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MATCHES genealogy
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+4
votes
2
answers
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I've matched the wrong person. How do I unmatch them ?
asked
Apr 8
in
WikiTree Help
by
Colin Shepherd
G2G Rookie
(
280
points)
merges
matches
undo
+3
votes
1
answer
133
views
Bug: Proposed merge did not register
asked
Mar 4
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
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1.3m
points)
bugs
merges
matches
+10
votes
4
answers
324
views
Do we need a tag for an incorrectly shared record?
asked
Feb 10
in
Policy and Style
by
LK LaPlante
G2G6 Mach 1
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12.0k
points)
arborists
categorization
improvements
matches
conflated
+4
votes
1
answer
106
views
Can coding changes be made to unmatched merge lists?
asked
Jan 29
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Russell Butler
G2G6 Mach 1
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10.4k
points)
unmerged
matches
tracked_improvements
+3
votes
1
answer
189
views
DNA confirming an Unknown
asked
Jan 19
in
Genealogy Help
by
Chris Ferraiolo
G2G6 Pilot
(
519k
points)
dna
dna_confirmation
matches
g2g
+10
votes
1
answer
105
views
Not picking up matching existing profiles
asked
Jan 17
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Leon Bezuidenhout
G2G6 Mach 1
(
14.6k
points)
sysops
tracked_bug
matches
+2
votes
1
answer
105
views
Merge proposal is sometimes not applied after removing a rejected merge.
asked
Dec 11, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Joel Bridgham
G2G4
(
4.2k
points)
sysops
merges
rejected
matches
tracked_bug
+4
votes
0
answers
112
views
X DNA match confirming
asked
Nov 26, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Sherry Holston
G2G6 Mach 1
(
17.1k
points)
dna
dna_confirmation
x_chromosome
matches
+12
votes
2
answers
140
views
Adding comments on merges and unmerged matches.
asked
Nov 16, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Joel Bridgham
G2G4
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4.2k
points)
unmerged_match
merges
matches
improvements
comments
+2
votes
2
answers
74
views
Comparing where one suggestion is incomplete (i.e. no death info)
asked
Nov 15, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Ann Forrester
G2G Crew
(
520
points)
gedcompare
matches
+2
votes
0
answers
67
views
Are these profiles of the same person?
asked
Nov 14, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
De Anna Overcast
G2G4
(
4.7k
points)
matches
+6
votes
1
answer
69
views
Profile builder does not seem to give complete results so what am I doing wrong?
asked
Nov 1, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
David Frantz
G2G1
(
1.8k
points)
miller
searches
matches
+6
votes
1
answer
98
views
New profile with just death date generates matches born after the death
asked
Nov 1, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Nicholas Adams
G2G5
(
5.2k
points)
matches
searches
tracked_improvements
+3
votes
2
answers
72
views
I cannot see the add button, I have 73 out of 73 checked
asked
Sep 19, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Sherry McDowell
G2G3
(
3.3k
points)
gedcom
gedcompare
matches
+3
votes
1
answer
61
views
How do I reverse an incorrect match?
asked
Sep 6, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Keith Taggart
G2G Crew
(
520
points)
merges
matches
+1
vote
2
answers
102
views
Unmerged match or Rejected match?
asked
Sep 3, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
David Wilson
G2G6 Pilot
(
103k
points)
merges
matches
bugs
+3
votes
0
answers
134
views
GEDCom GEDCOMpare Matching Question
asked
Aug 7, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
John Fraser
G2G1
(
1.9k
points)
gedcompare
mentors
project_leaders
sysops
matches
+14
votes
2
answers
143
views
Possibly returning to do limited research/help on Wikitree
asked
Jun 18, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Betty Tindle
G2G6 Mach 8
(
81.2k
points)
research
genealogy
family
matches
+3
votes
0
answers
66
views
I typed in the wrong number when comparing people. How do I re-do the comparing to the correct number?
asked
Jun 10, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Anne Hart
G2G Rookie
(
220
points)
gedcompare
matches
+1
vote
0
answers
60
views
How do I remove an incorrect match (made in error)?
asked
Apr 23, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Dennis Henderson
G2G Rookie
(
160
points)
matches
+3
votes
2
answers
76
views
Rejected Matches
asked
Mar 17, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Sandra Vines
G2G6 Mach 7
(
78.4k
points)
matches
+18
votes
7
answers
594
views
Should 95%-99% confidence level be acceptable for DNA confirmation?
asked
Mar 1, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Todd Gilbert
G2G6
(
6.3k
points)
dna_confirmation
autosomal
triangulation
ancestrydna
dna
matches
+8
votes
3
answers
97
views
I'm new. Think I found an unmerged match. How to proceed properly?
asked
Feb 28, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Jessica Peters
G2G Crew
(
590
points)
matches
merges
citations
+3
votes
2
answers
91
views
Why does not "before" match as expected
asked
Feb 11, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Martin Lillieborg
G2G4
(
4.2k
points)
matches
matchbot
+9
votes
6
answers
196
views
Is it reasonable to have no matches of 550 GEDCOM entries uploaded?
