"Edit Conflict" That Makes No Sense

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I just added a new profile (link) and am trying to add her husband.  Every time I try to save, it gives me "Edit Conflict Hobson-883." I just created that profile.  I'm not editing it, other than trying to add a spouse.  The Changes tab shows no one but me touching that profile.  Any ideas?
WikiTree profile: Elmina Lyon
in WikiTree Tech by Fred Remus G2G6 Mach 4 (43.7k points)

1 Answer

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NEVER MIND!  Figured it out.

Just for everyone's info, and maybe for the tech department, here's what happened:

I entered her as Elimina (Hobson) Perkins.  When I went to add her husband, I realized that Perkins was his middle name (Charles Perkins Lyon).  Then, with the "add spouse" edit window still open, I went back and edited her profile to change her married name to Lyon.  I saved it and went back to the add spouse window.  That's when I got the "Edit Conflict" message.  Apparently, the system doesn't like changes to be made to a profile in the middle of adding a family member.

I clicked add spouse on her profile again, re-entered his data, closed the other "add spouse" window, then saved.  Problem solved!

by Fred Remus G2G6 Mach 4 (43.7k points)

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