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'''Value to the Wiki user:''' | '''Value to the Wiki user:''' | ||
(This is very rough, needs to be refined.)[[User:AdkinsWH|AdkinsWH]] 23:03, 17 August 2011 (UTC) | |||
These questions may help you determine a site's value for Wiki users: | |||
*Will it help a number of users, or only a vew few? (WA: Size is relative to the place, too.) | |||
*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 "residents." Solution: link to the section on that site for cemeteries, rather than to individual cemeteries. | |||
*Coverage. Do the entries appear to be a complete transcription of a record or piece-meal submissions by families? | |||
*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. | |||
Note: focus on a small group, such as a minority or ethnic group in an area is different. type of record that may not have many people involved is different. | |||
*Number of links already under this topic heading. (Avoid cluttering the Wiki.) | *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. | *Relative importance of this link, as compared to others under the same topic heading. | ||
*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 | ||
*Don't mislead the Wiki user by giving false expectations. | |||
'''Locality or Subject''' | '''Locality or Subject''' | ||
Consider the place (population, remoteness, importance in history, migration, etc.) Consider the time period | Consider the place (population, remoteness, importance in history, migration, etc.) Consider the time period | ||
'''The Website''' | '''The Website''' | ||
*It should contain no inappropriate words or images. (WA: Link to where this is explained in the Wiki) | |||
* | *If most of the content is piece-meal submissions, perhaps we can tell people to search for more information at that site, rather than create links to small databases. Should it caution them not to get too excited? | ||
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? | 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? | ||