Alan Davis
Honor Code SignatorySigned 7 Jan 2021 | 2,077 contributions | 64 thank-yous | 47 connections
Signed 7 Jan 2021 | 2,077 contributions | 64 thank-yous | 47 connections
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Alan R. Davis
Born 1940s.
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| Created 24 Aug 2015
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Alan:
- Alan Davis is a Wonderful WikiTreer Apr 2, 2023.
I believe the PIP project is an important foundation stone for all Wikitree-ers.
The number of poorly sourced profiles will continue to grow as the popularity of genealogy increases and platforms such as Ancestry, Heritage, etc facilitate the spread of research errors. One of the measures that may help to reduce this problem would be to offer all new Wikitree-ers a PIP course. I'm not aware of how big a task this would be and maybe a more basic introductory PIP would be needed, but the potential impact on future profiles would be significant.
The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing a check-in with project members. Please review the following and respond to let us know that you are content with your current team or if you would like to be more involved.
We are no longer using the PIP graduate category. We had created it thinking that we would use it to identify people for a private channel in Discord. We decided not to use that channel so there's no need to have the category anymore. You are a PIP voyage graduate; Lilian May Meaden was your voyage profile.
The Project operates in a team structure. There are currently three participant PIP Teams -- The Maintenance Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. There is also the Voyage Team which guides new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team.
There are currently three different Biography Teams - The Biography Team, the Abandoned Team, and the Popular Team.
You're currently identified as a member of the Biography Team. The Biography Team works on profiles from their watchlist and other profiles that interest them.
Are you happy with the Team you are on? If you are interested in working with a different Team, please let us know.
If you have not already done so, we invite you to join the email GoogleGroup. We use the WikiTree Discord server #profile-improvement channel for our project. Neither is required; we also use the Profile_Improvement tag in G2G for Project announcements.
We thank you for all you do to help the Profile Improvement Project meet its goals. We would like to hear about the successes you’ve had and would also appreciate any feedback you have to help improve the Project. Please share your thoughts in a reply to this comment or via private message to one of us.
Sincerely,
Debi Hoag and Kay Knight, Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project
Robin Shaules, Project Coordinator, Profile Improvement Project
Thank you for your commitment to the England Project and its goals in 2023! Together we are making English WikiTree profiles the best they can be!
I'd like to share our end-of-year 2023 Newsletter. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading about what we have achieved in 2023!
On behalf of all the England Project Leaders, we wish you a peaceful, productive and enjoyable 2024!
Best wishes,
Ian, England Project Leader
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!
The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members periodically to make sure everything is going well. This is our formal annual check-in with you.
Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Would you like to join any other teams?
Also, we would really like to hear which team is currently your highest priority. If you are a member of more than one team, could you please rank them from highest priority to lowest? Thank you! If you don’t see yourself as being part of a team, please let us know.
We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.
On behalf of all the Leaders, thank you again for all you do and we look forward to you continuing to be a part of our collaborative and fun Project!
Kind regards,
Joan, England Project Leader
Thanks for your contact. It's really quite nice to pause and assess the last year. First, I really appreciate being part of the England Project. It's a special group full of friendly and extremely helpful WT'ers, always happy to assist in anyway they can.
I have divided my last year between Profile Improvement, Trailblazing and building my own skills. It has all been very enjoyable.
Unfortunately, last November I lost my Pre-1500 badge through inexperienced enthusiasm and since then have been hard at work trying to rectify my mistakes and improve my skills to regain qualification. This is proving an interesting and at times frustrating process (no doubt for all involved), however the end result will be worth it.
This leads me to provide some feedback. Although not only an EP matter, I think newly qualified Pre-1500 Badgers should be required to join the Medieval Project and commit to having their work peer reviewed by experienced Pre-1500 members for a number of profiles to ensure the requisite standards are well understood and applied. This could avoid newbies falling into the trap I did working away on my own. In my case I found several totally unsourced pre-1500 profiles in my family line which set a poor example and led me to using secondary sources, etc. Luckily I approached Michael Cayley for comment on one of my 'masterpieces' and he stopped my journey of destruction. Needless to say, there are now several profiles that should never have been created.
Redeeming myself and dealing with a family health issue has required me to drop Trailblazer duties for a while, but I hope to resume them in coming weeks.
Regards Alan
edited by Alan Davis
That's really great feeback and gives us some food for thought. I am glad you are happy in the England project and hope you manage to get you pre 1500 back soon. Keep up the good work and thank you again for all you are doing on WikiTree.
Joan
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!
I'd also like to share our annual Newsletter with you. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading a bit about what has gone on in 2022 and what our Project has achieved.
The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members every 6 months just to make sure everything is going well. There's no need to reply to this message unless you have something you'd like to let us know about (e.g. if you would like to change your team choices or provide other feedback). We will be in touch with you again in the middle of next year when we do our annual check-in with project members.
On behalf of all the Leaders, I wish you a peaceful and productive 2023.
Best wishes,
Amelia, England Project Leader
I also want to particularly thank the England Project Orphan Trail Team who have guided me progressively to this point with great patience and skill. My last mentor, Ann (Browning- 5288) is an absolute treasure with wonderful research skills, high standards and is a whiz at translating medieval wills.
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals over the past year. Every English profile we improve helps!
The England Project Leaders are currently doing our six-monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?
We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.
Many thanks!
