Have you registered for the 2019 Spring Clean-a-Thon yet? [closed]

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Registration is now open for our 2019 Spring Clean-a-Thon! 

This is our third (!) annual Clean-a-Thon. The mission is to clear out as many database suggestions as possible over the 72 hours. 

The cleaning will start on Friday, April 26, at 8 AM (EDT) and run until Monday, April 29, at 8 AM (EDT).

Will you join us?

To register, just click the ANSWER button and say "Sign me up!" or whatever and include a few words about your location and/or genealogical interests. This will help us assign you to a team. If you already know what team you'd like to be on, say that. The current teams are listed here. More may be added.

Happy Cleaning!

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Nor'Easters are ready to go. Concentrating on New England and the Canadian Maritimes. Just answer with "Nor'Easters" to join our team.

G2G chat           Spreadsheet tab         Home Space

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   Kiwi Crew  from New Zealand are always ready to do our bit

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Team Tennessee Volunteers are always ready to do our bit and not quite ready to go. But just answer with Team Tennessee Volunteers to join our team.

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Legacy Heirs is here and ready to clean!!!

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Yes I'm in also!   Legacy Heirs

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John, please post as an answer.  Thanks!

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Sandringham Strollers are building their team see our page here https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Sandringham_Strollers

We would love to have you join us, just add Sandrigham Stroller to your post 

Look forward to hearing from you Captains Gillian and Janet

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John Noel,

Need you to please click answer instead of comment at the top and say you want the team. So very gald we have you with us again for another thon!

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Loretta, please sign me up for the Spring clean a thon

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Use the Answer Button, please. 

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The Gulf Coast Hurricanes are a new team with a focus on Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi roots, but ALL are welcome! Hoping our friends from Team Acadia will join, as well as anyone interested in a smaller southern U.S. team.  You can work on profiles from anywhere!

Team page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Gulf_Coast_Hurricanes_Team_-_Clean-a-Thon

 Team chat: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/787593/gulf-coast-hurricanes-2019-clean-a-thon-team-chat

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Flying Dutchmen - Team Vliegende Hollanders for everyone interested looking for a team and with or without Dutch Roots, everyone is welcome and you all can work on whatever you like, your own suggestions, project ones...woohoo.. let's start cleaning up together! 

Just hop (click) on the boat everyone who likes to join us and add your name to the team list, we're wishing everyone lots of fun ! (first register with an answer here telling you would like to join Team Flying Dutchmen - Vliegende Hollanders)

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Super Sweepers Home Page     Super Sweeper Chat Page

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas

Remember, Answer Super Sweepers!

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Join the Southern Sourcerers, where we don't just source, 

we also know how to clean

Come hang out in our team chat!

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What's happened to the GB-Gen team?  All the others are England only :-(

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There's no captain at the moment.  Interested? :)

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I don't think I'd have the time - there's a big family history show on in London that weekend that I'm going to!

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Do we also have a Sticker for this year?

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All are welcome to the Mid-Atlantic Team! You can work on the suggestions of your choice as well as the location and surnames of your choosing!

Make sure to ANSWER and not comment if you'd like to join this or any other team!

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If any team leaders want a tab on the spreadsheet to use, let me know. If you already have one, feel free to customize it as you wish.

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Tibbetts is AWESOME!

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Woohoo Team Flying Dutchmen - Team Vliegende Hollanders for everyone interested looking for a team and with or without Dutch Roots, everyone is welcome and you all can work on whatever you like, your own suggestions, project ones...woohoo.. let's start cleaning up together! 

Just hop (click) on the boat everyone who likes to join us and add your name to the team list, we're wishing everyone lots of fun ! (first register with an answer here telling you would like to join Team Flying Dutchmen - Vliegende Hollanders)

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He Pierre,

Geweldig dat je weer mee doet!

Ik heb je een prive berichtje gestuurd.

Laat even weten of het zo lukt! Groeten hoor!

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Yes is wiil participate with the Flying Dutchmen!

