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Contents 1 What is the Data Doctors Challenge? 2 Calendar 3 Participation and Tracking 4 Tracking Results 4.1 Current challenge results 4.2 Previous challenge results 4.3 Weekly Results 4.4 Archive of Challenge winners

What is the Data Doctors Challenge?

Our mission: investigate and fix database errors found by Aleš in his WikiTree+ data analyses.

These weekly mini-challenges are easy for anyone to participate in.

Early in the week we post the details in a G2G message. Below are the details on this week's challenge and how to participate. To make sure you hear about next week's challenge, follow the tag data_doctors or challenges.

Do you have a suggestion for a challenge? Add it here.

Calendar

Challenge start date is approximate. It generally starts within few hours of posting new errors. It depends on when Aleš manages to prepare the errors.

Participation and Tracking

To participate, first click to the table on the report page for the current week.

The rows of this table show categories of errors, warnings, and suggested changes.

The columns show centuries, e.g. 1700-1799.

The cells have the number of profiles of people who were born or died in that century that have that error or suggestion.

Click on one of these numbers. That will show you the table of profiles. In the last column of this table are "STATUS" buttons.

When you correct an error, simply set the status and enter a comment for it.

There are five status options:

• Comment (no change in status): This enables you to add a comment without changing the status.

• Not corrected: This sets the error as not corrected. It will continue to be shown in all lists.

• Corrected (hide until next recheck): This sets the error as corrected so it will be hidden from error reports until the next week. After that it will be shown again if it was not actually corrected.

• False error (hide forever): This sets the error as a false error. It will be hidden from WikiTree+ error reports forever.

• Proposed merge (hide for 30 days): This hides the error for 30 days thus giving a merge time to be completed. The error will be hidden from prepared error lists.

Each time you work on an error and set the status, you'll earn a contribution point.

Only the errors in the special report for the challenge (this week: GEDCOM_Data_XLV) count for the challenge.

Tracking Results

Current challenge results

Reports	By User	By Suggestion	By User and Suggestion	By Suggestion and User	By Suggestion Group and User	Update frequency
Simple	User	Suggestion	User and Suggestion	Suggestion and User	Sugg. Group and User	5 min
Detailed	User Detailed	Suggestion Detailed	User and Suggestion Detailed	Suggestion and User Detailed	Sugg. Group and User Detailed	1 hour
By Day	User by Day	Suggestion by Day	User and Suggestion by Day	Suggestion and User by Day	Sugg. Group and User by Day	1 hour
Total By Hour	By Hour					1 hour

Previous challenge results

• By Participant
• By Error Type
• By Participant and Error Type
• By Error Type and Day
• By Participant and Day
• By Hour

