for curators: my profile is good enough to be a Master Profile!

Jacqueli,
WHY do you want to MP your OWN profile? It can't be done. But I'm curious as to the motive. Being an MP will NOT, by the way, prevent anybody else from adding an identical profile.

Jacqueli Charlene Finley

6/5/2011 at 9:22 AM

Shmuel-Aharon Kam (Kahn / שמואל-אהרן קם (קאן I didn't mean for myself - but for the rest - I belive it has been taken care of - thank you.

Erica Howton C

6/5/2011 at 2:09 PM

Private User

Feel free to take over the MPs of your Findley ancestors!

John Sparkman C

6/6/2011 at 1:02 AM

I see that there are an increasing number of MP profiles where there is nothing under "About Me" to justify them being MP'd.

What protocols NOW apply to such a request too a Curator.
Surely there should be something to substantiate the MP.

Where am I missing things and then if this is an arbitrary thing - why bother to MP someone of substance.

Just wondering

Private User

6/6/2011 at 11:43 AM

Richard John Sparkman:

The basic premise behind creating a Master Profile is to provide a guideline for accuracy in merging. It means that a curator has looked at the profile and has said "this is as correct as I can get it TODAY," so I'm designating this profile the Master. There may be missing dates or parents or whatever. The more ancient the profile, the more likely that will happen and the less likely that those facts will ever be found.

There may or may not be an overview statement for every profile. The basis for the MP may be in the sources given or may be found on the parent's, spouse's or child's profile. Few of us are talented enough as writers to come up with an entry on the overview for the profile. The other option is to copy and paste from various internet sources.

Hatte Rubenstein Blejer C

6/6/2011 at 11:50 AM

Also, in a few cases there are good reasons to MP profiles to avoid merges that create more work in the line. For instance, where there are family members with the same name, such as two children of the same parents in Colonial America, with the same name, a curator might MP both children and put Curator's Notes on each, to avoid them being merged together.

Many curators iterate on a profile, first putting rough facts in About Me and Curator's Notes and at a later stage create a more polished profile.

Jacqueli Charlene Finley

6/6/2011 at 12:38 PM

Could I please have these profiles MP'd - thank you

Archibald Fynlay

Andrew Finlay, Sheriff of Perthshire

Fearchar McFinlay, Chief of Clan Fionnladh

Jacqueli Charlene Finley

6/6/2011 at 12:55 PM

And this one to be MP'd also -

Eugenius Shaw Farquharson McFinlay

Thank you in advance