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'll be participating!

Comments

Excellent, Feargal! Happy to have you on board for this mission.

Answer 2

I'm in - improving 15 anniversaries!

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Great, Veronica! Thanks for participating in this mission.

Answer 3

Count me in!

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Super, Tabor! Happy to have you on board.

Answer 4

I'm still trying to figure this out, but it sounds like a lot of fun and I now have a very large spreadsheet of all my profiles that I've been working on improving (including my big old 2016 gedcom upload). Using fewer words: I'm in 

Comments

Wonderful! Glad to have you on board for this mission!

Answer 5

I don't have a good record at staying the distance for these sorts of yearly challenges, but this seems like a great idea, and there are certainly a wide variety of missions to make it easier.  I'll participate and do my best.

Comments

Excellent, John! Thanks for joining in on this mission.

Answer 6

I'll take part in this.

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Great, Richard! Thanks for participating in this mission.

Answer 7

I'm ready for the challenge. Count me in.

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Awesome, David! Happy to have you on board for this mission.

Answer 8

Sounds like fun, I'm in :)

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Terrific, Pam! Thanks for participating in this mission!

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1) I've created a Space Page for the Cypress Grove Cemetery No. 2.
2)Connected 5 unconnected profiles to the one-tree
3)Added 640 profiles during January connect-a thon
4) Uploaded 15 photos
5)Improved 15 Random Profiles
6)Improved 15 profiles from my Annv. List
7) Improved 15 Individuals who died young
8) Increased CC7 Number by 299, from 3760 to 4059
9) Completed 15, David Randall's Checklist Completeness
10) earned Club 1000 badges for 5 months January,  Feb,  March, April, May
11) Participated in five monthly challenges
12)Improved 15 early profiles from my Watchlist
13) Added Bios to 15 profiles in the Needs Biography Category
14) awarded Generous Genealogist badges to 5 WikiTreers:

15)I added at least one source to these 15,  profiles from the Unsourced Profiles Category:

Answer 9

So, in, will give me focus.

Comments

Great, Kristin! Thanks for joining in on this mission.

Answer 10

I'm in! Sounds fun.

Comments

Wonderful! Thanks for participating n this mission, Christy!

Answer 11

I will certainly do this! Okay. Will you people please stop enticing me. I am the girl who cannot say no!

Comments

We know! 

Answer 12

Please count me in - This sounds like fun!

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Great, Joyce! Happy to have you on board for this mission.

Answer 13

Yes, I plan to participate in this challenge

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Thanks, Carol-Lynn! Glad to have you on board for this mission.

Answer 14

I’m in.

I admit in not quite sure that I’ll remember to note it down when I tick off a challenge… but I’m pretty sure I can manage the 15! And it may encourage me to do a few things I’ve not done before.

Comments

Excellent! Thanks for joining in, L!

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So far I have (not in the order I completed them)

1. Created a Freespace profile

2. Increased my CC7 by over 150

3. Helped someone break down a brick wall

4. Improve 15 profiles from Anniversary list

5. Connected 5 unconnected profiles

6. Earn the Club 1000 badge x5

7. Needs Profile Created

8 Unsourced profiles x15

9 Improved random profiles x15

10 Improved died young

11 Solved 15 Unknowns

12 150 profiles in a “thon”

13 Earned 5 100 badges

14 uploaded 15 images

15 more than 15 thank yous every month.

Finally Dec

Answer 15

Sounds fun. I'm in!

Comments

Completed 

1. Tried (and loved) the WikiTree Browser Extension
2. Helped another WT'er break down a brick wall
3. Improved 45 'Died Young' profiles

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Super, Susan! Happy to have you on board for this mission.

Answer 16

Hello!

Yes, I want to participate in this. Thanks!

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Excellent, Sally! Thanks for joining in on this mission.

Answer 17

Yes! I'm going to participate! It's a great idea, thanks.

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Great, Chris! Happy to have you on board for this mission.

Answer 18

I'm in - it will encourage me to try things I've not done before

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Thanks, Ruth! Great to have you join in on this mission.

Answer 19

I'd like to give it a go & see what I can achieve !

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Wonderful, Vivian! Thanks for joining in on this mission.

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I have completed the following missions:

1. Increased CC7 number from 3,194 to 3,704.

2. Connect-A-Thon January 2023 added 300 profiles.

Answer 20

I'm going to participate!

Comments

Great, Stephanie! Thanks for participating in this mission.

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I have completed the following missions:

-Tried out (and been using ) the wikitree browser extension

-15 Unsourced profiles

-160 profiles added on connect-a-thon

-Started a free space poject