Suggestions News and Updates (May 28th 2023) [closed]

Question

News

• Continued rescan of the external links, that were ok in initiall scan. This week we have additional 100000 suggestions and I am only half way through rescan. It seems the problem with links degradation is even bigger than I expected.
• I added new suggestion 971 Missing image indicating a use of an image in the biography, that doesn't exist.

Previous News

• Made some updates to the Location table for Scotland.
• Switched reports for Scotland from Location filter to Country / Regon filter so it is based on recognized locations. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:DBE_Errors_By#Scotland, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:DBE_Unsourced#Scotland and https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:DBE_Unconnected_UK#Scotland_by_regions
• Also added UnknownRegion reports for Scotland
• Updated the category member's history report to remove the profiles thet were removed from the category.
• Added a link on WT+ on Category items (search and navigate pages) to category history report. It is a link on letter T next to the location pin after the category name.
• Fixed a link to search for profiles on a FG cemetery in cemetery reports.
• Added gender to WT+ search index. You can now search for Male, Female and NoGender
• Added Northrn Rhodesia to Zimbabwe, Southern Rhodesia to Zambia and Nyasaland to Malawi in the location table https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTShowTable/Table.htm?table=Countries&filter=Africa
• Added Province of New Hampshire and Utah Territory as historical entities in the location table https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTShowTable/Table.htm?table=Countries&filter=United%20States
• Started rescan of the external links, that were ok in initiall scan. I scanned 500K profiles (out of 8M) and 25K of them were no longer available. and since some are used more than once we have 50K new suggestions. That means that in 2 years 5 % of the URLs are no longer working. I am a bit surpriced by the number.
• Added magic word ApprovedMerge that returns profiles where the merge was approved and can be completed. PendingMerge now returns only profiles, that are waiting for the approval.
• Added a posibility to see when a profile was added to the category. Use this link and replace the category name. https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTCategoryTime/CategoryTime.htm?Category=Puritan_Great_Migration_Project_Needs_Relationship_Check

Challenge

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1586553/data-doctor-challenge-week-correct-simple-errors-reference

Answer 1

Hi Aleš. There seem to be a lot of false Error 966 (Link error various) suggestions like this:

12030 Connection error (Receive)

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=1571888

The links are working fine.

Comments

I tested it and the server has a problem with the http:// requests. https ones do work. I can set the domain to force https, but the link may not work for many users.

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I am rescanning the domain and that will remove 1300 suggestions.

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Thanks for the rescan, Aleš. The older http:// links automatically redirect to https:// and load the pages from where I am.

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I think they do only if you already visited the site. Try in incognito tab. That is no longer important but you can change the http links to https, if you see them.

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I see what you mean. Odd!

Answer 2

Is the new FindaGrave "Veteran" status causing suggestion 572 (FindAGrave - Linked grave not matching profile)?

A couple of weeks ago FindaGrave added the ability to mark memorials with a "Veteran" designation (https://news.findagrave.com/2023/05/18/veteran-status-for-memorials/). I notice that suggestion 572 has now appeared on a couple of profiles that I manage (Hayes-12805 and Spoor-431). In the name box for the suggestion the first one says "Pvt J Hayes Veteran" and the second one says "Pvt P V Spoor Veteran", so I am wondering if the "Veteran" status is accidentally being included as part of the name when doing the check?

Comments

It seems to. It creates a significant difference in the name.

I will check the FG data parsing and update what I can.

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There were 2600 memorials affected by that. I don't think I will recreate suggestions because of that. It should be ok next week.

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Thanks Aleš.

Answer 3

I have started receiving FindAGrave suggestions for profiles I do not manage. Example - [[Pool-1046|Joseph Henry Pool (1859-1939)]]. I have enough with just the ones I manage :-)

Is there a new policy I missed?

Comments

You got that suggestion on 7th generation from you.  

That is shown using Suggestions on the 2nd menu resulting in this link linkhttps://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWeb/Suggestions.htm?UserID=12570190

You should use Suggestions on the 1st menu and you will get only suggestions on your managed profiles resulting in this link https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebUser/Suggestions.htm?UserID=12570190

Answer 4

Hi again Aleš!

I have another edit bot request with over a thousand errors.

http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=739911

has become

https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=739911&c=WW2

I've checked a dozen of these and they have all changed in a consistent manner. Obviously I can't guarantee all of them do.

Comments

There used to be another parameter that seems to no longer be needed ServiceId=A, ServiceId=N, ServiceId=M ServiceId=R

There seems to be several url paths used in the past. I think I can convert all of them.
/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=
/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=M&VeteranID=
/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=N&VeteranID=
/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=R&VeteranID=
/script/veteran_certificate.asp?VeteranID=
/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=
/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=M&veteranId=
/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=N&veteranId=
/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=R&veteranId=
/VeteranCertificate.aspx?VeteranID=

There are two other endings in the new url that were not present in the old link. &c=VIETNAM and &c=KOREA instead of &c=WW2.

So it seems the problem is for Vietnam and Korea wars.

I could check if the new page returns a record or an error before changing it.

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I just found the answer. There were 2 other domains.

www.vietnamroll.gov.au and www.koreanroll.gov.au

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This is now done

https://www.softdata.si/wt/EditBot/DNSReplace/ChangeLog%20ww2roll_gov_au%2020230601%20093612.htm

I also corrected Vietnam and Kerean links

https://www.softdata.si/wt/EditBot/DNSReplace/ChangeLog%20vietnamroll_gov_au%2020230601%20172708.htm

https://www.softdata.si/wt/EditBot/DNSReplace/ChangeLog%20koreanroll_gov_au%2020230601%20173945.htm

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Awesome work again. Thanks!