over and over duplicating and posting of links. incorrect data, lack of privacy

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Isebelle said: Please please before adding links to records check I have had 24 links duplicated over and over for the same person.
when will it be so that we can keep the individual records that we have researched away from others who do not take care and change data even lineages incorrectly i.e my Heritage or rootsmagic.

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Tom Huber said:

We are no longer in a position where names submitted to the temple is more important than to have the ordinances performed. Therefore, while not changing the meaning we are changing the emphasis of the green temple. We need to think of it as "This ordinance is available for temple work to be performed." It does not mean "This ordinance is ready to be requested/reserved or submitted/shared with the temple."

I am another FamilySearch user.

You have brought up more than one issue. They should each be posted in their individual message threads or they can be overlooked. The same is true when you open a case with support. Limit the case to just one issue, otherwise if you post more than one issue, support will respond to only one of the issues.

Regardless, I will address each of your concerns.

I have counted nine records associated with a couple getting married.

1) There are affidavits, granting permission for a person, usually underage, to get married.

2) There are banns that are read in some religions that ask that if anyone in the congregation knows something that should prevent the couple from being married, that they need to speak up (such as brother and sister, first cousins, etc.).

In both of those cases, there is no actual marriage date provided, only when that particular document was recorded or event took place.

3) The marriage license is similar to a banns, but some have a place where the marriage can be recorded. A blank "return" does not necessarily mean that the marriage did not take place, only that it was not recorded (it may have taken place in another state).

4) The marriage record book and

5) marriage certificate are two more documents, both of which records the actual marriage.

6, 7, 8) The are indexes which help clerks find which books records are kept. License, Marriage, and Certificate books can all have an index that is kept separately in its own book.

9) There can be ecclesiastical records of the same marriage that is separate from the courthouse records. In some cases, the marriage is recorded at different levels of the church, such as parish records and bishops' transcripts.

There are also copies of indexes that are created when the original index gets too worn to use, too disorganized, or the pages become separated and in danger of being lost.

Each of these sources, which appear as hints need to be checked and verified that they are for the couple for which the hint appears in their individual profiles. If they are valid, they need to be attached to the person(s) involved. You can see if they have already been recorded by looking at the record and checking the source URL. They should all be different, but if you find two sources that have the identical URL, they should be reported. Because FamilySearch personnel read each message thread, the duplicate source will be taken care of.

Keep in mind that in some cases, more than one filming took place of the same records. That duplicate filming will be indexed and those hints will appear. Again, the URL will let you know if the source material is the same or not. In some cases, one filming may be more easily read than a later one.

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BeatrizM said: Hello Isebelle! I recently wrote to FamilySearch about the same thing. I’ve been cleaning duplicates and errors that can be easily avoidable if the person entrying the data takes the time to read the record and check. I’ve been even cleaning duplicates in trees of people I come across because I cannot stand errors (but that is just me)
I’ve also written to several people whose names are besides the changes and several told me they are not related, they are working transcribing records (and it’s very frustrating when they don’t even check the handwriting and other words in the same text). The mistakes are abundant.
I’ve offered myself as a volunteer to do transcriptions and attach records, let’s see if they call me.
If not, please at least ask people to do the transcriptions to understand the language they are working with!!
Best regards, and keep up the good work!!
Beatriz.