Weekly Results

Nr	Challenge	Total
1	World War II	1,797
2	Father's Day	1,340
3	Merged Biographies	3,959
4	Vacation	3,362
5	Independence	6,523
6	Marriage	5,379
7	Merged Biographies	2,490
8	Notables	1,735
9	Names	11,039
10	Dates	3,917
11	FindAGrave	2,738
12	Merged Biographies	3,793
13	Locations	17,351
14	Reference Tags	16,151
15	Orphans	7,494
16	Merged Biographies	2,139
17	Locations	22,366
18	Marriages	2,870
19	Merged Biographies	2,892
20	Names	6,140
21	Dates	1,693
22	Locations	9,423
23	Reference Tags	9,430
24	Merged Biographies	2,154
25	Orphaned Profiles	8,595
26	Marriages	2,564
27	Find A Grave	2,086
28	Names	4,710
29	Dates	1,495
30	Locations	11,772
31	Reference Tags	11,008
32	Merged Biographies	4,023
33	Orphaned Profiles	8,688
34	Marriages	2,056
35	FindAGrave	2,484
36	Names	2,531
37	Merged Biographies	1,023
38	Dates	1,048
39	Locations	10,636
40	Reference Tags	8,658
41	Orphaned Profiles	7,522
42	Marriages	4,998
43	Death Dates	5,099
44	Death Dates	2,338
45	Death Dates	2,403
46	Death Dates	3,658
47	Merged Biographies	3,328
48	Locations	17,286
49	Names	4,557
50	Duplicates	3,343
51	Reference Tags	7,580
52	Orphaned Profiles	7,550
53	Marriages	5,066
54	Find A Grave	3,577
55	Locations	10,883
56	Dates	2,430
57	Duplicates	1,611
58	Merged Biographies	1,875
59	Names	3,870
60	Reference Tags	6,366
61	Orphaned Profiles	7,679
62	Marriages	2,776
63	Find A Grave	4,357
64	Locations	10,830
65	Dates	2,761
66	Merged_Biographies	2,925
67	Names	10,814
68	Reference Tags	6,658
69	Orphaned Profiles	10,817
70	Marriages	3,868
71	Find A Grave	7,525
72	Locations	13,422
73	Dates	2.033
74	Merged Biographies	3,686
75	Names	5,386
76	Reference Tags	6,464
77	Orphaned Profiles	7,560
78	Reference Tags	9,744
79	Marriages	1,466
80	Find A Grave	3,632
81	Locations	8,537
82	Dates	1,510
83	Names	5,608
84	Merged Biographies	3,447
85	Merged Biographies	2,250
86	Reference Tags	7,179
87	Marriages	2,416
88	Find A Grave	3,935
89	Locations	9,991
90	Dates	1,813
91	Orphaned Profiles
92	Names	1,951
93	Reference Tags	3,916
94	Add Dates	6,174
95	Marriages	1,172
96	Find A Grave	2,367
97	Locations	5,891
98	Dates	3,123
99	Orphaned Profiles	6,699
100	GEDCOM Data	998
101	Names	2,747
102	Reference Tags	4,448
103	Add Dates	821
104	Marriages	962
105	Find A Grave	3,342
106	Locations	9,950
107	Dates	1,251
108	Orphaned Profiles	4,744
109	5 Star Profiles	1,122
110	GEDCOM Data	1,287
111	Names	2,185
112	Reference Tags	4,459
113	Add Dates	387
114	Marriages	1,129
115	Find A Grave	3,256
116	Locations	3,382
117	Dates	1,148
118	Orphaned Profiles	484
119	Star Profiles
120	GEDCOM Data	2,065
121	Names	1,192
122	Reference Tags	2,801
123	Add Dates	423
124	Marriages	1,146
125	Locations	7,847
126	Dates	1,968
127	Orphaned Profiles	6,162
128	GEDCOM Data	1,951
129	Names	967
130	Reference Tags	4,820
131	Add Dates	473
132	Marriages	1,132
133	Locations	2,848
134	Dates	995
135	Orphaned Profiles	4,029
136	Star Profiles	659
137	GEDCOM Data	6,953
138	Reference_Tags	6,498
139	Names	3,857
140	Add Dates	1,444
141	Merged Biographies	5,169
142	Marriages	1,190
143	Locations	5,641
144	Dates	812
145	Orphaned Profiles	2,105
146	Star Profiles	594
147	GEDCOM Data	3,930
148	Names	3,380
149	Reference Tags	5,800
150	Add Dates	508
151	Merged Biographies	1,996
152	Marriages	1,304
153	Locations	6,006
154	Dates	972
155	Orphaned Profiles	4,047
156	Star Profiles	361
157	GEDCOM Data	2,762
158	Names	1,744
159	Reference Tags	2,559
160	Add Dates	609
161	Merged Biographies	1,408
162	Marriages	3,778
163	Locations	7,772
164	Dates	1,016
165	Orphaned Profiles	4,722
166	Star Profiles	298
167	GEDCOM Data	2,633
168	Names	1,654
169	Reference Tags	5,050
170	Merged Biographies	1,670
171	Marriages	1,791
172	Add Dates	645
173	Locations	3,785
174	Orphaned Profiles	10,074
175	Star Profiles	286
176	GEDCOM Data	2,296
177	Names	1,670
178	Reference Tags	5,027
179	Merged Biographies	1,244
180	Marriages	2,617
181	Add Dates	649
182	Locations	6,952
183	Orphaned Profiles	132
184	Star Profiles	1,167
185	GEDCOM Data	1,167
186	Orphaned Profiles
187	Reference Tags
188	Star Profiles
189	GEDCOM Data

Archive of Challenge winners

In May of 2021, we decided to shift the focus of these challenges to a more "whole-profile" approach. It was agreed that we would still have the tracking so participants could see what they've done but there would no longer be a winner each week.

Here are the winners of previous challenges:

