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It is NOT the Wiki's purpose to link to every website or publication that exists. That would overwhelm and clutter the Wiki and would bury – rather than highlight – important and relevant items. | It is NOT the Wiki's purpose to link to every website or publication that exists. That would overwhelm and clutter the Wiki and would bury – rather than highlight – important and relevant items. | ||
The following suggestions are to help '''you decide''' whether to add a particular link or not. Consider the ''value'' to the Wiki user, the ''locality'' or ''subject'', and the ''item'' you are linking to. See the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows/Talk|Discussion]] Page for suggestions. br> | The following suggestions are to help '''you decide''' whether to add a particular link or not. Consider the ''value'' to the Wiki user, the ''locality'' or ''subject'', and the ''item'' you are linking to. See the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Hows/Talk|Discussion]] Page for suggestions. <br> | ||
'''Value to the Wiki user:''' These questions may help you determine a site's value: | '''Value to the Wiki user:''' These questions may help you determine a site's value: | ||
* | *If this were where your ancestors lived, would you want the link? | ||
*Will it help most users for that place or topic, or only a few? | *Will it help most users for that place or topic, or only a few? | ||
** | **Completeness – do the entries appear to be a complete transcription or piece-meal submissions by families? | ||
**Size – | **Coverage – for this place/topic [to finish[[User:AdkinsWH|AdkinsWH]]]] | ||
**Size – will a small number of entries give enough value to merit the effort of creating the link? In a place with low population? In a place with high population?<br> | |||
*How hard was it to find the link? Is it easily found or obscure?<br> | |||
*How many other links are already under this topic heading? (Avoid cluttering the Wiki.) | |||
**What is the relative importance of this link, as compared to others under the same topic heading? | |||
***Try to put those of most value high on the list. | |||
***Put smaller # entries lower on the list.<br> | |||
*Unusual resource? | |||
*Focus on a group? Church, minority, ethinic, occupational groups, for example. | |||
*Value added. Does it add value or simply duplicate information from other sites? | |||
**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. | |||
**What if Some cemeteries only have 3 "residents." Solution: link to the section on that site for cemeteries, rather than to individual cemeteries. | **What if Some cemeteries only have 3 "residents." Solution: link to the section on that site for cemeteries, rather than to individual cemeteries. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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'''Locality or Subject''' | '''Locality or Subject''' | ||