Challenge of the week: Clean up GEDCOM-generated data

Question

Hi WikiTreers,

Will you join our "Data Doctor" Challenge of the week?

This week we're improving profiles whose biographies were automatically generated through GEDCOM imports. Our ancestors deserve better bios.

Here is the list of profiles that could use some TLC.

Will you join us?

If you're participating, please post here to let us know. It's nice to cheer each other on. Or post if you have any questions about how to participate.

Thanks for helping!

P.S. For more of an introduction, see "Would you like to help improve GEDCOM-created profiles?"

Comments

Challenge is active.

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I'll help out!

Answer 1

I'll work on some gedcom cleanup this week.

Answer 2

I'll work on improving Gedcom-created profiles. Suggestion 851.

Answer 3

I will do some for this week.

Answer 4

I will be doing at least a few.

Answer 5

I'll tackle a few though the mess left by Ancestry-generated GED files gets really tiresome to fix up. (I admit though that a lot of my profiles came in through that route).

Answer 6

I will give this a go and learn something new!  Bev (Felty-296)

Answer 7

I'll do some!

Answer 8

Cleaning these up is made amazingly speedy by the Wikitree Browser Extension's "Automatic GEDCOM Cleanup" feature. If you haven't configured this yet, this week is a great opportunity to try it! https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:WikiTree_Browser_Extension#Automatic_GEDCOM_Cleanup_.28AGC.29

Answer 9

There is certainly no shortage of these to work on. I'm in!

Answer 10

I can help!

Answer 11

I'm working on it... my area of focus is orphaned profiles from Ireland.

Answer 12

working working working on em ..

Answer 13

Is it "acceptable" to work on these after the week is over? I didn't see a newer weekly challenge so I will work on this one.

Comments

Hi, Laura

There was no challenge last week due to Connect-a-Thon, and there won't be one this week for the same reason.

Anyone can continue working on the suggestions included in a weekly challenge; they are not limited to the week each challenge is launched.

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Thank you!

Answer 14

One of my faves; this often turns up completely undated profiles.

Answer 15

I always try to clean this stuff when I find it....

rsl

Answer 16

I will join in this weeks challenge

Answer 17

I've got a GEDCOM import that I just found recently, not going to be much, but I'd like to help out! Anything I need to know about tracking the changes?