WikiTree Weevils
Surnames/tags: wikitree_love wikitree_events
What is a WikiTree Weevil?
A WikiTree Weevil is an insidious twig eater that weakens the branches of our tree. Like the real-world bugs that destroy crops, each individual weevil is a minor annoyance, but too many of them can threaten everything we're growing.
One of the worst weevils, of course, is no sources on a profile. How can we collaborate if we don't communicate about where our information is coming from?
No dates and no locations for birth, death, or marriage are weevils. This makes it very difficult to identify matches so that we can work together on the same ancestor profiles.
GEDCOM-created junk is another weevil. This detritus from automated profile creation makes it clear that a profile hasn't been given any real attention from a human being. If a human being didn't create it, and nobody else has shown it any love, why would a cousin want to collaborate on it?
If you feel inspired to squash some weevils, join the fight with Watchlist Weevil Challenge.
- What is a WikiTree Weevil? Jan 23, 2024.
- Login to request to the join the Trusted List so that you can edit and add images.
- Private Messages: Send a private message to the Profile Manager. (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.)