Suggestion 565 Wikidata - Possible duplicate by mother

Date: 5 Feb 2017
Location: Worldwide
Surnames/tags: data_doctors db_error_565

Description of Hint - 565: Wikidata - Possible duplicate by mother

Some WikiTree profiles are matched with a profile in WikiData. This error indicate possible duplicate profile on WikiTree. They are derived from WikiData data. I am using mother relation from Wikidata and if mother has WikitreeID on wikidata it should be the same as mother on WikiTree. If it is not, it is reported as this error and this mother are probably duplicated profiles on WikiTree.

To read more on Wikidata, see Help:Wikidata.

Content of info column: :

• Compare link, where you compare both profiles in question for differences.
• WikiTreeID of the child,
• WikiDataID of the child

Possible Causes

Duplicate profile on Wikitree.

Action Steps

There are 3 possibilities of an error.

• Wrong link to wikidata. Delete or correct the link on Wikidata. If you don't know how or don't want to edit wikidata, write a post in this G2G post and I will correct it. You can also mark error as false error.
• Error in wikidata. Mark error as false error.
• Error in wikitree. Merge duplicated profiles and related ones if needed.

There are some exceptions where there is adoption in play or if profiles are not linked correctly to Wikidata. It is possible that also relatives are duplicated, so examine also them.

Hint Status

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Full description is available on Status Help Page.

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Technical Stuff

All mother relations on wikidata are compared with mother relation on Wikitree.

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