Preventing others from adding names to family tree

Discussions about using and improving the new FamilySearch online application.
Post Reply
luisloayza
New Member
Posts: 15
Joined: Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:28 pm

Preventing others from adding names to family tree

#1

Post by luisloayza »

How do I prevent other people from adding names to my family tree? I have found out someone added a name with no info at all, no birth date, no death date, no places, only last names.
russellhltn
Community Administrator
Posts: 34417
Joined: Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:53 pm
Location: U.S.

Re: Preventing others from adding names to family tree

#2

Post by russellhltn »

You can't. That's against the collaborative spirit of the site.

Given the lack of information, you might report it.
Have you searched the Help Center? Try doing a Google search and adding "site:churchofjesuschrist.org/help" to the search criteria.

So we can better help you, please edit your Profile to include your general location.
davesudweeks
Senior Member
Posts: 2637
Joined: Sun May 09, 2010 9:16 pm
Location: Washington, USA

Re: Preventing others from adding names to family tree

#3

Post by davesudweeks »

luisloayza wrote:How do I prevent other people from adding names to my family tree? I have found out someone added a name with no info at all, no birth date, no death date, no places, only last names.
If you believe the person was added in error, you could remove them from the parents or delete the record altogether.
You should be able to send a FamilySearch message to the person who added them and politely ask them to describe what documentation they have leads them to believe the person is a son/daughter of those particular parents. They may not respond, but that's about all you can do.
User avatar
aebrown
Community Administrator
Posts: 15153
Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:48 pm
Location: Draper, Utah

Re: Preventing others from adding names to family tree

#4

Post by aebrown »

davesudweeks wrote:If you believe the person was added in error, you could remove them from the parents or delete the record altogether.
You can't delete a person that was added by someone else. You can only delete a person for whom you are the only contributor.

I wouldn't recommend removing the person from family relationships unless you can prove that they aren't part of the family. The initial frustration in this situation was that someone was added to the tree with no documentation proving that the person existed and was part of the family. Deleting someone while providing no documentation that proves that they are NOT part of the family would simply be another instance of this same error. It's much better to communicate with the contributor to resolve this positively.
davesudweeks
Senior Member
Posts: 2637
Joined: Sun May 09, 2010 9:16 pm
Location: Washington, USA

Re: Preventing others from adding names to family tree

#5

Post by davesudweeks »

aebrown wrote:
davesudweeks wrote:If you believe the person was added in error, you could remove them from the parents or delete the record altogether.
You can't delete a person that was added by someone else. You can only delete a person for whom you are the only contributor.

I wouldn't recommend removing the person from family relationships unless you can prove that they aren't part of the family. The initial frustration in this situation was that someone was added to the tree with no documentation proving that the person existed and was part of the family. Deleting someone while providing no documentation that proves that they are NOT part of the family would simply be another instance of this same error. It's much better to communicate with the contributor to resolve this positively.
I stand corrected.
carnegiejd1
New Member
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:08 pm

Re: Preventing others from adding names to family tree

#6

Post by carnegiejd1 »

Just yesterday, 3/23/20, my wife was assisting a new member who had mistakenly added an incorrect ggfather on his direct line. My wife was signed in on her computer and successfully deleted the ggfather and the deletion was annotated with her name. I didn't think this was possible either, but it worked.
Post Reply

Return to “FamilySearch Family Tree Application”