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I'm an idiot! Ignore this message. I thought the clean up was in March when I was traveling. I have since signed up for the Sandringham Strollers because I will not be traveling that weekend!

Sadly, I am traveling for work! I will not be able to clean anything, including my house! I will return on March 30th and start adding to Profiles. Meanwhile, I am sending positive cleaning energy to all WikiTreers! Sincerely, Carol (Baldwin-3428)

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Thank you Carol. Save travel!

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Fantastisch Rob dat je ons team wil komen versterken. Ik stuur je even een persoonlijk berichtje.

Hier is vast onze team pagina als je op de foto klikt. 

Schone groeten,

Astrid

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Sign me up for the Spring Clean-a-Thon.  I've heard the sirens already this spring in Ohio so I'm in for the Tornadoes!

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The Mid-Atlantic Team is looking for more teammates! Anyone and everyone welcomed!

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I would like to work on the Southern states with particular interest in Alabama and Georgia - but will help anywhere needed. I don't expect I will win any t-shirts, but I'm eager to push up my sleeves and get some cleaning done.

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Sorry - I missed hitting the answer button - found it - please disregard. It wouldn't let me delete the previous response.

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Sign me up please . . . I will join the Windsor Warriors . . . Thanks

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You must answer, not comment!

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Y'all are welcome to join the Gulf Coast Hurricanes! Just go up to the question and click on 'answer.' Mention your team preference too!

Team page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Gulf_Coast_Hurricanes_Team_-_Clean-a-Thon

 Team chat: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/787593/gulf-coast-hurricanes-2019-clean-a-thon-team-chat

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 You DO warn them not to go berserk, run amok, in some sort of slash and burn cleaning frenzy, I hope

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Nor'Easters are ready to go. Concentrating on New England and the Canadian Maritimes. Just answer with "Nor'Easters" to join our team.

G2G chat           Spreadsheet tab         Home Space

Still plenty of room left onboard.

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Spring_Clean-a-Thon#Participation_instructions

*Susan Smith may answer your question

Certainly hope every one understands the basic principles of Data Doctoring profiles. See the code of conduct https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Data_Doctors#Code_of_Conduct_for_Data_Doctor_Work

This applies to the weekly challenges and the Thon's

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Please sign me up to join your team. I'm from new jersey

Thank you

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Mid Atlantic team please

Thank you

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Please change your comments to an answerhour. This will ensure you get added to the team

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Please change your comments to an answer. This will ensure you get added to the team

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Sign me up

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Joelene and Sherri, please scroll up to the question and click on 'ANSWER' to join! Comments/Replies won't do it!

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I signed up for Team Australia, so do I work on Australian time, or the time where I'm at?

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Neither, unless you live in Eastern Daylight Time.  

The cleaning will start on Friday, April 26, at 8 AM (EDT) and run until Monday, April 29, at 8 AM (EDT).

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Eastern as in USA.  Got it.  Don't like stupid time, but ..

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Me neither!

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Come join Team 811! You can work on any area that you wish. We do post merge clean up on profiles.

Team 811  

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New to this, but will try to help in any way possible.

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Mona, please go up to the top and click on the Answer Button and select a team to work with.

The Super Sweepers  would be glad to have you on our team.

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I will gladly like to join Team Tennessee.

Donna L Lewis

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Donna, please go up to the top and click on the Answer Button and select a team to work with.

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I wasn't recruiting her. Just merely directed her to the Answer Button.

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Linda, it was Donna Lewis and it was from Nor'Easters. That would be the team Chris Whitten and I co-captain. I already messaged Donna as she may not have known she can only be on one team. She may have thought she could do New England for us and Tennessee for you.

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I already used the answer button.  I would add that I have done everything practical to resolve unconnected and unsourced profiles from my watchlist

 There are rejected merges. I am ready to try to remove them from my watchlst.  My access to orphaned family profiles was taken away so I just adopt as I run into them.