Nr	Challenge	Total	Winner	Total
1	World War II	1,797	NJ J. Penny	689
2	Father's Day	1,340	Emma McBeath	275
3	Merged Biographies	3,959	Darren Kellett	652
4	Vacation	3,362	Natalie J. Trott (Durbin)	678
5	Independence	6,523	NJ J. Penny	2,042
6	Marriage	5,379	Hans Hofmann	1,125
7	Merged Biographies	2,490	Darren J. Kellett	235
8	Notables	1,735	Paula J. Cullen	472
9	Names	11,039	Emma McBeath	1,927
10	Dates	3,917	Joe Cochoit	1,061
11	FindAGrave	2,738	Paula J. Cullen	476
12	Merged Biographies	3,793	Natalie J. Trott (Durbin)	546
13	Locations	17,351	Carolyn Martin	4,585
14	Reference Tags	16,151	Dorothy Barry	2,466
15	Orphans	7,494	NJ J Penny	1,001
16	Merged Biographies	2,139	G Redmond	376
17	Locations	22,366	Morgan Mulligan	4,006
18	Marriages	2,870	Amy Weimer	595
19	Merged Biographies	2,892	Linda Barnett	487
20	Names	6,140	Dana J. Johnson	847
21	Dates	1,693	Joe Cochoit	201
22	Locations	9,423	Linda Green	1,172
23	Reference Tags	9,430	Morgan Mulligan	1,603
24	Merged Biographies	2,154	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	257
25	Orphaned Profiles	8,595	Deb Love	1,717
26	Marriages	2,564	Darren Kellett	501
27	Find A Grave	2,086	Jo M. Gill	198
28	Names	4,710	Linda Barnett	653
29	Dates	1,495	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	444
30	Locations	11,772	Martin White	2,801
31	Reference Tags	11,008	Carolyn Martin	2,156
32	Merged Biographies	4,023	Kevin Sweet	931
33	Orphaned Profiles	8,688	Carolyn Martin	1,420
34	Marriages	2,056	Kevin Sweet	583
35	FindAGrave	2,484	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	327
36	Names	2,531	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	548
37	Merged Biographies	1,023	Melissa Mutimer	159
38	Dates	1,048	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	230
39	Locations	10,636	NJ Penny	1,189
40	Reference Tags	8,658	Carolyn Martin	2,152
41	Orphaned Profiles	7,522	Rodney Long	1,810
42	Marriages	4,998	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	930
43	Death Dates	5,099	Rosetta L. Link (Helm)	736
44	Death Dates	2,338	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	288
45	Death Dates	2,403	Aleš Trtnik	425
46	Death Dates	3,658	Jelena Eckstädt	1,898
47	Merged Biographies	3,328	Terry McClintock	435
48	Locations	17,286	Terry McClintock	2,640
49	Names	4,557	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	900
50	Duplicates	3,343	Brian Bourn	797
51	Reference Tags	7,580	Bobbie Hall	1,053
52	Orphaned Profiles	7,550	Rodney Long	1,369
53	Marriages	5,066	Jill Claus	735
54	Find A Grave	3,577	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	703
55	Locations	10,883	K Anonymous	1,980
56	Dates	2,430	Merryl Hunkin	514
57	Duplicates	1,611	K Anonymous	288
58	Merged Biographies	1,875	Cindy Cooper	330
59	Names	3,870	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	776
60	Reference Tags	6,366	Andy Gürth	1,348
61	Orphaned Profiles	7,679	Carolyn Martin	1,526
62	Marriages	2,776	Linda Peterson	579
63	Find A Grave	4,357	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	620
64	Locations	10,830	Cheryl Hess	2,088
65	Dates	2,761	Sherrie Shoforth	720
66	Merged_Biographies	2,925	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	699
67	Names	10,814	Helen Bowden	1,534
68	Reference Tags	6,658	Helen Bowden	1,298
69	Orphaned Profiles	10,817	Rodney Long	2,590
70	Marriages	3,868	Cory Fulmer	683
71	Find A Grave	7,525	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	1,509
72	Locations	13,422	Dana Burns	2,461
73	Dates	2.033	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	505
74	Merged Biographies	3,686	Helen Bowden	597
75	Names	5,386	Helen Bowden	1,065
76	Reference Tags	6,464	Rick San Soucie	1,109
77	Orphaned Profiles	7,560	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	1,270
78	Reference Tags	9,744	Helen Bowden	1,255
79	Marriages	1,466	Paula Reinke	248
80	Find A Grave	3,632	Ginger Lawton	550
81	Locations	8,537	Rosetta Link	1,862
82	Dates	1,510	Andrea Taylor	273
83	Names	5,608	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	1,061
84	Merged Biographies	3,447	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	700
85	Merged Biographies	2,250	Kristin Merritt	470
86	Reference Tags	7,179	Amy Weimer	1,350
87	Marriages	2,416	Ginger Lawton	438
