Challenge of the week: Improve orphaned profiles

Question

Hi WikiTreers,

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

Once again, Aleš has come up with something to help us work together on a category of profiles that need our help. This time it's "orphans," i.e. profiles without Profile Managers.

Here is the table of orphaned profiles that could use some TLC.

Here's how to help. On the table, click on a number you see in the "Open" column or the column for the century in which you feel comfortable working, e.g. 1800s or 1900s. It doesn't matter which suggestion row you pick, e.g. "No dates on relatives" or "Father is too young." For this challenge, the individual errors and suggestions are just starting points that lead us to profiles that are likely to need help. When working on an orphaned profile, we don't just address individual suggestions. We look at the whole profile and try to improve everything we can about it before moving on to the next profile.

Will you join us?

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!

Comments

Challenge is active.

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I've been doing this without knowing it was a "challenge" ;) Thanks to all those who show love for the "orphaned profiles" !

Cheers! Becky Elizabeth

Answer 1

I will do some. I have a soft spot for orphaned profiles.

Answer 2

I'll pitch in on this one.

Answer 3

I'd like to participate.

Answer 4

Sure, I'll do a few this week.

Answer 5

I will do some

Answer 6

can we count profiles that are orphaned, that we're working for an Orphan Trail project?  Or do they need to come from the linked list only?

Answer 7

I'll do a few.

Answer 8

I will do a few

Answer 9

I will work on them.

Answer 10

Will be working on some Orphans for this challenge.

Answer 11

I'll see if I can do something.

Answer 12

I will work on some.  :)

Answer 13

I will on some profiles this week.  I find that the Location error categories can lead to finding Unsourced profiles that need to be categorized or formatted.

Answer 14

I have been trying to do a few of these also.

Answer 15

I have spent half an hour or so untangling family relationships - mother is herself, mother is father, sibling is spouse.

I'm now off for a lie-down 

Comments

Sweet dreams!

Answer 16

Adopted and added to a few orphans 

Answer 17

I'll give some love to the orphans.

Answer 18

I will work on this list.

When working from this list, how do you know if they have already been corrected?

Answer 19

I'll look at a few - not much time left.

Answer 20

I want to help!