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Accepting, deferring & ignoring hints

Open Discoveries (app: the Discoveries tab; website: the hints bell or the hints page). Each hint shows what it will change before you decide.

  • Accept β€” apply it. A same-person hint links the two people; a fact hint copies the fact into your person with a citation; a photo-tag hint adopts the identification.
  • Defer β€” decide later; it stays in your queue.
  • Ignore β€” dismiss it; it won't nag you again.
  • Reopen β€” bring an ignored or deferred hint back if you change your mind.
Accepting is safe and reversible in spirit β€” it copies information into your tree, it doesn't touch anyone else's. Always glance at what a hint will change before accepting.

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