Challenge of the week: Improve orphaned profiles

Question

Hi WikiTreers,

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

Once again, Aleš has come up with something to help us work together on a category of profiles that need our help. This time it's "orphans," i.e. profiles without Profile Managers.

Here is the table of orphaned profiles that could use some TLC.

Here's how to help. On the table, click on a number you see in the "Open" column or the column for the century in which you feel comfortable working, e.g. 1800s or 1900s. It doesn't matter which suggestion row you pick, e.g. "No dates on relatives" or "Father is too young." For this challenge, the individual errors and suggestions are just starting points that lead us to profiles that are likely to need help. When working on an orphaned profile, we don't just address individual suggestions. We look at the whole profile and try to improve everything we can about it before moving on to the next profile.

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!

Comments

Challenge is active.

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I will work on a few this week

Answer 1

I do this whenever I found an Orphan in my various lines, but then if they are in a family that I'm working, I adopt them...!

rsl

Answer 2

I will work on a few this week.

Answer 3

I will work on a few. I am beginning with Adjuntant-9. Adding information to profile.

Answer 4

I'll do a few this week.

Answer 5

I'll see what I can get done.

Answer 6

Corrected errors in Birth and Death locations for Haynes-812. The random theme of the week seems to be WWII veterans killed at sea by submarines. Then digging a little bit deeper, finding that LT Haynes is a cousin.

As an aside - the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) should be made a geographic location as she has been found (2017).

Comments

There are a lot of ships that were sunk in the Pacific that are being "found." I should probably post a list of them, altho they don't always give the exact location of the wreck to prevent relic hunters, etc.

I know they also found the HMS Prince of Wales, and her companion sunk early in the war off Australia.  

All of these "lost" ships are war graves for those entombed.

rsl

Answer 7

I will work on some profiles

Answer 8

I will work on improving orphaned profiles this week too

Answer 9

I am often working on improving orphaned profiles.

Answer 10

Always up for doing some.

Answer 11

I am working through my family ancestors and adding them to Wiki Tree but whenever I find one with no profile manager, I always adopt them.

Answer 12

While inputting data of anyone connected to my family tree, and come across an orphan file, I have taken it on if I have concrete proof and sources.  Plan to continue when I can.  Love Wikitree and your concept!

Charlotte Nichols Vardy

Answer 13

I can fix some this week.

Answer 14

I'll Help.

Answer 15

I will work on some…

Answer 16

Sounds like fun.  I will work on some.  Thanks for the easy link to the profiles.

Answer 17

I'll jump in and help out.

Answer 18

I'll give it a try.

Answer 19

I will work on these.

Answer 20

I love working on these because they are orphaned. I try to do several every week.

Thanks for posting a new link Eowyn!