Profile Improvement Project (PIP) Voyage: Help YOUR managed profiles shine

Question

Want to create attractive, interesting, and accurate profiles? Love to help track down those mysterious unknowns? If you discover that you're just automatically improving profiles as you randomly fix the large and small problems on WikiTree profiles, consider joining the Profile Improvement Project.

PIP is dedicated to helping you make YOUR managed profiles some of the best on WikiTree. As you embark on our Voyage, you will be assisted by one of our friendly and knowledgeable Guides. You will learn how to create fun, interesting, informative, well-sourced profiles that adhere to WikiTree standards, styles, and guidelines. 

Read the Project Page and follow the steps in the "How to Join" section. Add an answer below to get started on the Voyage.

Thank you.

Answer 1

I would like to join the Profile Improvement Project. Please advise how I can get started on the Voyage...thanks!

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Hi Sally, please look for a private message from me.

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Thanks! Ready to sail as soon as a berth opens up for the Voyage!

Answer 2

I was sign-posted to join this project by another project that I expressed interest in joining. I have completed the WikiTree Explorer academy course for new members. I would like to join the voyage to become a better WikiTreer

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Hi Sally, please look for a private message from me.

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Hi Robin, thanks for the prompt - it had gone into the spam folder. I have responded! thanks

Answer 3

Hi, I have been wandering around doing Gedcom cleanup and general profile improvement just for fun! I would like a shiny new badge, sign me up please. 

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Hello Lorraine, please look for a private message from me.

Answer 4

I would like to improve wiki profiles and work on difficult profiles specifically.  I am willing to go on a voyage and join any project which will take me there.  Thanks.

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Hello Ray, please look for a private message from me.

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Yay Ray!!

Answer 5

I am ready to get started on the PIP Voyage

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Hello Kevin, Please look for a private message from me.  Thank you.

Answer 6

Please sign me up!   Profiles we create should be crisp, clean, and well presented!  Outsiders (non WikiTreers) who are searching for family all too often see a disorganized mess.   Thank you for this thread!

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Hello David, Please look for a private message from me.  Thank you.

Answer 7

Hello! Whenever I find work on unsourced profiles, clean up GEDCOM created profiles or look back at the early profiles I created I try to improve the profiles. I would like to start the PIP voyage to make sure that I am doing it correctly. Thank you.

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Hello Liza,  Please look for a private message from me.  Thank you.

Answer 8

I’d like to start the journey! A lot of the profiles I manage don’t have any biographies, so now that I’m trying to work on those, it would be interesting to see what I could improve. Thanks!

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Hello Gael, please look for a private message from me.

Thank you.

Answer 9

Hi,

I am interested in joining the Profile Improvement Project and undertake the PIP Voyage.

Thanks,

Katie.

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Hello Katie,

Please look for a private message from me.  We're looking forward to working with you.

Robin

Answer 10

Hi! I'm hoping to join the profile improvement project!

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Hello Kelsey,

Please look for a private message from me. We're looking forward to working with you.

Robin

Answer 11

I'm interested!

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Hello Lisa,

Please look for a private message from me. We're looking forward to working with you.

Robin

Answer 12

Hi Robin - I'm interested in learning more about the PIP Voyage. Can you help me get started? Thanks!

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Hello Scott,

Please look for a private message from me.  We're looking forward to working with you.

Robin

Answer 13

I am interested in joining the PIP's Voyage! Excited to learn how to improve the profiles I've created for my ancestors!

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Hello Sydney,
Please look for a private message from me.  We're looking forward to working with you.
Robin

Answer 14

Hello, I've been cleaning up ancestor files and adopting orphans for some time now, so this looks like a good choice for my first project if you're still looking for participants.

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Hi Stephen, please look for a private message from me.  We're looking forward to working with you.

Answer 15

I would LOVE to join and start on the Voyage.  I feel this is an excellent learning tool that Wikitree offers to help making Profiles even better.

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Hello Sjana, Please look for a private message from me.  We're happy that you want to join us.

Answer 16

I would like to become a member of the Profile Improvement Project. Please let me know what is needed to get started. Thank you!

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Hi Erin, please look for a private message from me. We're happy that you wish to join us.

Answer 17

My goal is to do what I need to do to complete the Voyage. Where do I start?

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Hi Ralph, please look for a private message from me.  We're happy that you wish to join us.

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I am happy for the invitation to join. I have replied to your private message. Thanks.

Answer 18

Hi I would like to learn to improve profiles and am keen to create profiles that are well presented. I have recently joined data doctors.

Thanks Gordon

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Hi Gordon, please look for a private message from me.  We're happy that you wish to join us.

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Thank you Robin

Answer 19

Doesn't saying "YOUR profiles" imply that the scope of the profiles to which the project applies is limited to profiles that you manage?

I took the Voyage a good number of months ago, and have worked under the assumption that any profile I edit can have the PIP principles applied.

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Yes, "your" implies that you're going to work on your own profiles.  That's a primary focus for new PIP members, especially until they get their watchlist cleaned up. We also say "your" because when you're going through the Voyage, you're working on your own profiles rather than orphaned profiles as most of the other Project Trails use. The skills learned can be applied to profiles all over WikiTree and we expect members will go on to work on those. But we really would like members to get their watchlist to the best that they can. If they created the profiles, they had done the research on them, and would be the best person to create excellent profiles for them.

Answer 20

I would like to join the Profile Improvement Project

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Hi Tracey,

Please look for a private message from me.  We're happy to have you join us.

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Hello again,

I have sent you another private message.