Profile Improvement Project Voyager Standards

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Welcome to the Profile Improvement Project (PIP) Voyager Standards

Mission: To improve profiles by Voyagers to a specific standard using a multiple level criteria rubric.

The first rubric, showing Voyager Skills, will be used by the Voyage Guide to evaluate their Voyagers. The items outlined in Level 1 are the minimum standards. During the Voyage we would like to see the Voyager bring their profiles up to at least a Level 2, with Level 3 being the objective, if possible.

The second rubric, showing Category of Skill, will allow the Voyager to see where they are with their profile and by the Guide to see how well done the Voyager's profile is when finished. It will also be the standard that the Biography Team will be using to evaluate the profiles they will be working on.

Voyager Skills Standards

Voyager Skills	Specific Skill	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Names	LNAB Guidelines	Is aware of the naming guidelines	Has experience choosing the most accurate spelling at the time of birth	Has used sources and research notes to determine and explain why a specific spelling was chosen
Locations	Use complete locations	Is aware of location guidelines	Has used a combination of location names from multiple sources but not complete but has not included some element (Country is critical)	Complete location from sources with level of certainty; research note if less that certain
Dates	Dates as provided in sources	is aware of date guidelines	Has used a date from source or Estimated date with status button	Date from source or estimated date with status button, template, and research notes
Sources	Cite reliable sources	included sources that are either derived or not primary sources	Minimum 2 original sources used, or 2 primary sources, in addition to derived or secondary sources	3 or more primary or original sources used
Sources	Source Each Fact	Sources cited but not all facts are found in the source	Each fact has a source with explicit evidence	Evidence from multiple reliable sources used to source a tricky fact
Sources	Cite sources using Evidence Explained style guide (based on Chicago Manual of Style)	Sources contain data recommended by the EE guide	All Sources contain all the data recommended by EE guide and some have EE styling	Sources contain all data recommended by EE guide and most conform in style
Sources	Use of inline sources, including named sources	Citations present but not inline	Inline citations used	At least 1 inline citation used more than once
Sources	Knows about Apps for finding and citing	Is aware of RootsSearch and Sourcer	Is aware and has used RootsSearch or Sourcer	Uses RootsSearch or Sourcer regularly and is aware of the Ancestry Citer
Analysis of evidence		Has overlooked facts in the evidence used, or missed facts by using trancription only and ignoring image, or source does not support the fact, or does not understand the potential unreliability of the source used, or has overlooked discrepancies in the sources	All sources support the documented facts. Discrepancies noted. Good use of research notes where required. Use of uncertain buttons where warranted.	2 star requirements met + use of other resources, e.g. checking legislation or historical sources for context. Demonstrates good understanding of the reliability of different types of evidence.
Content	Creating engaging content	A few facts are stated but no details provided	Several facts are stated	Contains several facts supplemented with interesting details or relevant background information
Writing	Clarity	Content only understood following explanation	Content is difficult to understand, or contains too much content that is not genealogical in nature	Content easily understood, abbreviations are explained, content is genealogical in nature
Writing	Using correct language	Frequent grammar or spelling errors	1-3 errors	Perfect spelling and grammar
Presentation	Neat profile that aids increased accessibility	Content is difficult to read, e.g. excessive bold text, lack of spacing between facts, loud or tiled background, would be aided by use of headings, has copy/paste of entire wills/articles/obituaries onto profile	Some attempt at presentation has been made, e.g. use of headings, but some problems remain, e.g. profile could benefit from a list/table/FSP(Free Space Page)	Presentation easy to read, polished appearance, headings used where benefit gained, use of FSP where warranted
Images	Loading & citing images	uploaded an image and put a citation in the comments	included a link to an image in the biography	included a link to an image and included the image citation in the biography
Images	Use of image template to place image in biography	Image is in the biography; No caption or label, image not self-explanatory. Not placed well. Visually unpleasant.	Image is well placed and sized in the biography and has a caption	Images are visually pleasing, well placed, understandable with captions if required, labels used.
Relationships	Knows how to create linked relationships	Has created at least one linked profile with at least one source that shows the relationship	Has created all spouse & children OR parent & sibling profiles with at least one source that shows the relationship on each	Has created all known relation profiles with good sourcing and at least a minimum biography on each
Links	Use of links outside of sources to aid navigation, provide supplementary information and aid search engine optimization	Links to other profiles, also to FSPs where warranted	Links to other profiles/FSPs plus 1-3 links to other webpages	Links to other profiles/FSPs plus > 3 links to other webpages, including a variety of sites, e.g. articles, maps, images
Merging Profiles	Integrate facts and resolve discrepancies	Duplicate headings removed	Sources moved inline; unsourced profiles have had at least one source added	Inline sources; duplicate narrative removed; sources added for all facts; linked profiles checked for potential merges
Biography Style	Biographies	Doesn't seem to have a style	Outline syle used	Biography written in narrative syle with appropriate headings
Categories	Categorization	No Categories; understands using the Category picker	1 category added	> 1 category added
Stickers	Stickers	No Stickers; understand what they are and how to use them	1 sticker below biography heading	Stickers placed in logical portions of the biography; no errors
Certain/Uncertain buttons	Uncertain Status	Understands when to use them	Used sporadically	Used
Dates	Date Status	Understands when to use them	Used sporadically	Used
Places	Place Status	Understands when to use them	Used sporadically	Used
Names	Name Status	Understands when to use them	Used sporadically	Used
Relationships	Relationship Status	Understands when to use them	Used sporadically	Used
Watchlist items	How to Manage Your Watchlistt
Duplicates
Suggestions		Knows suggestion types

