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| How collaborating on projects helps beginners, intermediates, and advanced genealogists<br>

| Use&nbsp;value propositions to attract new users/contributors  

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Value Propositions: a community that loves family history.  

Is the Wiki for Me?

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[[Accuracy and Collaboration]] New title encouraging participation?  

[[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee|FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee]]

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| Why we built FamilySearch wiki <br>

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<br>[[The Vision: Why We Built FamilySearch Wiki]]  

[[Image:Purpose of FamilySearch Wiki - Supporting Family History Researchers through Online Communities.pdf]]&nbsp;

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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:Purpose and Appropriate Topics]]  

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| Guiding Principles  

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| [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles]]  

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| &nbsp; Make it easy for newbies to connect with other users/contributors  

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[[Community Center|Community Center]]

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| <br>Shorten learning curve by connecting motivated beginners with experienced editors  

| [[Community Center|Community Center]]  

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| Have "help" readily available for new users  

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| Clear paths for users/contributors/professionals  

| [[Main Page|Main Page]]  

&nbsp;[[Community Center|Community Center]]  

[[Projects Seeking Contributors|Projects Seeking Contributors]]

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| How to Register and What you are registering for.  

| New Page with new instructions for LDS&nbsp;Account - check if familysearch has one that can be modified.  

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| Create User Page and talk page - purpose and use of  

| Create page for creating user page?  

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| Guiding Principles  

| Help searching/using the wiki  

| [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles]]  

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| Editing etiquette  

| Basic&nbsp;editing etiquette - how to play nice in the sandbox -  

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<br>[[FamilySearch Wiki:Avoid Edit Wars]]  

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Join a project! Everyone knows something of value.&nbsp;

| [[How to Register with the Wiki]]<br>

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| Purpose and Use of Discussion pages  

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| Content license (Copyright)&nbsp; <br>

| Create a New Page - naming conventions - copy &amp; paste - basic copyright rules - basic&nbsp;internal/external&nbsp;linking  

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[[Text of the GNU Free Documentation License]]

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| Which browser to use when editing<br>

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| Italics, bold, headings, numbered lists, bullets  

| Citing Sources  

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<br>[[Edit a page]]  

[[Help:FCK Editor]]

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| Guiding Principles  

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| Copy and paste&nbsp;  

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[[Copying and Pasting into a Wiki Page]]  

[[Copy Spreadsheets into the Wiki]]

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| Wiki Policies  

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| Naming a new page  

| Categories  

| [[Name a new article]]<br>

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| Renaming a page<br>

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| Creating a new page  

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| [[How to author an article in the Wiki]]<br>

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| Creating a new unlinked page <br>

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| [[Create a page not linked from an existing page]]<br>

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| Creating a new linked page <br>

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| [[Create a page linked from an existing page]]<br>

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| Linking to wiki pages <br>

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&nbsp;[[Create an internal link]]

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| Linking to other Websites <br>

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| Discussing page changes  

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| User pages and user Talk pages  

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| [[Help:User page]]  

[[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)]]<br>

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| Community meeting <br>

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| [[FamilySearch Wiki community meeting]]  

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