Are you participating in the 2023 15 For 15 Mission?

Question

To help celebrate WikiTree's 15th Anniversary in 2023, we are kicking off a year-long event: 15 For 15! (Thanks, Paula Dea, for the suggestion!)

Go here to find a list of "missions" participants can choose to complete. The goal is to complete 15 of the missions over the course of the year. Participants who reach that milestone will receive a "15 For 15" sticker they can add to their profile to show off their accomplishment.

Bonus: For participants wanting to go beyond 15, there are also milestone stickers for 30 For 15 and 45 For 15, for completing 30 and 45 missions respectively.

To accept this mission of missions, first reply here with an answer. Something as simple as "I'm going to participate!" works fine.

Then, choose missions from the list that you want to complete and work on them throughout the year. When you complete a mission, reply to your G2G answer here with a comment stating which one you've finished.

When you've completed 15 missions, post an answer in this separate G2G post to get the sticker for your profile. If you go on to complete 30 or 45 missions, you can answer in the same post to get those stickers as well.

Betsy Ko created this excellent free-space page with a tracker you can copy and paste elsewhere to document your progress throughout the year.

So, will you join us in this 2023 mission? 

Comments

Here's a little tip for the tracker: I added headers for each section on mine, which adds a table of contents and makes it easier to navigate.

I updated the tracker "template" page in case anyone wants to grab a fresh copy with the table of contents.

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That's very helpful, thank you, Julie!

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That's great! Thanks Julie

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This "15 for 15" format works really well for my scattered brain and my schedule.  I grab a different type of challenge every few days as I have time.  I'm ahead of the curve for 15 for 15.  I'm aiming for he 45s by the end of the year.

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Just catching up on this; I'm going to participate.

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Excellent! Happy to have you on board.

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Nevermind.

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Eowyn:

1.  When we log our thank yous, do we need to indicate who we thanked?

2. Is it 15 thank you's every month or are the thank you's accumulative?

3. I gather it is on this page that I post an update, aiming for the 30/15?

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Hi Alice!

1. Nope, you don't have to indicate who.

2. 15 Thank Yous every month.

3. When you hit 30/15, post here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1514149/did-you-complete-a-15-for-15-30-for-15-or-45-for-15-mission

:-)

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Hi Eowyn: Are you going to do the same 15/30/45 for 2024? or will it be different. If it is the same then I would like to set up a new Free Space Page for 2024. I got a late start this year, but would like to see how I do on it in 2024.

Answer 1

I'm going to participate!

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Tip! Mac users may want to copy the list of missions and paste them in a Note using the Notes app.  Then you can highlight the missions and turn them into a checklist.

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Missions Completed

1. Joined a functional project

Comments

Oooh, good idea. I’ll go do that, just as soon as the caffeine kicks in this morning.

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Thank you for this suggestion!

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Great! Thanks for accepting the mission, Tommy!

Answer 2

Yes, I'm going to participate

Comments

1. Joined a functional project
2. Updated 15 oldest profiles on watchlist
3. Joined a One Name Study
4. Updated 15 profiles from my Anniversaries list
5. trying the WikiTree Browser Extension
6. create a Free-space page
7. 15 thank yous for January
8. Watched 5 videos from WikiTree Day 2022
9. Solved 15 Unknowns that now have a LNAB
10. Sourced 15 Unsourced profiles
11. Resolved 15 profiles from GEDCOM Cleanup Category
12. Awarded 5 Family or Community Star badges
13. Improved 15 profiles of children who died young
14. Added a book to the WikiTree Library
15. Connected 5 profiles from the Unconnected category 
16. Increase CC7 # from 2318 (1/1/23) to 2468 
17. Sourced 15 more Unsourced for 30
18. Connect-a-thon added 212 profiles
19. 5 more connected profiles for 10
20. Awarded 5 Generous Genealogist badges
21. Increase your CC7 number from 2469 to 2619 (add 150).

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Awesome, Pat! You're on a roll. Thanks for participating!

Answer 3

I will attempt some missions!  Quick question though... So if I upload 15 headstone pictures.... does that qualify me for my 15 for 15 mission?  or 14 headstones and adding a profile picture to my profile count for the 15?  or is 15 headstone pictures 1 mission and adding a profile picture to my profile a second mission?