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Category of Skill Standards

Category of Skill	Specific Skill	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Names	LNAB guidelines	Has names in appropriate fields as identified from sources	Has the most accurate spelling at the time of birth	Has sources and research notes explaining why a specific spelling was chosen
Locations	Use complete locations	location as seen on source	combination of location from multiple sources but not complete	complete location from sources with level of certainty; research note if less that certain
Dates	Dates as provided in sources	date from source	date from source or Estimated date with status button	date from source or estimated date with status button, template, and research notes
Sources	Cite reliable sources	All sources are either derived or not primary sources	Minimum 2 original sources used, or 2 primary sources, in addition to derived or secondary sources	3 or more primary or original sources used
Sources	Source each fact	sources cited but not all facts are found in the source	each fact has a source with explicit evidence	Evidence from multiple reliable sources used to source a tricky fact
Sources	Cite sources using Evidence Explained style guide (based on Chicago Manual of Style)	Sources contain data recommended by the EE guide	All Sources contain all the data recommended by EE guide and some have EE styling	Sources contain all data recommended by EE guide and most conform in style
Sources	Use of inline sources, including named sources	Citations present but not inline	Inline citations used	At least 1 inline citation used more than once
Analysis of evidence		Some facts not included in biography	All sources support the documented facts. Discrepancies noted. Good use of research notes where required. Use of uncertain buttons where warranted.	2 star requirements met + use of other resources, e.g. legislation or historical sources for context.
Content	Biography has engaging content	A few facts are stated but no details provided	Several facts are stated	Contains several facts supplemented with interesting details or relevant background information
Writing	Clarity	Content is difficult to follow	Content is difficult to understand, or contains too much content that is not genealogical in nature	Content easily understood, abbreviations are explained, content is genealogical in nature
Writing	Grammatically Correct	Frequent grammar or spelling errors	1-3 errors	Perfect spelling and grammar
Presentation	Neat profile that aids increased accessibility	Content is difficult to read, e.g. excessive bold text, lack of spacing between facts, loud or tiled background, would be aided by use of headings, has copy/paste of entire wills/articles/obituaries onto profile	Some attempt at presentation has been made, e.g. use of headings, but some problems remain, e.g. profile could benefit from a list/table/FSP(Free Space Page)	Presentation easy to read, polished appearance, headings used where benefit gained, use of FSP where warranted
Images	Contains copyright free images with clear citations	has an image and a citation in the comments	has a link to the image in the biography	has a link to an image with the image citation in the biography and a caption
Images	Use of image template to place image in biography	Image is in the biography; No caption or label, image not self-explanatory. Not placed well. Visually unpleasant.	Image is well placed and sized in the biography and has a caption	Images are visually pleasing, well placed, understandable with captions if required, labels used.
Relationships	knows how to create linked relationships	has created at least one linked profile with at least one source that shows the relationship	has created all spouse & chidren OR parent & sibling profiles with at least one source that shows the relationship on each	has created all known relation profiles with good sourcing and at least a minimum biography on each
Links	Use of links outside of sources to aid navigation, provide supplementary information and aid search engine optimisation	Links to other profiles, also to FSPs where warranted	Links to other profiles/FSPs plus 1-3 links to other webpages	Links to other profiles/FSPs plus > 3 links to other webpages, including a variety of sites, e.g. articles, maps, images
Merging Profiles	Integrate facts and resolve discrepancies	Duplicate headings removed	Sources moved inline; unsourced profiles have had at least one source added	Inline sources; duplicate narrative removed; sources added for all facts; linked profiles checked for potential merges
Biography Style	Biographies	Doesn't seem to have a style	Outline syle used	Biography written in narrative syle with appropriate headings
Categories	Categorization	No Categories	1 category added	> 1 category added
Stickers	Stickers	No Stickers	1 sticker below biography heading	Stickers placed in logical portions of the biography; no errors
Certain/Uncertain buttons	Uncertain Status	not used	Used sporadically	Used
Dates	Date Status	not used	Used sporadically	Used
Places	Place Status	not used	Used sporadically	Used
Names	Name Status	not used	Used sporadically	Used
Relationships	Relationship Status	Not used	Used sporadically	Used