Critical error - linker over-editing

WDavid72

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Serious editing issue -- needs addressed immediately.

WDavid72

6 avr. 2024

I was reviewing the family of Robert Thompson McGinnis (G8NZ-7YX). Records were indicating that Robert had at least two wives. Margaret Swisher (KC5W-Z5N), and Lydia Hole (L4P9-4VX). One child was identified as a child of Robert and Margaret. Three (or maybe four?) of the children were identified as children of Robert and Lydia. Leaving at least three of the children with an unidentified mother.

One of the documents for Alexander McGinnis (L4Q1-VWD) indicated that Margaret was also his mother. Attaching that single document to Margaret suddenly swept all of the Robert's children under that one family. The edit should have just connected the single document to Margaret, but instead — it severed the parental relationship with Lydia and all of her children, and migrated 7 children into a relationship with Margaret as mother.

Meaning that the smallest changes right now can produce sweeping, damaging edits to the entire tree. Meaning that FamilySearch right now is severely broken.

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I work more on the mobile app than on a PC these days. But this morning, I was working on my home computer — and using the new source linker. What should have been a simple transaction attaching one source to a single profile was instead handled as a full reworking of the entire family. I had not noticed such sweeping over-editing before today. Please review. Such unintended sweeping editing is unacceptable. I cannot use the new editor if that is the cause of this extra relationship destruction.

ScottSeegmiller

@WDavid72

Thank you for your post about Robert Thompson McGuinnis and his family. We are concerned that the attaching of a source would cause a reorder of relationships in a family. I have reported the issue to the engineers and they will review the case.

Elder Scott Seegmilller

FamilySearch Ninja Team.