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The community should discuss whether we want the site to include the following items: | The community should discuss whether we want the site to include the following items: | ||
*Social networking. What are the possible applications/manifestations/values of social networking in genealogy, and which ones should we enable/disallow? | *'''Social networking'''. What are the possible applications/manifestations/values of social networking in genealogy, and which ones should we enable/disallow? | ||
*Predictions. There is value to what the future of genealogy will and should bring. To what extent should it be covered on this site? | *'''Predictions'''. There is value to what the future of genealogy will and should bring. To what extent should it be covered on this site? | ||
*Long lists of Websites. What is long? Assuming we don't want to replicate Cyndislist, what limits should govern us in adding links? | *'''Long lists of Websites'''. What is long? Assuming we don't want to replicate Cyndislist, what limits should govern us in adding links? | ||
*Limited-visibility content. Content that only members of a certain workgroup can see. | *'''Limited-visibility content'''. Content that only members of a certain workgroup can see. | ||
*Long lists of Family History Library materials that are not viewable on the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC). For instance, thousands of Greek films are in the FHL's collection, but are not viewable on the catalog. Should these be listed on the wiki? | *'''Long lists of Family History Library materials''' that are not viewable on the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC). For instance, thousands of Greek films are in the FHL's collection, but are not viewable on the catalog. Should these be listed on the wiki? | ||
*Alternate place names. Taken to its terminus, an effort to identify and post alternate place names becomes a names authority table. What should this site's limit be? | *'''Alternate place names'''. Taken to its terminus, an effort to identify and post alternate place names becomes a names authority table. What should this site's limit be? | ||
*World Records Manager. Taken to its terminus, an effort to identify the best records to satisfy research objectives in any country in any time period using sources from anywhere becomes a catalog of all the world's genealogical records. What should our limits be? | *'''World Records Manager'''. Taken to its terminus, an effort to identify the best records to satisfy research objectives in any country in any time period using sources from anywhere becomes a catalog of all the world's genealogical records. What should our limits be? | ||
*Name studies, lists of common names for an area, or guidance as to the geographic distribution of names. | *'''Name studies''', lists of common names for an area, or guidance as to the geographic distribution of names. | ||
*Locality-centric research advice. To what extent should the wiki give advice to patrons based on where/how they access records? Should we give advice on satisfying research objective X in Library Y? How will localized advice be navigated, searched, and identified by title? | *'''Locality-centric research advice'''. To what extent should the wiki give advice to patrons based on where/how they access records? Should we give advice on satisfying research objective X in Library Y? How will localized advice be navigated, searched, and identified by title? | ||
*Political information relating to genealogy, such as a bill that will restrict access to a record collection, or a move to purge a library's genealogical collection. | *'''Political information relating to genealogy''', such as a bill that will restrict access to a record collection, or a move to purge a library's genealogical collection. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||