On WikiTree, you can earn virtual badges for the number of contributions you make to the tree. Up until now, I have only earned 'Club 100' badges - which means I have made (at least) 100 contributions in any given month (such as entering dates, sources, names and so on). But this month (September 201 5) I have achieved the dizzy heights of 'Club 1000', meaning I have entered 1000 of those things. (This also means I have neglected my studying, my housework, my reading...)
I also discovered the Sourcerer's Challenge, where you wander through various profiles which have been marked (categorised) as Unsourced, and either source them, or note that you couldn't. And an Unsourced Profile is just like it sounds - it may have data, but no sources. I managed to provide suitable sources for 65 individuals this month. So satisfying! It feels like I have a chance to give back, and the authority to say I am allowed to nosey around.
Then I thought: why stop at sources? and I discovered the Profile Improvement Project, which actually goes around tidying things up generally, rather than limiting yourself to sources. And yet my own flat still looks like the Council tip. Sigh.
I also discovered the Sourcerer's Challenge, where you wander through various profiles which have been marked (categorised) as Unsourced, and either source them, or note that you couldn't. And an Unsourced Profile is just like it sounds - it may have data, but no sources. I managed to provide suitable sources for 65 individuals this month. So satisfying! It feels like I have a chance to give back, and the authority to say I am allowed to nosey around.
Then I thought: why stop at sources? and I discovered the Profile Improvement Project, which actually goes around tidying things up generally, rather than limiting yourself to sources. And yet my own flat still looks like the Council tip. Sigh.
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