When I sort last by last modified date on the watchlist it doesn't always give me profiles

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So with my profiles, when I have time to work on them - I go to my watchlist and then sort my last modified date.  Then start working on the ones that have been waiting to be "modified" the longest, this allows a nice "round robin" style for all the profiles to get the love the need.

However I've noticed that the lasts modified date on the profile, doesn't always result in it showing up in the top of the list.

The profile I've linked to was last modified (according to it's profile) on Dec 12, 2017.

When I go to my watchlist, I sort by edit date and it sorts the 2,507 profiles that are on my watchlist for me very nicely but tells me that so far the only ones not modified in 2018 are Robert White, John Wheeler and Sidney Brown.

Why is Clemency not showing up there?  As I've seen this also happen with profiles that I'm on the trusted list for, and makes it a bit of a challenge to make sure I get to all of the profiles equally without forgetting any of them?

Is there a better way for me to pull the list of the profiles I manage/am on trusted list based on last edited date?

I'm currently working on her husband, but will leave her profile alone and hoping it won't impact her profile so someone can answer.
WikiTree profile: Clemancy Patterson
in WikiTree Tech by Kristina Wheeler G2G6 Mach 1 (19.5k points)
edited by Ellen Smith

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When the FindAGrave template is updated it pushes profiles using it to the top of the watchlist (when sorted with latest edit date on top). I don't think this leaves a trace in the "last modified" on the profile.
by Eva Ekeblad G2G6 Pilot (582k points)
So all profiles that have the Findagrave template would have a new last edited date if the template were to be updated tonight, Eva?

And that would presumably apply to other templates when they are updated?

If so, that would explain how some profiles slip through the last-edited cracks!
Thank you.. that would make since if in the database the updated date is different then the last changed - and maybe that's why on the profiles it now says "last tracked change".

Are we able to maybe add to the wishlist for the edit date on the watchlist to sort by the last tracked change instead?

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