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Recent questions tagged biographies
Recent questions tagged biographies
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BIOGRAPHIES genealogy
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+15
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24
answers
1.1k
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Biobuilders Dec 2020 - Letter ‘D’ surnames
asked
Dec 1, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Bob Keniston
G2G6 Pilot
(
266k
points)
biobuilders
challenges
sources
profiles
biographies
+5
votes
0
answers
179
views
WikiTree LiveCast (2 December 2020) - Monthly Recap + Biographies
asked
Nov 29, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Sarah Callis
G2G6 Pilot
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123k
points)
livecast
wikitree_love
announcements
biographies
biobuilders
+6
votes
0
answers
149
views
Why is there so much white space after headers
asked
Nov 19, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Karan Folsom
G2G2
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2.2k
points)
formatting
biographies
+1
vote
2
answers
207
views
Linking Living Profiles in the "Biography" of a non-living ancestor?
asked
Nov 17, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Joshua Carnahan
G2G6
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7.8k
points)
biographies
living_people
recently_deceased
profiles
+5
votes
1
answer
137
views
How to insert photos in biography text
asked
Nov 16, 2020
in
Photos
by
John Perrott
G2G3
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3.0k
points)
editing
biographies
photos
+5
votes
2
answers
241
views
Revisiting the Biography
asked
Nov 12, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Bob Hanrahan
G2G6
(
9.1k
points)
biographies
style
+9
votes
2
answers
608
views
Can we add Life Events?
asked
Nov 11, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Joshua Carnahan
G2G6
(
7.8k
points)
biographies
categorization
life_events
stories
tech_assistance
+6
votes
1
answer
238
views
Need some formatting help please...
asked
Nov 8, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Suzy Cairns
G2G6 Mach 2
(
29.8k
points)
formatting
biographies
headings
+13
votes
5
answers
605
views
Usage of wikipedia
asked
Nov 2, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Richard Shelley
G2G6 Pilot
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248k
points)
wikipedia
citations
biographies
notables
project_leaders
+17
votes
19
answers
797
views
Biobuilders November 2020 - Veterans of any conflict
asked
Nov 1, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Bob Keniston
G2G6 Pilot
(
266k
points)
biobuilders
biographies
profiles
sources
challenges
+6
votes
1
answer
155
views
Need help with biography of notable Newfoundlander
asked
Oct 28, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Rodney Power
G2G5
(
5.5k
points)
barnes
notables
biographies
newfoundland
canada
+5
votes
1
answer
175
views
What do we think about items copy pasted from Ancestry Life Story
asked
Oct 15, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
M Ross
G2G6 Pilot
(
746k
points)
biographies
+5
votes
1
answer
218
views
Reformatted by the WikiTreeAGC extension version 0.1.15
asked
Oct 4, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Liz Shifflett
G2G6 Pilot
(
638k
points)
merritt
wt_apps
wikitree_x
ales
profile_improvement
biographies
+16
votes
15
answers
731
views
Biobuilders October 2020 - One Place Studies
asked
Oct 1, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Bob Keniston
G2G6 Pilot
(
266k
points)
biobuilders
challenges
biographies
profiles
sources
+2
votes
1
answer
138
views
Help - why is the bio being chopped off?
asked
Sep 28, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Faith Vittitoe
G2G5
(
5.4k
points)
biographies
+8
votes
4
answers
333
views
Should Notables stickers be used on profiles managed by other projects?
asked
Sep 27, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Traci Thiessen
G2G6 Pilot
(
296k
points)
notables
projects
stickers
policy
style
biographies
+4
votes
3
answers
195
views
Is my 2nd great grandfather a notable?
asked
Sep 23, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Kelly Kersey
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.2k
points)
notables
biographies
inventor
free
_mason
+2
votes
1
answer
123
views
Adding numbers in a web link
asked
Sep 19, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Patricia Ferdig
G2G6 Mach 3
(
36.6k
points)
links
biographies
+6
votes
1
answer
215
views
Format of biography heading is incorrect
asked
Sep 12, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Living Ford
G2G6 Pilot
(
160k
points)
biographies
headings
style
+6
votes
6
answers
275
views
long profile?
asked
Sep 1, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Beth Golden
G2G6 Mach 2
(
27.5k
points)
biographies
profiles
style
+14
votes
19
answers
572
views
September 2020 BioBuilders - People with an 'S' surname
asked
Aug 31, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Bob Keniston
G2G6 Pilot
(
266k
points)
biobuilders
challenges
sources
profiles
biographies
+9
votes
13
answers
925
views
Challenge of the Week: Clean-up as many merged profiles as possible
asked
Aug 24, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Eowyn Walker
G2G Astronaut
(
2.5m
points)
data_doctors_challenge
data_doctors
challenges
biographies
merges
+15
votes
10
answers
607
views
Do we allow a text section before the biography section on profiles?
asked
Aug 15, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Wes Miller
G2G3
(
3.1k
points)
biographies
profiles
+23
votes
6
answers
1.1k
views
Beta testers wanted! WikiTree AGC reformats GEDCOMpare created profiles into a nice chronological narrative.
