included in the final profile.
by Patricia Roche G2G6 Pilot (780k points)

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