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Linda, it's fine this time. I try not to invite people who have expressed a team preference unless that Team Captain hasn't responded to them. The thons are a great teaching opportunity for new WikiTree'rs. It would be nice if captains didn't try to snag teammates who are not in their region, that is not fair to the teammate or the other Captains. Really and truly I only want Teammates that are interested in our area of the map. We share our area with several other Teams so it can get confusing at times.  I would like to see a less confusing way to Register but this is the system we have, so we will have to learn to work with it better. The important thing is working together for a healthier Tree.

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Hello,

I am sorry to cause so much confusion I did not know I could  not help more than one team at a time.  I did accept New England first because the majority of my family is from the New England States.  This is my first time and I am very sorry for the problems I have caused.  So am I registered for New England or not.

Regards

Donna L Lewis

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I would like to join the Sandringham Strollers for the Clean-a-Thon. This will be my first, so please keep it simple until I know what I am doing. I recently joined the England team and have my 1st orphan (from Cornwall)! I am doing England because my paternal side migrated from England to MA and CT around 1630. Please let me know who I should connect with on the Sandringham Strollers team. Cousin Eowyn, I am supposed to request a badge? Thank you, Carol

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Sandringham Strollers,

Count me in! Carol (Baldwin-3428)

I just joined the Sandringham Strollers. This is my first clean-a-thon, so please keep it simple until I know what I am doing. I could check some of the find-a-graves, for example.

I live in Tucson, Arizona and am originally from Wisconsin. I recently joined the England group and adopted my first 'orphan' earlier this week from Cornwall! I have already received a great deal of information on my orphan from a wonderful person at a Cornwall archives office as well as FamilySearch.

Why England? My paternal ancestors migrated from England to Massachusetts and Connecticut between 1630 and 1650. Several are listed in the Great Migration. One Lawrence ancestor is a descendant of Charlemagne. Another ancestor was John Rogers, the first 'martyr' to be burned at the stake by Bloody Mary. I got some archival information on him at the British Library when I was in London last year.

Please let me know what my clean up aisles are and I will prepare to do my best starting Friday morning, the 26th! Sincerely, Carol (Baldwin-3428)

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Carol, could you go all the way back to the top and click "ANSWER" and then state sandringham strollers for them in the answer?

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Donna Lewis, I figured as much as you can see by my replies. I have btw been sending you a few emails through Wikitree from your profile. You may want to check those. We still have your cabin unlocked. :)

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I can try! I have been looking for that. Meanwhile, I have been listed and received and email from Gillian and got my 'marching' orders as a newbie for this Clean up! Thank you Steven. Carol Baldwin (Baldwin-3428)

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Carol, you need to click on the ANSWER button and not the COMMENT button. :)

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Please register me for the Spring Clean-a-thon. I would like to be a  Bama Bushwacker again!

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Hi Lee,

Could you go all the way back to the top and click "ANSWER" instead of reply to register? And add the Bama Bushwackers again to your message.

Thank you!

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Team Tennessee Volunteers are up and running now we have our free space page with the link to the team G2G chat on it also. You'll are invited to join the fun team. Here is the team free space pagehttps://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Team_Tennessee_Volunteers_2019_Spring_Clean_-_A_-_Thon

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Come hang out with the FUN TEAM!         
We shortened our name but we still         
Super Sweep the Southern States!

Super Sweepers Home Page              
Super Sweeper Chat Page

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas

Remember, Click the  Answer Link,  
Ask to join the          
Super Sweepers/Southern Super Sweepers please.         
(Comments won't get you registered.)

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I would like to join the Southwest Sunshiners!

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Tylene, you will need to go back to the top and click the ANSWER Link, the Comment link will not get you registered. :)

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I tried ti sign up but it came back saying duplicate.  I don’t remember signing up, was I supposed to get an email because I didn’t get one.

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disregard, I tried again and it took it.  ‍♀️

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Team Tennessee, please!

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Please sign me up on kiwicrew

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I made my first correction and I don't see a tracker for the challenge:

Do they update automatically?

