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Deleted Tip of the Day section as per discussion with Fran weeks ago because nobody's maintaining this section. It'll be great to have someday when someone maintains it, but for now....
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Welcome to the FamilySearch Wiki community page. This is the place to find what is happening on the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Come here to find a list of things you can do to help the Research Wiki to grow. Join a user group or start one in your own area. Check out the ongoing discussions and join in on the discussions! | Welcome to the FamilySearch Wiki community page. This is the place to find what is happening on the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Come here to find a list of things you can do to help the Research Wiki to grow. Join a user group or start one in your own area. Check out the ongoing discussions and join in on the discussions! | ||
== | == Community Bulletin Board == | ||
=== Creating new articles === | |||
=== Creating new articles === | |||
*FamilySearch Wiki is "international" so any article with a general title such as "The Census" should really cover the entire globe! If you are writing an article which applies to one country only, then that should be made clear in the title of the article, such as ''The Census in England'' or ''England Census'' etc.. | *FamilySearch Wiki is "international" so any article with a general title such as "The Census" should really cover the entire globe! If you are writing an article which applies to one country only, then that should be made clear in the title of the article, such as ''The Census in England'' or ''England Census'' etc.. | ||
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*[[Portal:Denmark|Denmark]] has several individual projects that need volunteers to help with expanding and improving content about Danish research. | *[[Portal:Denmark|Denmark]] has several individual projects that need volunteers to help with expanding and improving content about Danish research. | ||
*[[Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content|Copy Research Guidance and Help Content]] from FamilySearch into the Wiki. | *[[Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content|Copy Research Guidance and Help Content]] from FamilySearch into the Wiki. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Integrating Place Standards Database with FamilySearch Wiki|Integrating Place Standards Database with FamilySearch Wiki]] | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Integrating Place Standards Database with FamilySearch Wiki|Integrating Place Standards Database with FamilySearch Wiki]] | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Overhauling U.S. Country and State Pages about Vital Records|FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Overhauling U.S. Country and State Pages about Vital Records]]. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Overhauling U.S. Country and State Pages about Vital Records|FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Overhauling U.S. Country and State Pages about Vital Records]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions for Project Pages|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions for Project Pages]] In order to make project pages easier to find, we need to the community to propose and discuss the standardization of project naming conventions and decide which namespace to put project pages in. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions for Project Pages|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions for Project Pages]] In order to make project pages easier to find, we need to the community to propose and discuss the standardization of project naming conventions and decide which namespace to put project pages in. | ||
=== Discussions === | === Discussions === | ||
Discussions that are asking for wider attention include: | Discussions that are asking for wider attention include: | ||
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=== Things to do === | === Things to do === | ||
==== Copying content from FamilySearch Internet to FamilySearch Wiki ==== | ==== Copying content from FamilySearch Internet to FamilySearch Wiki ==== | ||
Several kinds of content are on FamilySearch Internet that are not yet on the wiki. We need to copy this content to the wiki because the wiki is meant to replace Research Helps and Research Guidance soon. For a list of the content that need to be copied to the wiki, see [[Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content|Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content]]. | Several kinds of content are on FamilySearch Internet that are not yet on the wiki. We need to copy this content to the wiki because the wiki is meant to replace Research Helps and Research Guidance soon. For a list of the content that need to be copied to the wiki, see [[Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content|Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content]]. | ||
==== Periodical Source Index ==== | ==== Periodical Source Index ==== | ||
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*[[Special:Wantedcategories|Wanted Categories]] - As of 18 Dec 2008 there are 438 categories that need a description added to the category page. | *[[Special:Wantedcategories|Wanted Categories]] - As of 18 Dec 2008 there are 438 categories that need a description added to the category page. | ||
== Article Collaboration == | == Article Collaboration == | ||
[[Talk:Community Portal|Submit]] an article that needs a group effort to improve and expand the content. Every month, beginning January 2009, a new article will be featured here for collaborative improvement. | [[Talk:Community Portal|Submit]] an article that needs a group effort to improve and expand the content. Every month, beginning January 2009, a new article will be featured here for collaborative improvement. | ||
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*[[Policy:Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]] | *[[Policy:Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]] | ||
*[[Policy:Image Approval Policies|Image Approval Policies]] | *[[Policy:Image Approval Policies|Image Approval Policies]] | ||
*[[Running a Barn Raising |Running a Barn Raising]]<br> | *[[Running a Barn Raising|Running a Barn Raising]]<br> | ||