Community Wiki Support Meeting 15 August 2013: Difference between revisions

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:*'''Tech Tip''' - <span style="color:green">Lee</span>  
:*'''Tech Tip''' - <span style="color:green">Lee</span>  
::*Google Site Search (space) term  
::*Google Site Search (space) term  
:::<span style="color:blue"><nowiki> site:https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/ broom </nowiki></span>  
:::<span style="color:blue"><nowiki> site:https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/ broom </nowiki></span>  
::*[http://listen.hatnote.com/#nowelcomes,en Listen to Wikipedia]
::*[http://listen.hatnote.com/#nowelcomes,en Listen to Wikipedia]
::*[http://tweetping.net/ TweetPing]
::*[http://tweetping.net/ TweetPing]
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=== Training  ===
=== Training  ===


:#Follow [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Wiki_Support/To_Do_as_Scheduled To do as scheduled].  
:#Follow [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Wiki_Support/To_Do_as_Scheduled To do as scheduled].  
:#Be sure to cover your shifts and the assignments associated with your shift  
:#Be sure to cover your shifts and the assignments associated with your shift  
:#Patrolling recent changes: Short pages under [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Wiki_Support/To_Do_as_Scheduled#Check_Prioritized_Categories: priortized categories] (check the ones with zero bytes up to 30-40 bytes ).  
:#Patrolling recent changes: Short pages under [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Wiki_Support/To_Do_as_Scheduled#Check_Prioritized_Categories: priortized categories] (check the ones with zero bytes up to 30-40 bytes ).  
:*Check for duplicates  
:*Check for duplicates  
:*Check for redirects  
:*Check for redirects  
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:4. Issues that arise when someone changes username.  
:4. Issues that arise when someone changes username.  


:5.  [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Wiki_Support/To_Do_as_Scheduled#Clean_up_Talk_Pages Clean up talk pages]  
:5.  [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Wiki_Support/To_Do_as_Scheduled#Clean_up_Talk_Pages Clean up talk pages]  


:6.  [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Wiki_Support/To_Do_as_Scheduled#Patrolling_Recent_Changes Recent changes]  
:6.  [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Wiki_Support/To_Do_as_Scheduled#Patrolling_Recent_Changes Recent changes]  


*Hide patrolled edits  
*Hide patrolled edits  
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:8. Change preferences to display 500 recent changes by default.  
:8. Change preferences to display 500 recent changes by default.  


: 9.  [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Maintenance_Templates Maintenance templates] that we use. &nbsp;See also [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Maintenance Maintenance]  
: 9.  [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Maintenance_Templates Maintenance templates] that we use. &nbsp;See also [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Maintenance Maintenance]  


=== Improve the Wiki  ===
=== Improve the Wiki  ===

Revision as of 21:42, 8 April 2019

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Purpose of the meeting

Improve the Wiki

  • Forge solutions with other community contributors.
  • Share best practices, ideas, and content.
  • Discuss current issues, community matters, and strategies.
  • Move issues to decision.



Kudos go to ...[edit | edit source]


Priority items for this meeting:[edit | edit source]


Updates and follow up[edit | edit source]

  • Needed training: Namespaces, input about what training is wanted
  • Maintenance Report - Sandra
  • Tech Tip - Lee
  • Google Site Search (space) term
site:https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/ broom



Patrolling and Amdocs Review[edit | edit source]

  • Did you see anything while patrolling this past week that would be interesting to discuss with the team?
  • New Feature - How To Find boxes and articles being added....
Example: Pennsylvania



Assignments[edit | edit source]

  • What did you learn this week that you want to share?
  • What do you need help with?
  • Do you have questions or suggestions regarding others are working on?



Team Member Support Assignments Content Project
Blake -  Volunteers, Overviews, Graphics
Charles -   Non-English wiki, FHC Pages Thurston County - FamilySearch Catalog, York County
Dennis -   Moderators & Adopters County Maps
Howard - Moderators & Adopter, Welcoming Committee
Janell - 
The Boss!
LaVera -  Welcoming Committe new people, Forum Transfer down Help pages project-slow but steady.
Lee -  Developing Training - Non-English, Tech Non-English, Tech Training
Mark -  Volunteers England Articles
Rick -  Volunteers
Robin -  Volunteers, Moderators, Training Lessons for New Volunteers
South Carolina Moderator, contributing to African American Research and Columbia, South Carolina
Rorie -  New Missionary Training, Special Projects Idaho & Native American Moderator
Sandra -  Maintenance

Training[edit | edit source]

  1. Follow To do as scheduled.
  2. Be sure to cover your shifts and the assignments associated with your shift
  3. Patrolling recent changes: Short pages under priortized categories (check the ones with zero bytes up to 30-40 bytes ).
  • Check for duplicates
  • Check for redirects
  • Check for misspells
  • Do not patrol indexing articles
  • Notify people that are blanking pages on best practices.
4. Issues that arise when someone changes username.
5. Clean up talk pages
6. Recent changes
  • Hide patrolled edits
  • Click to see 500
  • Check page
  • Mark as patrolled
  • Use back button to go back to recent changes
7. Cleaning up &amp and &nbsp (non break space)
8. Change preferences to display 500 recent changes by default.
9. Maintenance templates that we use.  See also Maintenance

Improve the Wiki[edit | edit source]


Wiki Project[edit | edit source]