Never mind, I see that they do :-)

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Hi this is where to look 

http://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/CleanAThon/TeamSuggestionAndUser.htm

No Tracker Challange to click, tracking is done for this challenge means you must update the status for each profile see right of the suggestion list Status

Your work will be tracked but you must click the Status for this challange

It is important to:

1.Check the status before going to profile - in case someone already fixed the suggestion

 

2.Set the suggestion status once fixed

3.If you are participating in a challenge, you will not get credit for your work if suggestion status not clicked.

4.The suggestion tracking system looks at the status to determine how to handle an suggestion in the future

Hope this helps

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How do I get rid of this please

After attacks by spammers we were forced to place a limit on the number of comments per day. You will need to post your comment in 24 hours or use a Private Message or e-mail instead. We're sorry for this inconvenience.

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Join the Data Doctors!

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Busy with the the 2019 Spring Clean-a-Thon when it happened. Do you suggest I am at a disadvantage because I am not a Data Doctor

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Data Doctors can send unlimited emails.

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Yes for sending messages you are at a disadvantage as SJ Baty says there are various projects which enable you to sent more message a day.

Data Doctors is one review the project page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Data_Doctors

Then if you like what you read and doing the work you do in the CAT then answer the g2g https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/768536/join-the-data-doctors-project-and-become-data-doctor-in-2019

Janet Data Doctor Coordinator

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Our team is reporting contributions that are not being counted. Are we the only ones? How do we make sure they all get counted?

Also, another member has had their tracker button break.

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That sound wrong Lisa.

Are all using the DD suggestions and hitting the status bar at suggestions and adding what they changed/bettered?

Probalby you know but you need to add what you did at the status key.

The SaTh is much easier.

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Thank you Astrid. The issues have all been fixed and all are working now.

I appreciate the help. Hope your day is going well.

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The tracker is lagging from time to time but when it updates, it remembers your score 

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Why can’t I register while the cleanathon is still on?

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Because the closing date for registrations was Wednesday, a few days ago.

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Deborah, you can still participate but just not on a team! Everything helps WikiTree become healthier!!!

Answer 1

Yay for the CAT!! I am thrilled to register as team captain for Team Roses.

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Yay, Emma! You've got the badge. :)

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Thank you cousin Emma and Go Roses!

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And congrats on some amazing work!

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Thank you Kathy! And same to you. I ran into your name more times than I could count while working, Nice job!

Answer 2

I am here and bringing the amazing team of Legacy Heirs with me!! Woo Hoo, lets go!!!

Comments

Woo, yay, Lisa! You're badged now.

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I won’t be joining your team this year Lisa. I’ll be in Australia visiting daughter and out of good internet connection range. Good luck to the team

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Thank you hun for letting me know.I will remember not to send you a message about it then. Have fun with you daughter and safe travels!

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Lisa,   I’m out of town Friday/Saturday,   But if I can help on Sunday I’d like to be on your team

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Great Katie!

Go up to the top and click answer. Then post that you want to stay on Team Legacy Heirs. You will get all set up on the team after that. Glad you are back with us.

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I am in, Lisa, on the team, Lisa 

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Maggie, can you post as an answer? Thanks! :)

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Hi Lisa, if I join it will be with spic'n'span scandinavians :)

Have a fun clean-a-thon with Legacy Heirs!

Answer 3

Sign me up with team roses!

Comments

Yay Lisa! Go Roses!

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Awesome, thanks Lisa!

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Three cheers for Lisa and Go Roses!

Answer 4

I'm in - Team Roses!

Go Team Roses!!!

Comments

Woo hoo! Go Roses

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Thanks, S! You've been badged.

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Eowyn rocks! So does S Davenport! Thank you, ladies. Go Roses!

Answer 5

I'm in ... team Roses!

Comments

Yay Alex! Go Roses!

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Awesome. Thanks, Alex! You've been badged.

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Awesome Alex! Go Roses!

