Question for the Admin team - need official policy

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A recent G2G question has members suggesting two different ways to deal with handling merges when one or both of the profiles are locked. I may have been telling people the incorrect way to deal with these issues and I am hoping someone from the Admin Team will clarify.

The two methods in question:

1. Use the Unresponsive Manager request

2. Just email the team directly at your email address

in WikiTree Help by Nancy Thomas G2G6 Pilot (211k points)

1 Answer

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Hi Nancy,

Emailing the team is always an option however, the team are very busy and there are a lot of merges of locked profiles that need dealing with.

Before emailing the team, it's definitely worth requesting to be added to the trusted list for the locked profiles. Often you will be able to complete the merges if you're on the trusted list, especially if you're on the trusted list for both profiles. I haven't worked out when you can and can't complete these merges. It seems to depend on the privacy levels, and also on what other private or unlisted profiles are attached. Someone else might know more about this.

If one of the profiles is green locked, and the other is open, and the profile manager for the green locked profile doesn't respond to a trusted list request, it's worthwhile to proceed with the unresponsive profile manager procedure, and you will then be able to complete the merge, or the team will complete the merge on your behalf when you send the unresponsive pm form through.
by Gillian Thomas G2G6 Pilot (267k points)
Thank you for clarifying.

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