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1. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to verify. | 1. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to verify. | ||
2. | 2. Sign up on the Assignment Chart to accept the task. Sign up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below. | ||
3. | 3. Click on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart. | ||
4. | 4. Scroll to the heading '''''Historical Facts'''''. | ||
5. | 5. Scroll to the section '''''Neighboring Counties''''' within Historical Facts. | ||
*If changes are needed, you may make those changes by editing in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Rich_Text_editing_instructions|rich text]] or [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Wikitext_editing_instructions|wikitext]]. | 6. Open a new Internet browser page. | ||
7. On the new browser page, go to Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/ | |||
:a. Click on the word ''English'' above the image of the world. | |||
:b. Find the search box in the upper right-hand corner of the page. | |||
:c. Type (your county name) County Ohio in the search box. | |||
:d. Click on the highlighted county name which appears under the search box. | |||
:e. Find the heading "adjacent counties" listed under "Geography" on the Wikipedia county page. | |||
8. Compare the Wikipedia page with the FamilySearch county page for correct neighboring county names and the geographical information (i.e. north, south, etc.). | |||
*Accept Wikipedia as correct, if you find a mistake on FamilySearch Wiki. | |||
*If changes are needed, you may make those changes by editing in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Rich_Text_editing_instructions|rich text]] or [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Wikitext_editing_instructions|wikitext]]. | |||
*If you are new to the wiki, rich text may be easier for you to use. | *If you are new to the wiki, rich text may be easier for you to use. | ||
*If you have questions about editing, go to wiki help links under the heading [[WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Description|Description]]. | |||
*You only need to edit in one style of text.<br> | *You only need to edit in one style of text.<br> | ||
8. If no changes are needed, you have completed your task. | |||
9. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task. | |||
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