Source-a-Thon is happening October 1-3 & folks are going to be looking for profiles that they can help improve by adding sources. Already dozens of WikiTree members have gotten their race bibs (want one? register at http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/288345/will-you-join-us-for-the-source-a-thon & for more information, including a list of door prizes and race rules, see http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Source-a-Thon).
We all have profiles we'd love to get some help on, whether a profile on your watchlist or in a project you work with. Make sure those profiles are in an Unsourced category or the race will pass them by!
You have a month to prepare - you'll want to make sure that the profile not only is in a specific Unsourced category (see the subcategories here), but also that you've added whatever info you do have to the profile. For example, I'll be looking at the category Virginia Unsourced Profiles for profiles that I might be able to add sources to. If the unsourced profile shows the parish and county of birth, that parish's register might be one that archive.org has available. Then you'll not only get a source for that profile, but a link to the register where you can look for other family members.
Use the Unsourced template with a location & the profile will be added to both the main category & the specific one - for example: {{Unsourced|Virginia}} adds both Category:Unsourced Profiles & Category:Virginia Unsourced Profiles
And if you’re looking for a sourcing challenge, check out the Unsourced Smith profiles with the following link:
http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Category:Unsourced_Profiles&from=Smith-1
For other “by surname” sections, just change “Smith” in the URL.
Well, I'm off to make sure the profiles that have me stumped on my watchlist are as good as I can get them & in an Unsourced category.
See you at the races :D
Cheers, Liz