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Saw this on a Facebook group…..
I think I have a family tree stalker! Over the past 2 years I’ve had hints leafs) about my family that lead to another ancestry (.com) member’s family tree. She makes lots of mistakes: wrong photos, bad facts, even used a photo of a house fire to represent my grandfather (who died as the result of a fire) I have messaged her, asked to make corrections, offered her legit photos and she never responds. And weirdly, I can’t figure out who she is! She has added things to both my maternal side and paternal side so it seems like it would be someone close to me but I’ve gone back 6 generations and can’t find the connection! At first I decided her bad records don’t really matter as my tree is correct and that the one my children, nieces and nephews will see. But last night my sister did a google search on a cousin, and found an incorrect photo - posted by this same person! How alarming is this? How would you handle it? What can I do about it? **what would YOU do in this instance?**
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Personally, in Family Tree, I make the correct adjustments, making sure to note why they were made in the field text box (sources, personal knowledge, incorrect relationships and why, etc). That will help next time this person (and others) views the person page. If it's a major change, I use Collaboration notes with the alert feature clicked. This has served me well in these circumstances.
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Iris Sargent
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Gramma who loves family history.

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