Join the Data Doctors project and become a Data doctor / 3 [closed]

+56 votes
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To join the Data Doctors project and become a Data doctor, go to latest join post here:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/768536/join-the-data-doctors-project-and-become-data-doctor-in-2019

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in The Tree House by Aleš Trtnik G2G6 Pilot (796k points)
closed by Aleš Trtnik
I believe I have learned more by working with this project than I would have by myself.

With the weekly challenges, one concentrates on one particular suggestion which gives one the opportunity to truly figure out what to look for when making corrections. By the end of the week, one has the knowledge and confidence to make a huge difference towards the health of our shared tree.

Try it, you will love it.
Just so you know, Data Doctors is like a year round Clean-a-Thon. Just like Sourcerers is like a year long Source-a-Thon.
Lost access to the spreadsheet on google. Can anyone remedy that?

Thanks

Terry

Can anyone tell me why I get this message 

Your WikiTreeID does not exist. Status is updated, but correct it next time. (Wight - 531)

You shouldn't add spaces in Wight-531

I have made mistakes on gender when entering persons. Many have been "corrected" by data doctors trying to help. However seldom do the people doing the "fixing" bother to edit the biography to reflect the gender correction.

I would rather have them left for me to correct if the job is done incompletely. It would be great if the "data doctors" received proper training prior to being set loose.
To keep the data doctors away, you can go to the drop down, Suggestions, and correct all the mistakes in your tree yourself.
Absolutely agree with Terry McClintock.
So, how are Data Doctors different from Sourcing?
When I am making these corrections I avoid tampering with the bio, especially if it appears to be thoughtfully done.  It's one thing to change a gender in a box. It's another to edit someone's work.
The bio should be checked before making a gender change or anything else, since there can be notes to indicate why a gender is set one way.  If no notes, the bio should still be checked when gender is changed, so it doesn’t say ‘he’ or ‘she’ which is now opposite of gender.

232 Answers

+15 votes
I would like to help
by Victoria Pless G2G1 (1.1k points)
Hi, you are new to WikiTree. You should first get to know how WikiTree works, before you start correcting errors on profiles not related to you. You can still correct suggestions in your family.

Ask for the badge again in a month.

Aleš
+16 votes
I'd like to join (and get a swanky badge)
by Mason Garrison G2G Crew (720 points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

+18 votes
Hi,

 

I'd like to join the Data Doctors project.

 

Thanks

John
by John Elkin G2G6 Mach 9 (98.0k points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

You should also follow Data_Doctors tag, to be notified of the changes. You can do it here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following.

+11 votes
Badge me, please! I am loving being a data doctor. You learn so much. :)
by Erin Quinn Valcho G2G3 (3.7k points)

Erin, Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

+18 votes
I would love to join the Data Doctors, and have already started to make some corrections!  Thank you!
by Living Pedersen G2G1 (1.6k points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

+11 votes
Count me in.  I adopted a couple of lost accounts last night, and just happen to find fix a marriage at the same time.
by Christina Hendricks G2G1 (1.2k points)

Christina, awarded. I also invited you to google group.

You should also follow Data_Doctors tag, to be notified of the changes. You can do it here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following.

+17 votes
I would like be data doctor
by Susan Bliss G2G1 (1.2k points)
Hi, you are a member on wikitree just for a few days. You should first get to know the system, before you start correcting suggestions on other people profiles. Ask again in a month.

Aleš
+18 votes
I would like to be a Data Doctor, please.
by Carla Mascara G2G6 (8.5k points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

You should also follow Data_Doctors tag, to be notified of the changes. You can do it here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following.

+18 votes
I would like to join data doctor project and recieve a badge
Thank you
by Shaun Doust G2G6 Pilot (355k points)
edited by Shaun Doust

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

You should also follow Data_Doctors tag, to be notified of the changes. You can do it here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following.

+14 votes

Yes. I would like to join the Data Doctors project, and receive the Data doctor badge.

Thank you, Tracy

by Living Pedersen G2G1 (1.6k points)
Duplicate.
+15 votes
I would love to join and help out!
by Bobbie Bristow G2G6 (9.5k points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

I noticed you are following the wrong tag. It should be Data_Doctors tag. You can do it here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following.

+14 votes

Hello! I'm new to WikiTree, but I'm a willing helper. I would love to help the Data Doctors and maybe get the badge, but getting information as correct as possible is my main goal. Thanks much!

by Shannon Reighert G2G1 (1.3k points)

Hi, you are a member on wikitree just for a few days. You should first get to know the system, before you start correcting suggestions on other people profiles. Ask again in a month.

Aleš

+15 votes
Hello, I would like to join please!
by G. Madewell G2G2 (2.4k points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

+15 votes
I would like the Data doctor batch, because that is what i do almost every day here, as a soucerer.
by Herman Overmars G2G6 Mach 4 (44.6k points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

You should also follow Data_Doctors tag, to be notified of the changes. You can do it here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following.

+14 votes
I would love to be a part of this team. I have already been doing a lot of sourcing, and repairing things I come across.
by Bobbie Bristow G2G6 (9.5k points)
Duplicate.
+15 votes
I've been an editor for most of my life so this is something I'm interested in doing.   I've done newsletters and edited papers for BA, and MS degrees. Please add me.
by Rebecca Snider G2G6 Mach 1 (15.7k points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

You should also follow Data_Doctors tag, to be notified of the changes. You can do it here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following.

+15 votes
Please could I get the badge? I've been data doctoring for a few weeks now and really enjoy it
by Sue Boutle G2G6 Mach 2 (21.7k points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

You should also follow Data_Doctors tag, to be notified of the changes. You can do it here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following.

+15 votes
I'm glad there's a way to find errors in my data. Thanks. I hope I can earn the Data Doctor badge.
by Bonnie Rabon G2G Crew (850 points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

You should also follow Data_Doctors tag, to be notified of the changes. You can do it here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following.

+15 votes
Hi  Aleš , I would like to join the Data Doctors project. Thank you!
by David Selman G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

Thank you, Aleš!

+15 votes
Yes, I would like to join Data Doctors. Thanks.
by Bonnie U G2G6 (7.4k points)

Awarded. I also invited you to google group.

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