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| [[Portal:Get started with this site|New to Genealogy]] | | [[Portal:Get started with this site|New to Genealogy]] | ||
| [[Wiki Demonstrations|New Wiki Users]] | | [[Wiki Demonstrations|New Wiki Users]] | ||
| [[Help:Edit and Contribute|Wiki Contributors]] | | [[Help:Edit and Contribute|Wiki Contributors]] | ||
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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee|Welcoming Committee]] | | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee|Welcoming Committee]] | ||
| [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Professional Genealogists|Professional Genealogists]] | | [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Professional Genealogists|Professional Genealogists]] | ||
| [[Genealogy Tools|Genealogy Tool Chest]] | | [[Genealogy Tools|Genealogy Tool Chest]] | ||
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| [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/ Genealogy Forums] | | [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/ Genealogy Forums] | ||
| [[FamilySearch Wiki community meeting|Live User Group Meeting]] | | [[FamilySearch Wiki community meeting|Live User Group Meeting]] | ||
| [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/group.php Social Groups] | | [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/group.php Social Groups] | ||
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<br> | <br> We are glad you are here and hope you will stay! This is the place to get involved with the FamilySearch Research Wiki. We invite you to find your niche and connect with other like-minded genealogists. Help improve the wiki in wiki contributors, ask questions on the forums or find a friend in the social groups. Check out the ongoing discussions and join in! | ||
We are glad you are here and hope you will stay! This is the place to get involved with the FamilySearch Research Wiki. We invite you to find your niche and connect with other like-minded genealogists. Help improve the wiki in wiki contributors, ask questions on the forums or find a friend in the social groups. Check out the ongoing discussions and join in! | |||
'''Community Bulletin Board''' | '''Community Bulletin Board''' | ||
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'''Discussions needing community input''' | '''Discussions needing community input''' | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|Your vote counts!]] Do you like these possible site changes on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|Site Design Ideas]] page? We are ready to make some of these changes soon. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|Your vote counts!]] Do you like these possible site changes on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|Site Design Ideas]] page? We are ready to make some of these changes soon. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style# | *[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style#Link to FHL works on FHLC|Linking to works in the Family History Library Catalog]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style#Replace. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style#Replace Family History Library.22 with .22FHL.22 in references|Replacing "Family History Library" with "FHL" in references]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style# | *[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style#Referencing OCLC/Worldcat works|Referencing OCLC/Worldcat works]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style# | *[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style#Format for OCLC and FHLC works|Format for OCLC and FHLC references]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style# | *[[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Manual of Style#Creating Numerous, Repetitive Links|Creating Numerous, Repetitive Links]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] | ||
*There is an ongoing discussion about the development of record-type articles. The two discussion points include: (1) The headings that should be used in record-type articles, and (2) The pros and cons of having long article or short articles with multiple links between them. This discussion is taking place within the context of the [[Maryland Newspapers|Maryland Newspapers]] article. Join the discussion on the talk page at: [[Talk:Maryland Newspapers|Talk:Maryland Newspapers]]. | *There is an ongoing discussion about the development of record-type articles. The two discussion points include: (1) The headings that should be used in record-type articles, and (2) The pros and cons of having long article or short articles with multiple links between them. This discussion is taking place within the context of the [[Maryland Newspapers|Maryland Newspapers]] article. Join the discussion on the talk page at: [[Talk:Maryland Newspapers|Talk:Maryland Newspapers]]. | ||
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*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ireland Court Records|Ireland Court Records]]. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ireland Court Records|Ireland Court Records]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee]] needs volunteers to welcome new contributors and help them get started in various ways. Also to help develop the guidance for committee members. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee]] needs volunteers to welcome new contributors and help them get started in various ways. Also to help develop the guidance for committee members. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Linking to Record Search|Linking to | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Linking to Record Search|Linking to Record Search]] needs volunteers to link wiki pages to new indexes and digitized records in FamilySearch [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html# Record Search]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Linking to Books in the BYU Family History Archives|WikiProject Linking to Books in the BYU Family History Archives]] needs volunteers to link wiki pages to digitized county and state histories on | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Linking to Books in the BYU Family History Archives|WikiProject Linking to Books in the BYU Family History Archives]] needs volunteers to link wiki pages to digitized county and state histories on the [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php BYU Family History Archives] site. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Professional Genealogists|Professional Genealogists]], a project to help professional genealogical researchers market their services for free on their user pages. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Professional Genealogists|Professional Genealogists]], a project to help professional genealogical researchers market their services for free on their user pages. | ||
*[[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 U.S. Vital Records|FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject U.S. Vital Records]]. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject U.S. Vital Records|FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject U.S. Vital Records]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions for Project Pages|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions for Project Pages]] | *[[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. | ||
*The [[England Barn Raising Tasks|England Barn Raising]] project has launched! Tasks await English experts, wiki experts, and volunteers willing to help with routine editing. Anyone willing to help can sign up now. | *The [[England Barn Raising Tasks|England Barn Raising]] project has launched! Tasks await English experts, wiki experts, and volunteers willing to help with routine editing. Anyone willing to help can sign up now. | ||
*[[Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content|Copying Research Guidance and Help Content]] from FamilySearch.org into the Wiki. | *[[Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content|Copying Research Guidance and Help Content]] from FamilySearch.org into the Wiki. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Maryland News and Events|WikiProject Maryland News and | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Maryland News and Events|WikiProject Maryland News and Events]] needs volunteers to find genealogical news and events relating to Maryland and link to them from the News and Events section of the [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland Portal]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Articles Needing Revision|Denmark]] has several individual projects that need volunteers to help with expanding and improving content about Danish research. | *[[FamilySearch Wikiproject: Danish Articles Needing Revision|Denmark]] has several individual projects that need volunteers to help with expanding and improving content about Danish research. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject Linking Wiki Articles Mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the Main PERSI Article|Link wiki articles mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the main PERSI article]]. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject Linking Wiki Articles Mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the Main PERSI Article|Link wiki articles mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the main PERSI article]]. | ||
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*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.. | ||
*To make your article easier to find by others, make sure you insert a Category at the end of the article, e.g. | *To make your article easier to find by others, make sure you insert a Category at the end of the article, e.g. [[:Category:Scotland|Scotland]]. | ||
'''Notices''' | '''Notices''' | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal Wikipedia:Community portal] yields ideas that can help this page evolve. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal Wikipedia:Community portal] yields ideas that can help this page evolve. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia:WikiProject] is a nice, simple way to list many | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia:WikiProject] is a nice, simple way to list many projects. | ||