Amelia, England Project Leader
Thanks for contact. It's been a real learning year for me and the friendliness, knowledgeable advice & co-operation I've received from the WT community has made it a most enjoyable time. I'm happy in my current project team although my contribution has been minor as I have been focussing on OT1,2 & 3. I intend to contribute more over coming months. I have no suggestions for change, etc as I really can't see a particular need at the moment. I also notice from Discord that continuous improvement is a feature of the EP. Keep up the great work. Alan
The Connect A Thon was fun, we hope you enjoyed yourself and are recovering. Thank you for joining us, it is appreciated. Our combined score was 13,335 51 more than the last CAT so well done.
The total overall figure was 84,388 new profiles added and numerous connections made. The total figure was down 1,451 on the January Thon
Check your personal figures here - https://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/ConnectAThon/TeamAndUser.htm (gives you a target for the next event)
Thanks again for last weekend, we look forward to working with you again in 3 months.
Joan, Janet Maddy & Fran
Thanks for your email on the annual PIP review.
I have enjoyed my experience and the friendly, willing help provided by other project members. After my initial PIP Voyage I was encouraged to do the Orphan Trail & am currently immersed in OT2. It's really good fun and I've really improved my research & profile writing. I suspect I've only retained about 60% of the information sent my way but that leaves me some choice morsels to rediscover as time passes. A special thanks to Leandra (Ford-7139) and Maureen (Fearn-339) for their patience.
In developing a profile I still rely on my established research techniques and often create a separate profile in MFT software which is linked to Ancestry. My main subscription is with Ancestry, but I also dabble with FindMyPast & Geneanet. I now use the free sources much more and have started using Wiki Sourcerer for research & find it very useful for creating citations & checking things through.
I have a great tendency to disappear down rabbit holes and find great satisfaction in trying to understand a profile in terms of the historical conditions and events they lived through.
I have no suggestions for improvement; my Wiki experience is too short for that.
Thanks for inviting me onto the GoogleGroup. I've applied and look forward to the posts.
All the best Alan
By the way, because of the way the messaging service works at WikiTree, we don't get notified about comments you put on your own profile. That's why it is recommended to use the reply link under the original message.
Debi
The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing its first annual check-in with our project members. Please review the following and let us know if you are content where we have placed you or would like to be more involved.
We are in the process of transitioning to a team structure. There will be three participant PIP Teams to start -- The Maintenance Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. There is also the Voyage Team who guide new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team. You're currently identified as a member of the Biography Team Level 1, working on profiles from your own watchlist and whatever else you find. Biography Teams Levels 2 and 3 will work on designated profiles for notables (Level 3) and everyday people (Level 2). Please let us know if you would like to help with another Team.
We would also like to invite you to join the email GoogleGroup and text chat Discord channel for our project. (When you request to join our GoogleGroup, please be sure to include your Wiki ID). Neither is required; we also use the Profile_Improvement tag in G2G for Project announcements. You will find more information on the GoogleGroup.
We thank you for all you do to help the Profile Improvement Project and WikiTree. The Project’s mission is to:
We know you’re working on profiles *smile* We would like to hear about successes you’ve had toward the Project’s goals. We would also appreciate any feedback you might have to help us improve the Project. Please share your thoughts in a reply to this comment or privately via private message to either of us.
Sincerely,
Debi Hoag and Robin Shaules Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project
Congratulations on certifying to work on pre-1700 profiles! It’s very important to read and understand the Pre-1700 Profiles page. These profiles for deep ancestors are shared by many, and collaborating on them works best if we all follow the guidelines in the certification quiz.
Primary sources should always be added to pre-1700 profiles at the time they are created. If you don't have a source for a pre-1700 profile, it would be best to ask for help in the G2G forum before creating the profile.
Pam ~ WikiTree Pre-1700 Greeter
I'm really looking forward to getting into the pre 1700 profiles and very appreciative of all the guidance out there. I'll try my best to observe all the protocols but I'm sure I'll slip up at times & will check in often for help. Alan
Have fun, and Happy New Year!
The GEDCOMpare process guide has tips on how to use the data in your file most efficiently.
If you have any questions about how WikiTree works, log into WikiTree and go to your profile. Use the ‘Reply’ link below my comment. Alternatively, click my name to visit my profile. From there, you can leave a comment, or send a private message.
Have fun
Hilary ~~ WikiTree Greeter
Thanks for your post on the GEDCOMpare process. I've just read it with interest (after hours of mud wrestling on my own) & am sure it will help me in the future. Much obliged. Alan
Thank you for joining us! I wanted to check in with you to see how things are going. How do you like WikiTree so far? Have the tips in the New Member How To Pages been helpful or have they left you with questions?
Please let me know if you have any questions about WikiTree. To contact me, log in to WikiTree and go to your profile. Use the ‘Reply’ link below my comment to be sure that I will be notified. You can also click my name to send a private message, or post a comment on my profile page. It's really great to have you on board.
Cheryl ~ WikiTree Messenger
P.S. To find reliable sources for your profiles, go to the Family Tree & Tools tab; select Genealogy Research and scroll down near the bottom of that list and select Research with RootsSearch. There are over 20 websites to access from there.
Thank you for adding your DNA to WikiTree. Getting the Best from DNA will tell you more about how DNA kits are used on WikiTree.
I hope this helps! If you have any questions or problems, let me know.
Take care
Karen ~ WikiTree Greeter
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Welcome! Mags
I have recently taken on the more difficult task of researching my family of DAVIS. Ihave a general interest in local history & am prepared to assist others where I can.
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