5,959
edits
FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting 7 February 2013: Difference between revisions
FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting 7 February 2013 (view source)
Revision as of 14:02, 7 February 2013
, 7 February 2013content
m (content) |
m (content) |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
*Moderators | *Moderators | ||
=== Community Council Report === | === Community Council Report === | ||
Surnmame pages discussion. | Surnmame pages discussion. Found Chinese Surnames page on Wikipedia. Will have links to various pages ABOUT surnames, and not genealogical information other than what is necessary to trace origins or meanings. | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_surname | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_surname | ||
*Minutes are online for yesterday's meeting | *Minutes are online for yesterday's meeting | ||
*Discussion of Surname project suggested by Lee Drew - issues,etc. are summarized in the minutes. There is a concern about opening the door to individual names being added to the Wiki. | *Discussion of Surname project suggested by Lee Drew - issues,etc. are summarized in the minutes. There is a concern about opening the door to individual names being added to the Wiki. | ||
*Should be further explored but '''guidelines''' would have to exist | *Should be further explored but '''guidelines''' would have to exist | ||
*Nathan Murphy has worked surnames on other pages - he would be a good reference person | *Nathan Murphy has worked surnames on other pages - he would be a good reference person | ||
*Pages would have to be '''fully developed''' | *Pages would have to be '''fully developed''' | ||
*Wikipedia has handled this very well. | *Wikipedia has handled this very well. | ||
*Different spellings would have to be addressed - separate pages or just on the main page? | *Different spellings would have to be addressed - separate pages or just on the main page? | ||
*Would this project draw people in to the Wiki? | *Would this project draw people in to the Wiki? | ||
*Considering the extent of the work we need to do in the Wiki now, should we give resources to this kind of a large project? | *Considering the extent of the work we need to do in the Wiki now, should we give resources to this kind of a large project? | ||
*Volunteers could be used to populate these pages | *Volunteers could be used to populate these pages | ||
*Next step to a decision of whether to pursue this as a project or to reject: | *Next step to a decision of whether to pursue this as a project or to reject: | ||
*This would cause a change to the scope of the Wiki - we would need a project proposal that would contain the discussion here and that would go to the Community Council and General Services Community Council | *This would cause a change to the scope of the Wiki - we would need a project proposal that would contain the discussion here and that would go to the Community Council and General Services Community Council | ||
* | *We would need a project leader | ||
*A vote was taken and the results were almost even, for and against. | |||
*No one is willing to lead this at this time. We will add this project to a list of possible projects. | |||
*Page on discussion topics that would involve items like this to be brought up later. (Lynda) | |||
=== Business/Announcements === | === Business/Announcements === | ||
| Line 52: | Line 55: | ||
:*Boston, Massachusetts | :*Boston, Massachusetts | ||
:*New York City, New York | :*New York City, New York | ||
:*Georgetown County, South Carolina | :*Georgetown County, South Carolina (good example) | ||
WARNING!: This may eventually cause us to change most Wiki page titles and content to attract a larger audience. | WARNING!: This may eventually cause us to change most Wiki page titles and content to attract a larger audience. | ||
Keep an eye on these pages. Results will be calculated from the above. | |||
<br>{{box | <br>{{box | ||