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The following comments are to help you decide whether to add a particular link or not. Consider the ''value'' to the Wiki user.<br> | The following comments are to help you decide whether to add a particular link or not. Consider the ''value'' to the Wiki user.<br> | ||
'''Value to the Wiki user | '''Value to the Wiki user''' These questions may help you determine to include a link or not: | ||
*If this were where your ancestors lived, would you want the link?<br><br> | *If this were where your ancestors lived, would you want the link?<br><br> | ||
*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?<br><br> | ||
** | *Does it index a set of records? <br><br> | ||
** | *Does it include record images?<br><br> | ||
***Males only or also females? | *Does it link to other useful sites?<br><br> | ||
***What percentage of the target population does it include for this place/topic? For example, what percentage of deaths | *Does it give strategies, methods, or tips for doing research?<br><br> | ||
*Does it | |||
Placement: Consider if this should be at the top or the bottom of the list, in relation to other items already under that resource topic: | |||
*Relative importance (coverage, size, completeness). (WA link to each of these) | |||
**How complete is the information? (Full transcription (preferred) or piece-meal submissions by families (your decision) | |||
Description | |||
**Who is included and who is excluded? In military records, for example, males are included far more often than females. On this site, did they take a subsection of the record or include everyone in the record? Carrying the example further, did they only take men from a certain town, those above age 45, or those who were Methodists? | |||
***Males only or also females? | |||
***What percentage of the target population does it include for this place/topic? For example, what percentage of deaths | |||
**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? | **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? | ||
**What if some cemeteries only have 3 "residents." Possible solution: link to the section on that site for cemeteries, rather than to individual cemeteries.<br><br> | **What if some cemeteries only have 3 "residents." Possible solution: link to the section on that site for cemeteries, rather than to individual cemeteries.<br><br> | ||