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=== Guidelines for Including Links (or Not) === | === Guidelines for Including Links (or Not) === | ||
The | The purpose of the FamilySearch Wiki is to help users by giving them knowledge about records and methods for genealogy and family history. | ||
It is NOT the Wiki's purpose to point to every specific website or publication that exists. Such a list would be overwhelming, for one thing, and would clutter the Wiki to the point that the important and relevant items would be buried, rather than highlighted. | |||
Value to the user: | The following suggestions are to help you decide whether to add a particular link or not. Considerations include the locality or subject, the site, and the value to the user. | ||
*Number of links already under this topic heading. (Avoid cluttering the Wiki.) | |||
*Relative importance of this link, as compared to others under the same topic heading. | '''Locality or Subject''' | ||
*Size of a database. A database of 3 entries is probably too small to include, even in a county with low population. Some cemeteries, however, only have 3 entries. Solution: link to the section on that site for cemeteries, rather than to individual cemeteries. | |||
Consider the place (population, remoteness, importance in history, migration, etc.) Consider the time period ( Constraints: We don't just want the Wiki full of clutter. Selective enough -- but not everything. Perhaps we can tell people to search for more at that site, or caution them. | |||
'''The Website Itself''' | |||
'''Value to the user:''' | |||
*Number of links already under this topic heading. (Avoid cluttering the Wiki.) | |||
*Relative importance of this link, as compared to others under the same topic heading. | |||
*Size of a database. A database of 3 entries is probably too small to include, even in a county with low population. Some cemeteries, however, only have 3 entries. Solution: link to the section on that site for cemeteries, rather than to individual cemeteries. | |||
*Uniqueness of the information. Does it simply duplicate information from other sites, or does it add value? | *Uniqueness of the information. Does it simply duplicate information from other sites, or does it add value? | ||
**Example: Beaver County Death Records for 1904 duplicates information given in the State death certificates online. The value added is the focus on Beaver County deaths for that year. | **Example: Beaver County Death Records for 1904 duplicates information given in the State death certificates online. The value added is the focus on Beaver County deaths for that year. | ||
*How good was the coverage? | *How good was the coverage? | ||
*Is it worth your time to add the link? | *Is it worth your time to add the link? | ||
*If a record with few entries was listed, it should appear lower on the list | *If a record with few entries was listed, it should appear lower on the list | ||
If the county has a lot of resources, we would not do one with only 3. Guidelines: time of making the link, value to the user, importance in relation to other sources. You make the choice, but explain to the user. | If the county has a lot of resources, we would not do one with only 3. Guidelines: time of making the link, value to the user, importance in relation to other sources. You make the choice, but explain to the user. This item led to a discussion about how many entries a record needed to have before it should be added to wiki. Many times GenWeb has only a few images someone has entered for their family. Should everything there be noted? We determined that the number would vary accorsing to: or was it misleading, making someone believe there was more info available than there was? | ||
This item led to a discussion about how many entries a record needed to have before it should be added to wiki. Many times GenWeb has only a few images someone has entered for their family. Should everything there be noted? We determined that the number would vary accorsing to: | |||
or was it misleading, making someone believe there was more info available than there was? | |||
=== How to create a link === | === How to create a link === | ||