Challenge of the week: Clean up as many location names as possible [closed]

Question

Hi WikiTreers,

Will you join our "Data Doctors" Challenge? This week's challenge focuses on location fields.

Aleš has prepared a report of profiles from around the tree that have potential suggestions in their locations. These are usually simple typos that are easy to fix. But a thinking genealogist needs to give them a quick "reality check" and consider the intent of the original member and the sources before making any changes. Will you try some?

To participate in the challenge:

1. Post an answer below to let us know. This helps us coordinate and cheer each other on.
2. Click to the list of suggestions and drill down to find ones you can fix or dismiss.
3. After making a change, click the "challenge tracker" button and then the edit the status. This will record a point.

The member with the most points at 11:59pm EDT on Sunday night will get the "WINNER" badge and the bragging rights. But we'll all benefit from a neater, cleaner shared tree.

Post if you have any questions about how to participate. Thanks for helping!

PS If you want to chat or coordinate what you are working on with others, in addition to this G2G post there is a handy spreadsheet courtesy of Steven Tibbetts. 

Real-time tracking results: See your stats
alongside other participants here.

Top 10 Participants

• Tommy T. Buch - 927
• Derrick J. Watson - 751
• Rodney A. Long - 485
• Anders Lönnermark - 403
• Helen E. Edwards - 362
• John H. Elkin - 321
• Jo M. Gill - 246
• Cathy M. Fahey - 227
• Dave W. McNally - 163
• Walt W. Steesy - 145

Comments

Challenge is active.

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I will try to do some of these

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I'm working on this week's DD challenge.  A question.  The Scrivens-259 profile is closed.  The PM apparently has also closed his own profile.  So, there is no way to send him a message asking him to fix the spelling problem.  What's the solution?  Thanks.

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Profile https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Scrivens-259 is opened so you shouldn't have any problem editing it. And it has no profile manager.

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I'll help

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I’ll be happy to do some.

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OK, I'll give it a try. - Finding that when I click on 'status' the error has either already been corrected or the page doesn't have an 'edit' option.  Am I missing something?

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I can contribute.

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A little late to the party but, if some remain, I'll kick in some effort at cleaning these up.

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We already have a new challenge. I put the old link on the news page. Sorry about that. Here is the new one.

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1105959/challenge-of-the-week-help-clean-up-problematic-dates

Answer 1

I will try to spend some time participating

Answer 2

I'll have a go.

Answer 3

I'll see what I can do.

Answer 4

Do I need to be a data doctor member to participate?

Comments

Hi Tommy. You don't need to join the project to help. Thank you!

Answer 5

Please count me in. I should be able to do some of these. Thanks.

Answer 6

I'll solve some suggestions.

Answer 7

I can take some.

Answer 8

I'll do some

Answer 9

I’ll do a few.

Answer 10

I'll do some too.

Answer 11

I'm ready to knock off a bunch.

Answer 12

will do some

Answer 13

I'm taking part.

Answer 14

I'll attack some Scottish ones again 

Answer 15

Happy to try a few

Answer 16

I'll wade in and try the next step, to find out if I can help.

Answer 17

I'm working on it. I think it's frustrating when you find only one word for an unknown small location and you bhave no way to know the area or country where it is. Good initiative!

Answer 18

I am interested in this.

Answer 19

I'll work on a few of these

Answer 20

I have been wanting to do this, because I hate that we aren't consistent.   I'll work on it!