Open profile changed to private when adding as child [closed]

Question

Tame-5 was an open and unmanaged profile. I just added the profile as a child to Tame-156, and when I did that, the profile suddenly changed to privacy level 5. Then when I tried to adopt it, it wouldn't let me adopt as it was private, but now when I search for the profile, on the search results it tells me I am the profile manager. I've emailed info@ wikitree.com to ask if it can be opened, but just wondered if there was anything I did wrong to cause this to happen.

Answer 1

When a profile meets certain conditions -- such as being connected to another private profile, or only recently deceased -- then regardless of current privacy settings, any new change will auto switch to a more private setting.

Then, because of the increased privacy, if there is no profile manager (orphaned profile), it can not be adopted -- even though it looks like it can be.

In the future, if you need to make a change to an Open profile, and it has no manager -- adopt it first, make your changes, and reset the privacy levels before removing yourself as manager.

Comments

Hi Dennis - Do you know if the problem is fixable? If not, I'll stop stressing about it and leave it until a closer relative wants to be involved. If it isn't fixable, would they have to create a duplicate, as it is still 30 years before it will be allowed to be opened following the normal rules? Thanks Gillian

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as Dale says, you can contact Paul and get him to open up the profile

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Thank you so much Dennis and Dale. I appreciate the clarification and guidance. Gillian

Answer 2

Since the profile is for a deceased person and you want to adopt it you could always contact Paul and request that you be made manager of the profile. Contact him at Paul @wikitree.com (remove space)

Answer 3

Gillian -- Try adopting again.  I see Tame-5 as yellow-private but adoptable.  Paul has explained this to me.  I'll be editing and as soon as I save, I get locked out.  It is almost always because someone is living or shows they are living.  Of course, I don't know what you are actually seeing but profiles that are less than 150 years old or have been dead less than 100 years will automatically go to a private level unless the profile manager saves it differently.

Comments

private profiles can not be adopted, even though it looks like they can be.