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{{mentoring}} [[Image:Wikibus.svg.png|right|250px]]This page allows new contributors to request personal help from more experienced volunteers.  
{{mentoring}} [[Image:Wikibus.svg.png|right|250px|Wikibus.svg.png]]Contact a mentor below to help you get started in contributing to the Wiki.  


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== Seeking Help?  ==
== Seeking Help?  ==


:#'''Review the lists''' below to find someone who has expertise in the area of help you are seeking.  
:Contact the individual in the list below who would be a good fit for your interests on the Wiki. The Mentor has included below how they would best like to be contacted
:#'''Contact the mentor'''&nbsp;on their Talk page, which is listed under the column titled,&nbsp;'''Mentor'''.&nbsp;
:#See the following links for more information on:


::*[[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|How to use Talk pages]]
:If it links to their talk page, simply edit the page, scroll down to the bottom, and make your request there. Be sure you sign into the Wiki on a regular basis so that you can watch for additions to your Talk page. (In addition to getting an email, you will see a message at the top of every wiki page that you have a message.)
::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Mentoring|The Mentoring program]]
 
== Mentors:  ==
 
:If you are willing to mentor another user, please fill out the table below of the '''type '''of mentoring you can do:
:*'''Mentor:&nbsp;'''Link to your User page and Discussion page in this column
:*'''Status: '''Indicate if you are willing to accept new users by adding Available or Unavailable here
:*'''Areas of Expertise/Notes: '''Add your area of expertise or any additional areas you would specifically like to mentor in.
:*'''Notes: '''Add any additional notes here to help individuals determine who might be able to best help them.
:*'''Mentoring: '''Help the contributor add their username to the Mentoring column to show you are mentoring them if they have not already.
 
:[[#Additional_Notes_for_Mentors|See below for additional instructions for Mentors.]]
 
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== General Contributors  ==
== General Contributors  ==


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! width="90" | Mentor
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! Notes
! width="5%" | Mentoring
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| [[User:Sbfunk|sbfunk]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;<br>[[User talk:Sbfunk|Talk Page]]
| Available
| Beginning contributors and FHC pages
| Currently serving in Wiki Support
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| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jamestanner|Talk Page]]
| Available
| Contributors both beginning and advanced
| Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
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| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;<br>[[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]
| Available
| All levels of contributing
| Working in Wiki Support, U.S. State and County Pages
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| [[User:Jenson1|jenson1]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;<br>[[User talk:Jenson1|Talk Page]]
| Available
| All levels of contributing
| Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
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| [[User:Ccsmith|Charles Smith]]/<br>[[User talk:Ccsmith|Talk Page]]
| width="100" | <center>'''Mentor'''<br>(click to go to the User page)</center>
| Available
| <center>'''Areas of Expertise'''</center>
| All levels of contributing
| width="100" | <center>'''How to <br>Contact Me'''</center>
| Currently serving in Wiki Support
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| [[User:WilliamsDa|Darris Williams]] / [[User talk:WilliamsDa|Talk Page]]  
| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]<br><br>
| Available
| All levels of contributing; currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
| British Isles / Societies / Libraries
| [mailto:genealogyarizona@gmail.com Email me]
| Community Catalyst &amp; professional genealogist
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| [[User:Familyjournals|Familyjournals]] / [[User talk:Familyjournals|Talk Page]]
| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]<br><br>
| Available
| All levels of contributing; working with the Community Council, U.S. State and County Pages  
| All levels of contributing  
| U.S. State, County &amp; City Pages  
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[mailto:evancol@yahoo.com Email me]
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== Adopters and Moderators  ==
[[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]


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! width="90" | Mentor
| [[User:Ccsmith|Charles Smith]]<br><br>
! Status
| All levels of contributing; currently serving in Wiki Support
! Areas of Expertise
| [mailto:ccsmith@familysearch.org Email me]
! Notes
! width="5%" | Mentoring<br>
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| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;<br>[[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]  
| [[User:Sandralpond|Sandra Pond]]  
| Available
| All levels of contributing; currently serving in Wiki Support
| Adopters and Moderators
| [[User talk:Sandralpond|Talk Page]]
| Working in Wiki Support, U.S. State and County Pages
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| [[User:Jenson1|jenson1]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jenson1|Talk Page]]  
| [[User:Parrisl|Lavera Parris]]  
| Available
| All levels of contributing; currently serving in Wiki Support  
| Adopters and Moderators
| [mailto:laveraparris2@gmail.com Email me]
| Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
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| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jamestanner|Talk Page]]
| [[User:Brepouille|Beverly Repouille]]  
| Available
| All levels of contributing; currently serving in Wiki Support  
| Moderators
| [[User talk:Brepouille|Talk Page]]
| Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
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| [[User:Ccsmith|Charles Smith]]/<br>[[User talk:Ccsmith|Talk Page]]
| Available
| All levels of contributing  
| Currently serving in Wiki Support  
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| [[User:Familyjournals|Familyjournals]] / [[User talk:Familyjournals|Talk Page]]  
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| Moderators
| U.S. State, County &amp; City Pages
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== Wiki Care and Maintenance ==
== Mentors: ==
 
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! Status
! Areas of Expertise
! Notes
! width="5%" | Mentoring
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| [[User:Sandralpond|Sandralpond]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Sandralpond|Talk page]]
| Available<br>
| Patrolling
| Currently serving in Wiki Support <br>
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| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jamestanner|Talk Page]]
| Available
| Contributors both beginning and advanced
| Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
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| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]
| Available
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| Working in Wiki Support, U.S. State and County Pages
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| [[User:Jenson1|jenson1]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jenson1|Talk Page]]
| Available
| All levels of contributing
| Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
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| [[User:Ccsmith|Charles Smith]]/<br>[[User talk:Ccsmith|Talk Page]]
| Available
| All levels of contributing
| Currently serving in Wiki Support
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| [[User:Familyjournals|Familyjournals]] / [[User talk:Familyjournals|Talk Page]]
| Available
| All levels of contributing
| Worked with the wiki since 2008
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:If you are willing to mentor another user, please fill out the table above:
:*'''Mentor: '''Link to your User page in this column
:*'''Areas of Expertise/Notes: '''Add the areas you would specifically like to mentor in, or any other no<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">tes here to help individuals determine who might be able to best help them.</span>
:*'''How to contact me: '''Link to your user talk page or your email address here, depending on how you would like to be contacted.


== Additional Notes for Mentors  ==
== Additional Notes for Mentors  ==


:*Be watching for e-mails that will notify you of requests that come to your Talk page.  
:*Be watching for e-mails that will notify you of requests that come to your Talk page.  
:*Please add the {{tl|Discussion Conventions}}&nbsp;template to your Talk page.  
:*Please add the {{tl|Discussion Conventions}} template to your Talk page.
:*After you have agreed to help a user, please teach him/her how to sign their name under the&nbsp;'''Mentoring''' column.
 
:*Filling in your areas of expertise above and any additional notes about yourself and your experience will help the new user to determine which mentor might be able to help him/her.<br>
 
:*We are working on a process for bringing in new volunteers with what needs to be taught. We'll keep you in the loop on how it comes together.  
:*Chat tools such as Skype can help make mentoring easier.
:*Chat tools such as Skype can help make mentoring easier.


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