Are you participating in the 2023 15 For 15 Mission?

Question

To help celebrate WikiTree's 15th Anniversary in 2023, we are kicking off a year-long event: 15 For 15! (Thanks, Paula Dea, for the suggestion!)

Go here to find a list of "missions" participants can choose to complete. The goal is to complete 15 of the missions over the course of the year. Participants who reach that milestone will receive a "15 For 15" sticker they can add to their profile to show off their accomplishment.

Bonus: For participants wanting to go beyond 15, there are also milestone stickers for 30 For 15 and 45 For 15, for completing 30 and 45 missions respectively.

To accept this mission of missions, first reply here with an answer. Something as simple as "I'm going to participate!" works fine.

Then, choose missions from the list that you want to complete and work on them throughout the year. When you complete a mission, reply to your G2G answer here with a comment stating which one you've finished.

When you've completed 15 missions, post an answer in this separate G2G post to get the sticker for your profile. If you go on to complete 30 or 45 missions, you can answer in the same post to get those stickers as well.

Betsy Ko created this excellent free-space page with a tracker you can copy and paste elsewhere to document your progress throughout the year.

So, will you join us in this 2023 mission? 

Comments

Here's a little tip for the tracker: I added headers for each section on mine, which adds a table of contents and makes it easier to navigate.

I updated the tracker "template" page in case anyone wants to grab a fresh copy with the table of contents.

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That's very helpful, thank you, Julie!

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That's great! Thanks Julie

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This "15 for 15" format works really well for my scattered brain and my schedule.  I grab a different type of challenge every few days as I have time.  I'm ahead of the curve for 15 for 15.  I'm aiming for he 45s by the end of the year.

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Just catching up on this; I'm going to participate.

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Excellent! Happy to have you on board.

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Nevermind.

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Eowyn:

1.  When we log our thank yous, do we need to indicate who we thanked?

2. Is it 15 thank you's every month or are the thank you's accumulative?

3. I gather it is on this page that I post an update, aiming for the 30/15?

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Hi Alice!

1. Nope, you don't have to indicate who.

2. 15 Thank Yous every month.

3. When you hit 30/15, post here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1514149/did-you-complete-a-15-for-15-30-for-15-or-45-for-15-mission

:-)

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Hi Eowyn: Are you going to do the same 15/30/45 for 2024? or will it be different. If it is the same then I would like to set up a new Free Space Page for 2024. I got a late start this year, but would like to see how I do on it in 2024.

Answer 1

I plan to participate - sounds like fun!

Comments

Great, Ginny! Happy to have you on board.

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I have completed:

1. Improved biography on my profile.

2. Increased my CC7 by 346

3. Created 251 profiles in Connect-A-Thon

4. Added a source to 15 Unsourced Profiles

5. Gave out 15 Thank you's in January

6. Cleaned up 15 GedCom profiles

Answer 2

Yes, I will participate

Comments

Terrific! Thanks for joining in on this mission, Melvin.

Answer 3

I'll give this a go....sounds like fun

Comments

I have added a photo of myself to my profile
I have improved the bio on my profile

I have added photos to 15 profiles

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Awesome, Sue! Happy to have you on board for this mission.

Answer 4

Count me in. I am definitely going to give this a try.

Comments

Sounds great, Cheryl! Thanks for participating in this mission.

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I have improved on my profile and also added a photo of me.  2 out of 15 missions so far. 

Answer 5

I’d like to participate.

Comments

Great, Susan! Happy to have you joining in on this mission.

Answer 6

I will participate in this

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Great! Thanks for participating in this mission, Brian!

Answer 7

I’d like to join!

Comments

Wonderful, Kathleen! Happy to have you on board for this mission.

Answer 8

Count me in. I will participate.

Comments

Wonderful! Happy to have you joining in on this mission, Mack!

Answer 9

Could someone add the link to this post on the Help page. Thanks

Answer 10

I would like to participate, thanks.

Comments

Awesome, Katherine! Thanks for joining in on this mission.

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Missions Completed:

February:

1) Improved 15 profiles from My Anniversaries list

2) Improved 15 profiles from My Watchlist

3) Resolved 15 Needs GENCOM cleanup

4) Tried 3 new apps

5) Joined the 1776 project

March:

6) Added sources to 15 Unsourced Profiles

7) Watched/commented 5 WikiTree Day 2022 videos

Answer 11

I'll join in.

Comments

 7 Add 150 profiles during a Connect-a-Thon    

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 8 Improve 15 profiles of individuals who died young    

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 9 Join a geographical project - England   

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8  Just discovered I have inadvertently included 2 comments for profiles of individuals who have died young, twice - my current tally is EIGHT not nine.  

Apologies.

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9 Try out 3 apps that you have not used before - Tree App | Surnames Generator | Ancestor Statistics  

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10 Resolve 15 profiles in the Needs GEDCOM Cleanup Category

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11 Increase your CC7 number by 150 (1228 to 1378) - 1432

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12 Watch and leave a comment on 15 of the Saturday Roundup videos on YouTube - 15

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13 Resolve 15 profiles in the Needs Biography Category

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14 Join a functional project - England Tangled Familis
15 Earn 5 Club 1000 badges - Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun

That's my 15 complete!

Answer 12

I'm in for the 15 For 15!

1. 1/3/23 Created a free-space profile about something that interests you (x2)
   1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Kate%27
   2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:The_Marbletown_Disaffection_of_1777
2. 1/4/23 Helped another WikiTreer to break down a brick wall.
3. 1/6/23 Connected five unconnected profiles to the big tree.
4. 1/8/23 Improved 15 early profiles from my watchlist.
5. 1/31/23 Answered 15 questions from the Genealogy Help category in G2G
6. 2/4/23 Added at least one source to 15 profiles from the Unsourced Profiles Category.
7. 2/17/23 I tried three apps I haven't tried before.
8. 2/18/23 I increased my CC7 number from 622 to 772 (+150)
9. 2/25/23 I improved 15 random profiles.
10. 3/11/23 I improved a second 15 (for 30) random profiles
11. 3/12/23 I uploaded 15 photos or headstones to 15 profiles
12. 4/6/23 I invited 5 people to join WikiTree
13. 4/16/23 I Improved a second 15 early profiles from my watchlist. for a total of 30.
14. 8/8/23 Joined New Netherland Project

Comments

Awesome, Kate! Thanks for joining in on this mission.

Answer 13

I’ll see what I can get done

Comments

Terrific! Thanks for joining in on this mission, Emily.

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1. I tried more than 3 apps I haven't used before - my 3 favorite:

a. Couples Dynamic Tree

b. Ancestor Webs

c. Fandoku

Answer 14

Joining the mission, I'm in!

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Terrific! Thanks for participating in this mission, Denise!

Answer 15

Sure, I’ll participate.

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Great, Elaine! Happy to have you onboard for this mission.

Answer 16

I LOVE this list  Count me in.

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yay, Maggie! Happy to have you on board for this mission.

Answer 17

Yes I am going to participate.  Should be fun.

Comments

Great, I! Thanks for joining in on this mission.

Answer 18

Sounds like fun!  I'll give this a try.

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Terrific! Happy to have you on board, Charlie.

Answer 19

I’m in For the 15 !

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Excellent! Thanks for joining in on this mission, Ezra.

Answer 20

I want to participate.

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Wonderful! Happy to have you on board, Miyako.