Re posting Patriachial Blessings
Why did FamilySearch delete my posting of my deceased parents patriachal blessings, but I see on my main page that someone has posted to Memories the exact same thing? For kwcg-qd2 and kwcg-qdg. Why is this?
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Hello @wendysuegoodwin1.
We found Frederick Whitaker Taylor KWCG-QD2 and Amelia Richards KWCG-QDG, but did not see any patriarchal blessings for them. Latest Changes for both individuals show that documents were marked as private today, so perhaps those are the items you are referring to.
The policy for posting patriarchal blessings is outlined in this knowledge article: https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/can-i-post-patriarchal-blessings-in-memories
Basically, we are asked not to post patriarchal blessings online: “We would like to remind you of the sacred nature of patriarchal blessings. Please bear in mind that the blessing should not be widely distributed.”
"FamilySearch Photos and Stories would definitely qualify as “widely distributed.” Anything that is posted in photos or stories is available to everyone on the site."
If you find patriarchal blessings posted on the Memories pages of your ancestors, you should ask the contributor to remove the blessing and/or report as an inappropriate memory: https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-report-abuse-spam-inappropriate-memories-and-other-content
Hopefully, we have answered your question. Best wishes to you as you work in Family Tree to preserve the memories of your ancestors.
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