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<br><br><br>You can help thousands who will use the FamilySearch Wiki to help them find their people who lived in Utah at some point. | <br><br><br>You can help thousands who will use the FamilySearch Wiki to help them find their people who lived in Utah at some point. | ||
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[[Image:{{UT-NV-CA Trails}}]] | [[Image:{{UT-NV-CA Trails}}]] | ||
{{Adoption Utah Genealogical Association}} | |||
=== Overall Objectives === | === Overall Objectives === | ||
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*Statewide topic pages. Example [[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]] | *Statewide topic pages. Example [[Utah Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
*Other Utah-related pages | *Other Utah-related pages | ||
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*'''Highlight important and relevant items'''. Long lists of every website or every publication would bury, rather than highlight, what's important. | *'''Highlight important and relevant items'''. Long lists of every website or every publication would bury, rather than highlight, what's important. | ||
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See [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County]] for current format. | See [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County]] for current format. | ||
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=== Register of Interests === | === Register of Interests === | ||
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*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Meeting Minutes|Consultant/moderator meetings]] | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Meeting Minutes|Consultant/moderator meetings]] | ||
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=== Progress Chart === | === Progress Chart === | ||
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:::'''<nowiki>{{User WikiProject Utah}} </nowiki>''' | :::'''<nowiki>{{User WikiProject Utah}} </nowiki>''' | ||
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=== Utah Wiki project tasks === | === Utah Wiki project tasks === | ||
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These are not yet ready, but you may want to know what is on the horizon. | These are not yet ready, but you may want to know what is on the horizon. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Histories|History section of the counties]] Link to online histories of each county. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Histories|History section of the counties]] Link to online histories of each county. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Cemeteries|Cemeteries in the counties]] Link to websites that can be linked specifically to the counties. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Cemeteries|Cemeteries in the counties]] Link to websites that can be linked specifically to the counties. | ||
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==== Tasks completed ==== | ==== Tasks completed ==== | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Top Table|Top Table in the counties]] Copy and adapt the table (from the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Experimental County|Experimental County]]) to each county. NOTE: This was a very innovative accomplishment made possible by the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah# | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks Top Table|Top Table in the counties]] Copy and adapt the table (from the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Experimental County|Experimental County]]) to each county. NOTE: This was a very innovative accomplishment made possible by the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah#Community_Meetings|community meeting]]. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks GenWeb Links|County GenWeb Links]] Link to databases on county GenWeb databases, with information to help users decide to click or not. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks GenWeb Links|County GenWeb Links]] Link to databases on county GenWeb databases, with information to help users decide to click or not. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County Headings 2|County Headings 2]] Comments on the Discussion page for county headings have prompted some changes that need to be made to each county. *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County Headings|County Headings]] The genealogical community has given careful consideration to the headings and their arrangement in each county. The Utah county headings were created some time ago, and now need to be "remodeled," so to speak. That is the purpose of this task. It requires attention to detail, but is otherwise an easy task to accomplish. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County Headings 2|County Headings 2]] Comments on the Discussion page for county headings have prompted some changes that need to be made to each county. *[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Tasks County Headings|County Headings]] The genealogical community has given careful consideration to the headings and their arrangement in each county. The Utah county headings were created some time ago, and now need to be "remodeled," so to speak. That is the purpose of this task. It requires attention to detail, but is otherwise an easy task to accomplish. | ||
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=== Schedule === | === Schedule === | ||
'''2011''' 12 October Show and tell and brainstorm with US/Canada Consultants and Utah moderators <br>15 October show and tell WikiProject Utah to Logan Family History conference. Begin recruiting, set up training.<br> | '''2011''' 12 October Show and tell and brainstorm with US/Canada Consultants and Utah moderators <br>15 October show and tell WikiProject Utah to Logan Family History conference. Begin recruiting, set up training.<br> | ||