asked
Dec 22, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
David Moffat
G2G1
(
1.4k
points)
gedcom
matches
+4
votes
1
answer
75
views
Removing a rejected merge
asked
Nov 20, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Celia Marsh
G2G6
(
8.4k
points)
matches
merges
+2
votes
1
answer
119
views
Duplicate not found when only period on middle initial was different
asked
Nov 6, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Cherry Duve
G2G6 Mach 5
(
53.7k
points)
matches
initials
+5
votes
2
answers
140
views
Matches are missing resulting in duplicates
asked
Oct 30, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
R Conley
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.8k
points)
matches
+4
votes
1
answer
124
views
Can finding duplicate profiles be improved?
asked
Oct 18, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Peter Roberts
G2G6 Pilot
(
584k
points)
tracked_improvements
matches
duplicates
privacy
+31
votes
8
answers
514
views
Is there something wrong with the mechanism that suggests potential duplicates at profile creation?
asked
Oct 13, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Isabelle Martin
G2G6 Pilot
(
468k
points)
tracked_bug
duplicates
merges
matches
arborists
project_leaders
+2
votes
0
answers
97
views
Comments on Jabez Dowling
asked
Jul 24, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Mike Wells
G2G6 Mach 6
(
64.1k
points)
dowling
walker
matches
connectors
sourcerers
dna_confirmation
+3
votes
1
answer
103
views
Can the match suggestions be in table form instead of simple list?
asked
Jul 20, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Antonia Reuvers
G2G6 Mach 4
(
42.0k
points)
tables
matches
+4
votes
1
answer
108
views
Rejected matches to be confirmed on a stillborn child's Profile
asked
Jul 15, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Paula Reinke
G2G6 Mach 9
(
90.4k
points)
project_leaders
matches
mentors
gedcom
projects
+5
votes
0
answers
94
views
Enhancement to Matches: Do not suggest match on unknown dates if family birthdates > 100 years (absolute) from matched
asked
Jun 30, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Jonathan Crawford
G2G6 Pilot
(
148k
points)
unknown
date
matches
+4
votes
3
answers
204
views
what do you tell your shared matches about GEDmatch?
asked
Jun 8, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Shirlea Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
204k
points)
gedmatch
wikipedia
dna
matches
+10
votes
4
answers
519
views
Have you attached your DNA matches to your tree on Ancestry.com?
asked
Mar 25, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Tommy Buch
G2G6 Pilot
(
764k
points)
ancestry
dna
matches
ancestrydna
+1
vote
1
answer
100
views
option for rejected match on WikiTree matches list
asked
Mar 13, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Katharine Jones
G2G5
(
5.7k
points)
matches
+8
votes
0
answers
74
views
bug - "before this year" and "after this year" buttons, and matches
asked
Mar 5, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Corinne Morris
G2G6 Mach 1
(
19.0k
points)
bugs
matches
searches
+6
votes
5
answers
319
views
I found an autosomal match on GEDmatch. How should I proceed?
asked
Mar 4, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Tommy Buch
G2G6 Pilot
(
764k
points)
dna
autosomal
gedmatch
matches
+2
votes
2
answers
94
views
Match suggestions bug
asked
Mar 3, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Corinne Morris
G2G6 Mach 1
(
19.0k
points)
tracked_improvements
matches
+3
votes
3
answers
178
views
Texas, United States of America vs Australia
asked
Mar 2, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Susan Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
579k
points)
matches
merges
errors
+8
votes
1
answer
144
views
Could we add the location to the primary profile on the search page?
asked
Mar 2, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Julie Ricketts
G2G6 Pilot
(
412k
points)
tracked_improvements
project_leaders
searches
matches
duplicates
+13
votes
3
answers
248
views
Wikitree duplicates estimate - Feb 2020
asked
Feb 22, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Paul Gierszewski
G2G6 Mach 5
(
59.3k
points)
arborists
gedcompare
statistics
matches
+5
votes
2
answers
112
views
Unmerged Matches
asked
Feb 14, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Anonymous Ford
G2G6 Pilot
(
146k
points)
unmerged_match
merges
matches
+12
votes
1
answer
260
views
The danger of estimated dates
asked
Feb 7, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Helmut Jungschaffer
G2G6 Pilot
(
548k
points)
dates
estimates
matches
+13
votes
4
answers
473
views
DNA Painter folks, are you having FUN? I am thoroughly loving this easy to use tool. Highly recommend.
asked
Jan 28, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Sherrie Mitchell
G2G6 Mach 3
(
37.0k
points)
dna_painter
relationships
matches
dna
+6
votes
1
answer
106
views
Can screening GEDCOM against private profiles be improved?
asked
Jan 24, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
James Beard
G2G Crew
(
310
points)
gedcompare
matches
inprovements
privacy
+2
votes
0
answers
143
views
married surname preventing matches
asked
Jan 15, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Corinne Morris
G2G6 Mach 1
(
19.0k
points)
bugs
surnames
matches
+5
votes
5
answers
366
views
Proper use of the Merging Facility
asked
Jan 13, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Mark Sutherland-Fisher
G2G6 Mach 3
(
37.1k
points)
merges
matches
rejected_matches
+3
votes
2
answers
169
views
Matched through DNA
asked
Dec 23, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Debs Valentine
G2G Crew
(
500
points)
dna
matches
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