Answer 6

Musty Dusty for me. Still have a few Musty Dusty Irish to do.

Comments

Musty Dusties rock!

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Richard, Thanks we are now an army of 2! or 3 if Emma is joining.

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Great, Richard! You've been badged.

Answer 7

I'm in for Team Roses again.  My error will have something to do with names or locations.

Comments

Yay Mary! Go Roses 

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Thanks, Mary! You've been badged.

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Mighty Mary! Go Roses!

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Mary is mighty isn't she?

Answer 8

I’m in. I’ll be Team Massachusetts captain.

Comments

Thanks, Bob! You've been badged.

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Yay Bob!!

Answer 9

I am here Co-Leading the Nor'Easters.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Nor%27easters_Team

Comments

Where have you been Steven? You're an hour late 

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nobody tells me nuffin. I just finally got my Email.

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Maybe your email is slow? 

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Maybe I'm just slow? I hear age will do that to you. LOL

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My fault! Steven was assisting me with his excellent detective skills on a brickwall of mine!

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SSSSsssshhhhh. Don't let them know how busy I really am. Most don't show up. LOL

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 Hahaha! 

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Thanks, Steven! You've been badged.

Answer 10

I will be coordinating the Musty Dusty team efforts again. We focus on pre-1500 profiles so you need to be pre-1500 badged to join. There are not that many so certified so please consider Musty Dusty and help by digging into the "deep tree" as we tend to be a bit short staffed.

Comments

Thanks, Marty! You've been badged.

Answer 11

Please sign me up for Team Musty Dusty for the 2019 CAT.

Comments

Awesome, Greg! You've been badged.

Answer 12

I’ll participate with the Super Sweepers with Cousin Loretta!

Comments

Yay Cousin Pip, glad to see you back on board with the Super Sweepers!

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We Underwood descendants gotta stick together. 

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For Sure!!!

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Thank you!!!!

Super Sweepers Home Page        
Super Sweeper Chat Page

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Thanks, Pip! You've been badged.

Answer 13

I'm in again this year. Lori and I will be leading Team 811 again and welcome anyone who enjoys cleaning up after merges.

Comments

Ohhhhh I'm 13th to answer! Can I have lucky 13 race bib???

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Race bibs are Source-a-thon. Nice try though.

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Ah well, you can't blame me for trying LOL 13's lucky for my as it's my birthdate.

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Great, thanks, Debi! You've been badged.

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And you've got 13 up votes, yay!

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LOL that's too funny. Someone had come along and bumped it to 14 by the time I got here but it tickles me that you noticed and let me know. Thanks Stephaine!

Answer 14

Looking forward to the Clean-A-Thon on Team Super Sweepers! Hi Loretta and I see Pip has already signed up!!

Comments

Woot, Woot! Glad to see you back!!!

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Yea, Virginia!!

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Super Sweepers Home Page        
Super Sweeper Chat Page

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Thanks, Virginia! You've been badged.

Answer 15

Super Sweepers Team Captain Signing up for Duty - Let's have some FUN!!!

Comments

Goooo, Loretta!!

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Awesome, thanks, Loretta! You've been badged.

Answer 16

I'm team captain for Team Australia. (Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi!)

Comments

Thanks, Kathleen! You've been badged.

Answer 17

Sign me up for the Nor'Easters please.

Comments

Welcome aboard. Caryl Ruckert you are added to the crew.

G2G chat

Spreadsheet tab

Home Space

Feel free to head below and pick your bunk.

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Thanks, Caryl! You've been badged.

Answer 18

legacy heirs please

Comments

Hey lady,
glad we have you back.

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Thanks, Zoiya! You've been badged.

Answer 19

Sign me up for Team Australia.

Comments

Done. Thanks, Margaret! You've been badged.

Answer 20

Signing up for third year, what can I say, Super Sweepers get the job done!!

Comments

Thank goodness!!!!

Super Sweepers Home Page        
Super Sweeper Chat Page

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Thanks, Dorothy! You've been badged.