88	Find A Grave	3,935	Jill Claus	511
89	Locations	9,991	Al Beard	1,706
90	Dates	1,813	Debra Akin	408
91	Orphaned Profiles	6,475	Ginger Lawton	1,423
92	Names	1,951	Debra Akins	428
93	Reference Tags	3,916	Helen Edwards	972
94	Add Dates	6,174	Helen Edwards	1,520
95	Marriages	1,172	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	256
96	Find A Grave	2,367	Helen Bowden	306
97	Locations	5,891	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	962
98	Dates	3,123	Helen Bowden	705
99	Orphaned Profiles	6,699	Porter Marsh	1,816
100	GEDCOM Data	998	Terry McClintock	246
101	Names	2,747	Helen Bowden	669
102	Reference Tags	4,448	Azure Robinson	953
103	Add Dates	821	Carolyn Martin	149
104	Marriages	962	Teresa Downey	217
105	Find A Grave	3,342	Carolyn Martin	722
106	Locations	9,950	Chris Hoyt	2,623
107	Dates	1,251	Helen Bowden	378
108	Orphaned Profiles	4,744	Cindy Cooper	1,518
109	5 Star Profiles	1,122	Helen Edwards	357
110	GEDCOM Data	1,287	Missy Berryann	504
111	Names	2,185	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	827
112	Reference Tags	4,459	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	782
113	Add Dates	387	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	90
114	Marriages	1,129	Graeme Olney	306
115	Find A Grave	3,256	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	506
116	Locations	3,382	Esmé G. van der Westhuizen	605
117	Dates	1,148	Ron Lamoreaux	201
118	Orphaned Profiles	484	Helen Edwards	228
119	Star Profiles	840	Terry McClintock	359
120	GEDCOM Data	2,065	Carolyn Martin	612
121	Names	1,192	Walter Steesy	338
122	Reference Tags	2,801	Sarah Mason	839
123	Add Dates	423	Tim Varney	77
124	Marriages	1,146	Helen Edwards	227
125	Locations	7,847	Paula Franklin	1,714
126	Dates	1,968	Ron Raymer	663
127	Orphaned Profiles	6,162	Ron Raymer	1800
128	GEDCOM Data	1,951	Helen Edwards	554
129	Names	967	Colleen Chapin	125
130	Reference Tags	4,820	Derrick Watson	1,153
131	Add Dates	473	Kay Sands	77
132	Marriages	1,132	Dean Anderson	453
133	Locations	2,848	Jennifer Robins	307
134	Dates	995	Sam Howes	79
135	Orphaned Profiles	4,029	Helen Edwards	820
136	Star Profiles	659	Linda Peterson	234
137	GEDCOM Data	6,953	Helen Edwards	1,042
138	Reference_Tags	6,498	Jon Stennett	1,352
139	Names	3,857	Carolyn Napoli	607
140	Add Dates	1,444	Carl Dickason	309
141	Merged Biographies	5,169	Star Kline	1,250
142	Marriages	1,190	Kelley Rosenbach	232
143	Locations	5,641	Koen Van Hoof	1,250
144	Dates	812	N Gauthier	152
145	Orphaned Profiles	2,105	Paula Franklin	178
146	Star Profiles	594	Paula Reinke	308
147	GEDCOM Data	3,930	Anders Lönnermark	1,180
148	Names	3,380	Koen van Hoof	960
149	Reference Tags	5,800	Chris Hoyt	753
150	Add Dates	508	Chris Hoyt	103
151	Merged Biographies	1,996	Helen Bowden	497
152	Marriages	1,304	Derrick Watson	324
153	Locations	6,006	Tommy Buch	927
154	Dates	972	N Gauthier	141
155	Orphaned Profiles	4,047	Christina Mckeithan	917
156	Star Profiles	361	Tommy Buch	103
157	GEDCOM Data	2,762	Helen Edwards	1,202
158	Names	1,744	Koen van Hoof	339
159	Reference Tags	2,559	Derrick Watson	553
160	Add Dates	609	N Gauthier	125
161	Merged Biographies	1,408	Helen Bowden	369
162	Marriages	3,778	N. Gauthier	706
163	Locations	7,772	Helen Edwards	1,122
164	Dates	1,016	Helen Edwards	170
165	Orphaned Profiles	4,722	Helen Edwards	1,206
166	Star Profiles	298	Barbara Regan	92
167	GEDCOM Data	2,633	Helen Edwards	662
168	Names	1,654	Helen Edwards	362
169	Reference Tags	5,050	Roger Davey	734
170	Merged Biographies	1,670	Jay Klock	437
171	Marriages	1,791	Helen Edwards	222
172	Add Dates	645	N Gauthier	153
173	Locations	3,785	John Elkin	1,039
174	Orphaned Profiles	10,074	Sheila X	1,813
175	Star Profiles	286	Kandita Post	76
176	GEDCOM Data	2,296	Loretta Corbin	764
177	Names	1,670	Jay Klock	179
178	Reference Tags	5,027	Derrick Watson	505
179	Merged Biographies	1,244	Sarah Grimaldi	366
180	Marriages	2,617	Jay Klock	384
181	Add Dates	649	Chris Hoyt	93
182	Locations	6,952	Ann-Marie Hamblett	924
183	Orphaned Profiles	132	Shirley Gilbert	24
184	Star Profiles	1,167	Monika B	574

Please join the challenge! Everyone on WikiTree wins with a cleaner shared family tree.

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