Comments

They are two separate missions.

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Slight variant on this question: if I add two (or more) photographs to the same profile does it count multiple times? In other words: is it the number of photographs added or the number of profiles which have photographs added?

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I have completed:

1.I added at least one source to 15 profiles from the Unsourced Profiles Category while participating in the Cemetery Sourcing Challenge

2. I improved 15 early profiles from my Watchlist.

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Great, Donna! Thanks for taking part in this mission!

Answer 4

Yes, I plan to participate.

Comments

Excellent! Thanks for accepting this mission, Shirley! :-)

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Have completed adding sources, improving 15 random profiles. About half-way to second 15.

Answer 5

This sounds like fun. Count me in.

Comments

1. 1st 15. "Sort your Watchlist by oldest edit and try to improve 15 of those profiles" completed 5 Jan 2023.
2. 2nd 15 "Resolve 15 profiles in the Needs GEDCOM Cleanup Category" completed 7 Jan 2023

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Terrific! Thanks for participating, Anne!

Answer 6

I will be participating!

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Here is my list of Missions accomplished as of 02 December:
 
1 Improved my Profile biography

2 Joined the Ambassadors Project (Functional Project)

3 Added more than 150 to my CC7 during the January Connect A Thon

4 Created a Free-Space Page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Quarterly_Bulletins_of_the_Frontier_Nursing_Service

5 Tried the WikiTree Browser extension

6 Improved 15 profiles from my Anniversaries list

7 Added sources to 15 profiles from the Unsourced Profiles List

8 Added sources to 30 profiles from the Unsourced Profiles List

9 Added sources to 45 profiles from the Unsourced Profiles List

10 Connected 5 Unconnected Profiles

11 Improved 15 profiles marked at "Died Young"

12 Uploaded 15 Photos

13 Tried 3 new Apps

14 Earned Club 1000 badge 5 times

15 Resolved 15 profiles in the Needs GEDCOM Cleanup Category

This was such a fun challenge!

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Awesome, thanks for participating Karen!  The Ambassadors Project is a fun one.

Answer 7

I'm going to participate

Comments

Great, thanks for accepting the mission Debi!

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*Increase your CC7 number from 4009 (starting number) to 4160 (add 150).

Answer 8

I am going to participate.

And to find random profiles I will use BioCheck since that will give me the option to look at open profiles only and to ignore Pre-1500 yet find profiles with source or style issues.

Comments

* Improve profile per David's checklist: in progress, 2 of x

* Added a book to the source library

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Great! Thank you for participating in this mission, Kay!

Answer 9

I plan to participate.

Comments

Excellent! Thanks for accepting this mission, Ros!

Answer 10

I would like to participate. This will be interesting.

Comments

Wonderful! Thank you for joining in on this mission!

Answer 11

Love this idea! I'm in!

Comments

Great, Chris! Thanks for accepting this mission!

Answer 12

"I'm going to participate!" 

Comments

Terrific, Pam, thanks for accepting this mission!

Answer 13

This looks great!  I'm going to participate!

Comments

Super! Thanks for participating in this mission, Kathy!

Answer 14

I will try this

Comments

Great! Thanks for joining in on this mission, Sue!

Answer 15

I will participate. It looks like a lot of these will happen naturally but there are a few different angles that will be fun to explore.

Comments

Excellent! I hope you have an interesting time exploring those angles!

Answer 16

I am going to see how many I can get done.

Comments

Great! Thanks for accepting this mission, Kathy!

Answer 17

Please count me in!

Comments

Counted! Thanks for joining in on this mission!

Answer 18

Planning to participate.  It sounds like fun.

Comments

Happy to have you on board for this mission, Paula!

Answer 19

I may as well, since I expect to do far more than even 45 in 2023.

Comments

I completed the following missions:

• Add a photo of yourself to your profile
• Add or improve the biography on your profile

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Excellent! Thanks for accepting this mission, Gaile!

Answer 20

Yes I would like to participate.

Comments

Thanks, Sue! Great to have you on board for this mission.