Profile Improvement Project Resources

Date: 13 Sep 2023 [unknown]
Location: [unknown]

Profile managers: Debi Hoag

[send private message], Robin Shaules

[send private message], and Kay Knight

[send private message]

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Profile Improvement Project Resources

See the Profile Improvement Project for goals, and steps towards improved profiles.

Follow any of the links below for guidance on how to improve profiles. Look in the column for the general topic, then see the specific item. Click here for the Honor Code.

WikiTree Help	Biography	Sources	Data Fields	Apps and Tools
Profile Managers	Copyrights and copying text * Copyright and public domain in the United States	Source each fact	Uncertain Status	Tree Apps
Communication before editing	Formatting biography content	Reliable sources	Name Fields * Last Name at Birth * Project or location specific name field guidance * Name Status	WikiTree Sourcer
What is the Watchlist * Watchlist	Recommended Wiki Markup Tags * Do not use HTML and CSS	Good source citations	Location Fields * Location Status * Project or location specific location field guidelines] * Historical boundary information United States Counties Scotland Places England County Guidance England Counties France Locations German locations ** South African Locations	WikiTree Browser Extension * Automatic GEDCOM cleanup * Bio Check using WikiTree Browser Extension
Suggestions	GEDCOM created biography cleanup	Evidence Explained style	Date Fields * Date Status * Estimated dates * Estimated Date Research Note Box	Bio Check App
G2G Forum	Categorization	Sources style	Relationship Status * DNA Triangulation	RootsSearch
Collaborating with projects	Stickers	Source Details * When is a profile unsourced * Sourcerers FAQ		Grammarly Chrome extension
Review profile changes	Adding links * External link templates * FamilySearch links * Ancestry links	Inline source citation * Repeated use of the same source		Ancestry citation builder
Merging	Images	Pre-1700 Profiles *Reliable Sources for Pre-1700 Profiles
Example person profiles	Images/Photos	US National Archives NARA citations
	Image template	FindAGrave * FindAGrave citations
	Research Notes

Collaboration

Login to request to the join the Trusted List so that you can edit and add images.
Private Messages: Contact the Profile Managers privately: Debi Hoag, Robin Shaules, and Kay Knight. (Best when privacy is an issue.)
Public Comments: Login to post. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. Limit 20 per day.)
Public Q&A: These will appear above and in the Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum. (Best for anything directed to the wider genealogy community.)