Interesting, but I haven't had any other problems with combining or submitted names via GEDCOMS. Musta been a one time thing??? Michele In a message dated 6/13/2009 9:54:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kinman@connect2.com writes: If you created your gedcom on a cd it would be created as read only. Then when you upload that record to new family search that read only status would still be in effect. Glen On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 10:23 PM, <JCBrooks@aol.com> wrote: > I went to the Help Center (and should have done that first!) Jill is, as > always, right on mark. I sent a message to feedback with the same kinds > of info we are generally asked for in duplicated records. > > What I wonder is ...how in the world could I have submitted a "read-only" > record??? > > Michele > > > In a message dated 6/13/2009 9:03:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > jncrandell@broadweave.net writes: > > Michele: > "One of the records is read-only. Read-only records cannot be combined > with other records." > > Yes, I've had the same problem. It seems to be related to a duplicate > membership record, and the only way to fix it is to give the record > numbers > to feedback. I've had some of them fixed, but one of them never was. I > guess > it's time to ask again. > > Good luck, > Jill Crandell > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > > **************Refinance and lower payments online with Ditech. Visit > www.ditech.com Today! > ( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221879746x1201405835/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fclk.atdmt.com%2FDEG%2Fgo%2F155848685%2Fdirect%2F01%2F > ) > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Now is Family History Time. Tommorrow is another Family History Day. Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Refinance and lower payments online with Ditech. Visit www.ditech.com Today! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221879746x1201405835/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fclk.atdmt.com%2FDEG%2Fgo%2F155848685%2Fdirect%2F01%2F )

Michele wrote: What I wonder is ...how in the world could I have submitted a "read-only" record??? Michele, I don't believe the record "you" submitted is the one that is read-only. When I get the read-only message, it says that "one" of the records is read-only and it doesn't say which one. In my resolved cases, the read-only records were duplicate membership records. The current case that has not been resolved for me is my living in-laws, so I can't send you to look at the file. In that case, I hand-entered them, so there was no electronic transfer. I believe the problem is in the membership record that the Church had already tied to my husband's record. That one didn't show up until I had hand-entered their information, because they are living. Now, he has a duplicate set of parents, and they can't be merged because of a read-only file. All of my deceased read-only problems have been resolved through reporting them to Support. Jill Crandell