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== Dead links (priority 2) == | == Dead links (priority 2) == | ||
:*''' | :*'''[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Articles_with_dead_external_links Pages with dead links]''' | ||
:*'''Problem:''' The articles in this report contain one (or many) broken or dead external links. <br> | :*'''Problem:''' The articles in this report contain one (or many) broken or dead external links. <br> | ||
:*'''Why fix:''' A patron is not helped in their research by a broken link that doesn't take them to where they can learn more. <br> | :*'''Why fix:''' A patron is not helped in their research by a broken link that doesn't take them to where they can learn more. <br> | ||
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::#Remove the <nowiki>{{dead link}}</nowiki> template from after the link. | ::#Remove the <nowiki>{{dead link}}</nowiki> template from after the link. | ||
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:*'''Help links:''' Review the following about the how/where/why of adding links to an article. | :*'''Help links:''' Review the following about the how/where/why of adding links to an article. | ||
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::*<a href="Help:Advanced Linking">Advanced linking</a> | ::*<a href="Help:Advanced Linking">Advanced linking</a> | ||
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:*'''How this problem is reported:''' If a broken or dead ''external link ''is found, users will add the '''<nowiki>{{dead link}}</nowiki>''' template directly after the bad link. (External links are those that go to web pages outside of the Wiki.)<br> | :*'''How this problem is reported:''' If a broken or dead ''external link ''is found, users will add the '''<nowiki>{{dead link}}</nowiki>''' template directly after the bad link. (External links are those that go to web pages outside of the Wiki.)<br> | ||
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== Ambiguous page title (2) == | == Ambiguous page title (2) == | ||
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*'''Help links:''' [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Ambiguous_page_title wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Ambiguous_page_title] | *'''Help links:''' [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Ambiguous_page_title wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Ambiguous_page_title] | ||
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:*'''How to report: Add the template | :*'''How to report: Add the template <IMG class=FCK__MWTemplate src="https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" width=1 height=1 _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="6" _fck_mw_template="true"> to the very top of the page<br>''' | ||
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*Select a page out of the category Ambiguous page title. | *Select a page out of the category Ambiguous page title. | ||
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:*'''Why fix: The page titles come up as the main “focal” points of a search. If the page title doesn’t match the subject matter well, patrons will miss the articles that have the info they need in them.<br>''' | :*'''Why fix: The page titles come up as the main “focal” points of a search. If the page title doesn’t match the subject matter well, patrons will miss the articles that have the info they need in them.<br>''' | ||
:*'''HelpLinks:<a href="https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Requested_moves">wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Requested_moves</a>'''<br> | :*'''HelpLinks:<a href="https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Requested_moves">wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Requested_moves</a>'''<br> | ||
:*'''How to report:''' Add the template | :*'''How to report:''' Add the template <IMG class=FCK__MWTemplate src="https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" width=1 height=1 _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="4" _fck_mw_template="true"> to the page.<br> | ||
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:* Select a page out of the category Requested Moves. | :* Select a page out of the category Requested Moves. | ||
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:*Add a note to the Discussion page about the changes. <br> | :*Add a note to the Discussion page about the changes. <br> | ||
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== Archive requests (3) == | == Archive requests (3) == | ||
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::*<a href="Help:Archiving a talk page">Archiving a talk page</a> | ::*<a href="Help:Archiving a talk page">Archiving a talk page</a> | ||
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:*'''How to report:'''<br> | :*'''How to report:'''<br> | ||
:*'''Steps to resolve:'''<br> | :*'''Steps to resolve:'''<br> | ||
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== External links that should be internal (4) == | == External links that should be internal (4) == | ||
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::#Fix the link so that it is formatted correctly as an internal link. When you are done, go back to the report, refresh the page, and you'll see the page you worked on disappear. <br><br>Note: Following are a few differences in the ways that internal and external links are formatted: | ::#Fix the link so that it is formatted correctly as an internal link. When you are done, go back to the report, refresh the page, and you'll see the page you worked on disappear. <br><br>Note: Following are a few differences in the ways that internal and external links are formatted: | ||
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{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="80%" align="center" | {| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="80%" align="center" | ||
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::*<a _fcknotitle="true" href="Help:Advanced Linking">Help:Advanced Linking</a> | ::*<a _fcknotitle="true" href="Help:Advanced Linking">Help:Advanced Linking</a> | ||
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:*'''How this is reported:'''The Wiki software identifies these problem links.<br> | :*'''How this is reported:'''The Wiki software identifies these problem links.<br> | ||
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== Miscellaneous (2-4) == | == Miscellaneous (2-4) == | ||
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:*'''Steps to resolve:'''<br> | :*'''Steps to resolve:'''<br> | ||
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== Long pages (**) == | == Long pages (**) == | ||
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:*'''Steps to resolve:'''<br> | :*'''Steps to resolve:'''<br> | ||
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<br><IMG class=FCK__MWTemplate src="https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" width=1 height=1 _fckfakelement="true" _fckrealelement="0" _fck_mw_template="true" | |||
**These reports are lists of pages that meet a specific criteria; they don't mean that there is | **These reports are lists of pages that meet a specific criteria; they don't mean that there is | ||
a problem with all the pages in the report and don't need to be "cleaned up." | a problem with all the pages in the report and don't need to be "cleaned up." | ||