Challenge of the Week: Clean-up as many merged profiles as possible [closed]

Question

Hi WikiTreers,

Will you join our "Data Doctors" Challenge of the week?

This one is a reprise of one of the most popular and valuable challenges we've done: cleaning up messy merged-together profiles.

Aleš has prepared a report of profiles from around the tree that were merged but never had their biographies and sources consolidated. Click here for the list.

Click here for tips on how the biographies and sources section should look. Most importantly, all profiles should have one and only one == Biography == headline and one == Sources == section with one <references /> tag directly beneath it.

After you delete the junk and consolidate any useful biographical text and sources, set the status as corrected. That will earn you a point.

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

If you're participating, please post here to let us know. It's nice to cheer each other on. Or post if you have any questions about how to participate.

Thanks for helping!

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

Top 10

• Helen E. Edwards - 369
• Missy S. Berryann - 111
• Shanna L. Leeland - 79
• Sheena E. Tait - 75
• Kathy Zipperer - 61
• N Gauthier - 53
• Sarah A. Long - 49
• Shirley M. Gilbert - 47
• Ginger D. Lawton - 39
• Marty S. Acks - 37

Comments

Challenge is active.

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If there are no real sources on a "cleaned" profile, is it okay if we go ahead and add the "Unsourced" tag once we're finished cleaning out the deadwood?

Answer 1

I'll be glad to help with this.

Answer 2

I'll have a go at a few as every little helps

Answer 3

I will work on some of these.

Answer 4

I'll do a handful.

Answer 5

I'll have a go at the Scottish ones again.

Answer 6

I have been doing merges this morning but my name is not showing up in the tracker results. Can someone check this out please ? Thanks

Comments

I had merges stuck in my mind ... but finally realized this is about merge cleanup. So all is good now :)

Answer 7

I can do a few!

Answer 8

I worked on Connecticut and Sweden. I am working on New Jersey now. This is one of my favorite challenges! 

Answer 9

I'll try a few.  Amanda

Answer 10

I'm ready to get at it.

Answer 11

I'll try some of these. .

Alison

Answer 12

Since this is one of my "pet peeves," I'll do some this week!

Carole

Answer 13

I'll try to find a few to work on that dovetail with projects.

Answer 14

I completed all the ones for my ancestors, blood, all and managed connections as noted in WikiTree+  There were about 30 or 40. Had a couple left as profiles were not open for some blood and all cousin connections. Pre1500 only had 4 to begin with this week  That was nice to see. I think we got those cleaned down to zero in the last cleanathon.

Answer 15

I'll help.