More Merge Issues

Jonathan is actually just the tip of the iceberg as I have dozens of unresolved merges.

Only Jonatan himself can allow a merge of his own profile. I would guess you would protest loudly if anyone had access to your own profile.

You can of course ask him to accept a merge, but he has not been online since March, and the easiest solution is just to delete the duplicate because this set of profiles is deep into his privacy range.

The really big assumption Geni makes is that every member knows how to work the various features. I’ve been communicating with family members and other collaborators who just can’t seem to complete the merges in question. Add to that absentee or non responsive managers and the situation just grows that more complicated.

“the easiest solution is just to delete the duplicate”

Since I’m not the manager of either profile it’s not “easy”.

I've asked Jonathan to complete this merge a couple times but he can't seem to figure out how to complete this task. Now what?

Who do you insist in breaking into his profile?
Leave it, - delete your duplicate and move on.

If you don't have access to delete it, it means that you don't have access to merge it either. It have to be approved by the profile manager first.

Could both of you check what kind of access you have?
May be Jonathan have better access than you, and as I said: The easiest is then to delete it.

It looks like the manager of the other profile is Micah Dicker. He has been online as recently as last week. Perhaps you could coordinate with him to eliminate any duplicates he may have created?

Micah Dicker

The merge command itself is here, but as I say: Why do you insist on merge into a user profile. It always creates trouble because it is only the user who can complete it and and all the domino-effect it creates, and if this is an inexperienced user is is way too much to ask for.

http://www.geni.com/merge/compare/6000000004976014980?to=6000000012...

Go around is the solution.

Ask Jonathan to be added to Jonathan's family group. That allows you to complete every merge *except* the one for himself.

I can't see the private profile, but I can see that Jonathan's user profile has no brothers, so his parents are not merged. Get that done first.

For a relative with a claimed Profile - they can go to their Account settings - Permissions -- and click "Let my family edit my profile" -- if they have clicked that (AND if Geni has them as relative), then you can complete merges on their profile.

This may be easier to explain than talking them thru how to do a merge. However, if Geni does not see either of these Profiles as related to you, this will not work. (ie blood relationship is not good enough, the relationship has to show on Geni).

If Geni sees both as being related to you / 2nd cousins, then this will work and may well be worth doing to simplify the tree you see. If not, then give careful thought to Bjorn's comments.