July 2011 Began weekly meetings with project administrators to plan the project: Dawne Hole, Marilyn Markham, Patsy Hendrickson, Wilma Adkins, with input from others. | July 2011 Began weekly meetings with project administrators to plan the project: Dawne Hole, Marilyn Markham, Patsy Hendrickson, Wilma Adkins, with input from others. | ||
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*1 Jan Start weekly meetings with the community and contributors to report progress, give training, and brainstorm additional ideas for the project. | *1 Jan Start weekly meetings with the community and contributors to report progress, give training, and brainstorm additional ideas for the project. | ||
*[TBD] With much of the planned content in Utah counties completed, the Utah treasure hunt for other records and resources begins. This will be a contest, with prizes from FamilySearch, UGA, and others. | *[TBD] With much of the planned content in Utah counties completed, the Utah treasure hunt for other records and resources begins. This will be a contest, with prizes from FamilySearch, UGA, and others. | ||
*[TBD] The Utah treasure hunt contest ends. <br> | *[TBD] The Utah treasure hunt contest ends. <br> | ||
*[TBD] Utah Wiki Project becomes inactive as a project, although many will continue contributing to its pages. | *[TBD] Utah Wiki Project becomes inactive as a project, although many will continue contributing to its pages. | ||
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The first few weeks of the Utah project we will agree on a model style, and create at least one example page of it. To keep the project moving forward, <u>'''NO'''</u> style changes nor further discussion of changes will be allowed after that for the remainder of the project (tentatively until TBD 2012). Participants are expected to follow that style during the project. | The first few weeks of the Utah project we will agree on a model style, and create at least one example page of it. To keep the project moving forward, <u>'''NO'''</u> style changes nor further discussion of changes will be allowed after that for the remainder of the project (tentatively until TBD 2012). Participants are expected to follow that style during the project. | ||
Style includes but is not limited to: <br> | Style includes but is not limited to: <br> | ||
*Use of standard Utah templates | *Use of standard Utah templates | ||
*Headings (anything that would appear in a table of contents) match with FHL Catalog subject headings as much as possible Example: [[Talk:Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County, Utah]] | *Headings (anything that would appear in a table of contents) match with FHL Catalog subject headings as much as possible Example: [[Talk:Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County, Utah]] | ||
*Heading levels: use levels three, four or five; avoid levels one and two<br> | *Heading levels: use levels three, four or five; avoid levels one and two<br> | ||
*Order of presentation<br> | *Order of presentation<br> | ||
*Table of contents style or position (or lack of TOC)<br> | *Table of contents style or position (or lack of TOC)<br> | ||
*image, table, or template positions or size; prefer sharp images relevant to the topic on the page<br> | *image, table, or template positions or size; prefer sharp images relevant to the topic on the page<br> | ||
*font<br> | *font<br> | ||
*bold<br> | *bold<br> | ||
*italic for titles of published books<br> | *italic for titles of published books<br> | ||
*underline<br> | *underline<br> | ||
*indentation<br> | *indentation<br> | ||
*bullets. Items under headings on county pages will be bulleted lists. Information '''describing the headings''' themselves will not be bulleted.<br> | *bullets. Items under headings on county pages will be bulleted lists. Information '''describing the headings''' themselves will not be bulleted.<br> | ||
*numbering<br> | *numbering<br> | ||
*citations in footnote style | *citations in footnote style | ||
**Please use the '''full''' ''Chicago Manual of Style'' footnote style (modified): | **Please use the '''full''' ''Chicago Manual of Style'' footnote style (modified): | ||
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:::- Publisher | :::- Publisher | ||
:::- Year of publication | :::- Year of publication | ||
:::- comma, and the the page number(s) followed by a period | :::- comma, and the the page number(s) followed by a period | ||
::Access information: | ::Access information: | ||
:::- link to free online copy, if any. IF a free online copy is available no further access data needs to be added. | :::- link to free online copy, if any. IF a free online copy is available no further access data needs to be added. | ||
:::- IF '''NO''' free online edition is available, then add: | :::- IF '''NO''' free online edition is available, then add: | ||
::::- WorldCat template: <nowiki>{{WorldCat|#####|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</nowiki> | ::::- WorldCat template: <nowiki>{{WorldCat|#####|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</nowiki> | ||
::::- FHL template: <nowiki>{{FHL|####|item|disp=FHL Film ###; Fiche ###; Book ###}}.</nowiki> | ::::- FHL template: <nowiki>{{FHL|####|item|disp=FHL Film ###; Fiche ###; Book ###}}.</nowiki> | ||
:::- Brief annotation explaining the content, or why, or how a reader would want to use the source. | :::- Brief annotation explaining the content, or why, or how a reader would want to use the source. | ||
*image, table, or template style<br> | *image, table, or template style<br> | ||
*internal link style<br> | *internal link style<br> | ||
*external link style including brief annotation. Prefer http:// links over http'''''s''''':// links. <br> | *external link style including brief annotation. Prefer http:// links over http'''''s''''':// links. <br> | ||