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Is there a way to edit someone's person page who is "Read Only"?

Lindsey_King
Lindsey_King
February 28, 2021 edited February 28, 2021 in General Questions

I am a direct descendent of Edward Partridge (KWVM-M2W) and his person page is "Read Only" as he is a prominent founding member of the Church. His page is a mess with duplicates and unattached sources. Does anyone know if there is a way to get access to edit and make changes?

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  • DeborahCarl
    DeborahCarl ✭✭
    March 21, 2021 Answer ✓

    Here is FamilySearch's official information regarding Read Only individuals. It didn't really answer the question for me and the blog I linked below helped me understand it better. https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-are-read-only-records-in-family-tree

    Basically it looks like the information on these individuals gets very corrupted by the hundreds of descendants who are not being careful so any changes have to be submitted in writing to a moderator.

    https://rejoiceandbeexceedingglad.blogspot.com/2015/06/read-only-on-familysearch-family-tree.html

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 28, 2021

    use the feedback option to contact FS support and tell them what you want to update and why.

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  • Michelle Boot
    Michelle Boot ✭
    February 28, 2021

    Email or call FS support.

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