Challenge of the Week: Help clean up problematic dates [closed]

Question

Hi WikiTreers,

Will you join our Data Doctors Challenge for this week?          

Aleš's "WikiTree+" data analysis has uncovered thousands of profiles with dates that need some special attention, e.g. people who lived 115+ years, or had children after they were 100, or got married before they were born, etc. Some of these are obvious typos and easy to fix. Many require research.

Here is the table of profiles with problematic dates.

After you investigate something, set the status [more info]. That will earn you a point. The member with the most points at 11:59pm EDT on Sunday night will get the badge and the bragging rights. But we'll all benefit from a neater, cleaner shared tree.          

If you're participating, please post here to let us know. It helps us avoid stepping on each others' toes, and it's nice to cheer each other on. Also post here if you have any questions about how to participate. 

Thanks for helping!

Real-time tracking results: See your stats 
alongside other participants here.

Top 10

• Debra L. Akin - 408
• Terry McClintock - 99
• Peggy M. Watkins - 86
• Karen D. Morris - 80
• Traci L. Thiessen - 77
• Martha L. Mcaulay - 70
• Esmé van der Westhuizen - 68
• Amy Wiemer - 65
• Helen E. Edwards - 55
• Ginger D. Lawton - 55

Comments

Challenge is active

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Will see what I can do.

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For those having issues with Rootssearch to Familysearch. When you go to familysearch and get the empty search, look at the URL up top. Find https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results#count

and change the # after results to a ? instead. Then hit enter.

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Did I not win this one on the dates? Last time I looked at the status, I had over 400.  The 2nd person in line had about 100.  Did I miss somethings?

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You did. but the link points to the active challenge results and it is next week now.

Your stats are visible here

http://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/DataDoctorsChallenge/20190407/User.htm

Answer 1

Is there a way to screen challenges to profiles from a specific geographical area?

Comments

you can go here.

https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Category:DD_Suggestions_Lists&from=DD_Suggestion_List_PAP

Pick your area, and then do the suggestions we are currently working on. The other suggestions won't count toward the challenge.

For example, DD Suggestion List MA will give you all the suggestions for Massachusetts.

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For those having issues with Rootssearch to Familysearch. When you go to familysearch and get the empty search, look at the URL up top. Find https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results#count

and change the # after results to a ? instead. Then hit enter.

Answer 2

I’ll try to do some.

Answer 3

https://tinyurl.com/weekchallenge  spreadsheet link 

All updated and ready to go. Below is a link on the G2G post explaining how to do Data Doctor Challenges with screenshots.

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/631771/data-doctor-challenge-guide 

Challenge Tracker

Answer 4

I'll do some this week - mostly Perkins and Crawford.

Answer 5

I'll try to do a few.

Answer 6

I will do a few starting in British Columbia.

Answer 7

I'll see how many I can do.

Answer 8

I'm in for this challenge

Answer 9

I'll work on a few of these this week.

Answer 10

I'm up for some of these!!

Answer 11

Will do a few today