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Paul W
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March 21 edited March 21 in Family Tree

Is this part of a general issue that I believe I have seen reported here, whereby FamilySearch appears instead of the actual user? I was about to carry out the merge illustrated below, then went back to the profile on the left to see who had added the 1792 event when I saw this:

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  • Áine.ní.Donnghaile
    Áine.ní.Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 21 edited March 21

    @Paul W Do you have the Improved Change Log Labs Experiment enabled? There is a known glitch where the Change Log sometimes shows "FamilySearch" as the contributor when the Experiment is enabled.

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  • Áine.ní.Donnghaile
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    March 21 edited March 22

    You'll see several relevant threads in the Group: https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/339-improved-person-change-log
    If you turn the Experiment Off, then the correct contributor name should be displayed.

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  • Paul W
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    March 21

    I don't really understand the apparent "Birth Changed" action, when - as far as I can see - the 1792 Aldborough birth had been inputted back in 2022. Could it be that the "system" just standardized a (previously) non-standardized date?

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  • Paul W
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    March 21 edited March 21

    Thank you for your prompt response, Áine. I hadn't a further comment while you were adding yours!

    No, as you can see, I haven't got the Labs Experience activated, so it doesn't seem to relate to that

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    All I can think is that there has been some automated process, because the place name now appears standardized - whereas it wasn't originally so - and I certainly didn't standardize it.

    See the complete change log at https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/changelog/GJD7-1KZ

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  • Paul W
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    March 21 edited March 21

    First line above should read:

    "I had added a further comment …"

    Didn't want to edit the post above due to the problems in editing that occur when a screenshot / image is included, as in this case! (And, should have said Experiment, not Experience!)

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  • Nyx773
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    March 21

    I’m seeing the same info in the change log as in the image in the original post.
    I do not have the (unfortunately poorly named) Improved Change Log turned on

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  • Áine.ní.Donnghaile
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    March 21

    There is a group of volunteers who standardize places, but that seems very quick for them to act, in between two of your contributions.

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