Call for help - "About Me" notes of SV/PROG's need tidying up!

Sharon Doubell Daan Botes Judith Susanna Hendrika Meyer Private User Private User Dr Guillaume Francois Gerber

Thanks June

Always happy to help with projects, though time is a scarce commodity right now.

As an aside, much effort is spent on sorting project profile lists into alphabtical order. Could we make a request that when adding new names (and details) that collaborators are mindful of placing these in the correct alpha sequence.

Hi June

Is this what's supposed to be done on SV/PROG “about me” field?

Johann Lourens

That is a perfect example Private User! He is definitely MP ready so I think that you should make him one!

Hi June,

Could you have a look at the 'About Me' in Edward Hunt Dell's profile.

The information has been sorted following the guidelines of the Master Profile pdf.

Edward Hunt Dell

Hi Pam
I have made a few adjustments - using some bold text and/or headings to draw attention to some of the information - have a look and see. I have also made him an MP - I think wqe need to aim to get as much as we have onto these profiles, documents where they exist and so on. Good Job!

I read through Johann Lorentz, SV/PROG and although the About me is a Useful document on its own, I am just wondering why all the information shown under the profile must be repeated here?

II think that all biographical notes need to include ALL information - it makes for a complete picture and reads as one document - it stands alone? My objection is repeating all the information in Curator notes - I feel that only a brief outline of important points is needed there - not the full SAG or other summary - also anything that will assist in deciding about a merge.

If someone wanted to use the notes they would stand alone.

Thank you for setting the guidelines June.

I am also wondering why one needs the family history to be detailed in About Me and repeated below in Immediate Family. For example, the names of children and their birth order ?

Pam Karp and Daan Botes I suggest you have a look at http://www.geni.com/projects/About-Cleanup - my guidelines were based on information outlined there when I first started doing the Botanists/Gardeners etc. I see that that project has had this guideline document added to it.

Many of the "About Me" sections on profiles have no structure whatsoever, with big chunks of repeated information, much of it just copied and pasted from other sources. If information is a direct copy and paste it needs to be in quotes and the source added. The idea is to tidy these pages up and make them a pleasure to look at, not a chore!!

Hi June, it is an excellent idea. I hope to contribute but have been sidelined slightly by other commitments. Nevertheless, I would like to remain in the "loop". Regards, Naude Visser

Thanks Naude - they aren't going anywhere and there will be plenty waiting for you!

I have 'tidied up' the 'About' section for [Lieutenant Donald Moodie, RN Donald Moodie] but I regret that I am not able to do an Afrikaans translation. Hope this is OK.

Thanks Sheila!!

Great Idea June!, That certainly does make them much more of a pleasure to view.... will help when and where I can...

I'll advertise on the FB page - to see if we can get more users interested. Thanks sheila and naude visser

Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp

Please see this discussion regarding cleaning up the use of de Villiers/South African Genealogical numbering system.

http://www.geni.com/discussions/121464