asked
Aug 4, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Rob Pavey
G2G6 Pilot
(
212k
points)
gedcom
gedcompare
wt_apps
biographies
profile_improvement
+12
votes
17
answers
768
views
August 2020 BioBuilders - People born in August
asked
Aug 1, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Bob Keniston
G2G6 Pilot
(
266k
points)
challenges
biobuilders
sources
profiles
biographies
profile_improvement
+3
votes
1
answer
101
views
How does one load PDFs into Biography section
asked
Jul 30, 2020
in
Photos
by
Marie Bell
G2G Crew
(
370
points)
biographies
+19
votes
1
answer
122
views
Profile improvement
asked
Jul 29, 2020
in
Appreciation
by
Patty Keffer
G2G6 Mach 2
(
28.0k
points)
biographies
profile_improvement
+4
votes
2
answers
141
views
Looking for comments on this bio
asked
Jul 27, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Matthew Evans
G2G6 Mach 7
(
74.2k
points)
biographies
+7
votes
3
answers
203
views
Biography Public View different from Edit Mode
asked
Jul 17, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Paula Reinke
G2G6 Pilot
(
103k
points)
project_leaders
data_doctors
projects
biographies
+10
votes
2
answers
364
views
Can the "Auto bio" be expanded on?
asked
Jul 17, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Antonia Reuvers
G2G6 Mach 5
(
58.3k
points)
biobuilders
biographies
wt_apps
connect-a-thon
tracked_improvements
+11
votes
3
answers
180
views
Biography help needed with a notable, Lulu Merle Johnson, 2nd African-American woman to earn a PhD in history in the US
asked
Jul 9, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
W Robertson
G2G6 Pilot
(
123k
points)
notables
biographies
+30
votes
17
answers
1.9k
views
Can you help add these Freedmen to WikiTree?
asked
Jul 3, 2020
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz
G2G6 Pilot
(
838k
points)
african_american
slavery
biographies
profiles
black_heritage
+16
votes
16
answers
1.3k
views
Challenge of the Week: Clean-up as many merged profiles as possible
asked
Jun 15, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Eowyn Walker
G2G Astronaut
(
2.5m
points)
challenges
data_doctors
data_doctors_challenge
merges
biographies
+1
vote
4
answers
168
views
How to format biography section
asked
Jun 14, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Neal Parker
G2G3
(
3.4k
points)
biographies
+12
votes
25
answers
799
views
June 2020 BioBuilders - People who died in June
asked
Jun 1, 2020
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Bob Keniston
G2G6 Pilot
(
266k
points)
biobuilders
sources
profiles
challenges
biographies
+13
votes
15
answers
752
views
Profile Biographies
asked
May 21, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Bob Jewett
G2G Astronaut
(
1.2m
points)
profiles
biographies
+8
votes
4
answers
354
views
What to do with this profile from the Bible?
asked
May 18, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Esmé van der Westhuizen
G2G6 Pilot
(
150k
points)
arborists
policy
biographies
unknowns
sources
+3
votes
1
answer
149
views
A Bio builder with Rev War Military knowledge help please.
asked
May 3, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Missy Berryann
G2G6 Pilot
(
220k
points)
biobuilders
biographies
american_revolutionary_war
military_and_war
sinclair
+9
votes
3
answers
262
views
Please differenciate between "Profile" and "Biography."
asked
Apr 16, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Barbara Schaad
G2G1
(
1.4k
points)
biographies
profile_improvement
+10
votes
1
answer
116
views
American Women: Fifteen Hundred Biographies 1897
asked
Apr 15, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
J. Crook
G2G6 Pilot
(
230k
points)
women
biographies
united_states
notables
+9
votes
5
answers
479
views
Keeping biographies current.
asked
Apr 7, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Kenneth Nellis
G2G6 Mach 1
(
12.2k
points)
improvements
biographies
templates
profile_improvement
+4
votes
1
answer
206
views
Succession profile boxes - placement?
asked
Mar 27, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Bobbie Hall
G2G6 Pilot
(
351k
points)
stickers
templates
projects
biographies
+8
votes
2
answers
354
views
Is there a place to see (visual) examples of correct source formatting?
asked
Mar 26, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Susan Mellor
G2G6
(
7.4k
points)
formatting
style
wiki_markup
biographies
citations
+9
votes
4
answers
311
views
What is the policy on the ==Residence== heading in the Biography section?
asked
Feb 28, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
R. Dechert
G2G2
(
2.2k
points)
style
biographies
headings
+4
votes
1
answer
166
views
Tragedy, myth, legend, a survivors tale
asked
Feb 22, 2020
in
Photos
by
Marilyn Stewart
G2G6
(
9.6k
points)
photo_of_the_week
photos
biographies
canadian_history
+17
votes
18
answers
2.0k
views
Want to keep people from changing my profile pages to inline sources.
asked
Feb 12, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Terri Jerkes
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.7k
points)
style
sources
citations
biographies
biobuilders
sourcerers
+4
votes
2
answers
148
views
Does anyone know the cost for a subscription to the online Oxford DNB?
asked
Jan 26, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Lois Tilton
G2G6 Pilot
(
174k
points)
sources
odnb
biographies
+5
votes
5
answers
433
views
HOW LONG SHOULD A BIOGRAPHY BE?
asked
Jan 8, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Lynn Robinson
G2G4
(
4.1k
points)
biographies
+1
vote
2
answers
338
views
template for bio
asked
Jan 2, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Annette Boshoff
G2G6
(
9.2k
points)
biographies
+6
votes
3
answers
366
views
Character Limits in Headers?
asked
Dec 30, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jillaine Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
915k
points)
data_doctors
db_error_822
style
biographies
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