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=== News  ===
=== News  ===
''News items can now be found on the [[Community News]] page in the Wiki.''
''News items can now be found on the [[Community News]] page in the Wiki.''
* No feedback has been received about the new page designs in beta for the Wiki. The remainder of this community meeting will be spent on reviewing beta. Please add your comments to the wiki page or forum. See links below.
* '''Time is running out for feedback.''' The [http://learning.fsbeta.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Beta] site has the current page designs for the wiki content. Take a minute to review the [http://wiki.fsbeta.familysearch.org/en/West_Virginia West Virginia] page and the [http://wiki.fsbeta.familysearch.org/en/Czech_Republic Czech Republic] pages for examples. Two items to make note of is the small topics content box is automatically being pulled over to the right when the page is saved. When you are editing the page, the small column appears at the bottom of the edit box. Is this a problem? We need your feedback on this ASAP. Another thing to watch for on all pages is that the content is not going beyond the visual border of the page. I don't have an example page to look at because I think they were all fixed. Links to the Beta site and the Forum thread can be found at the top of the Forum screen:
:* [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=2090 Forum thread for comments]
:* [https://learning.fsbeta.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Beta]
:* As of 2:30 pm, June 2, 2010 the Forum has not received feedback based up the most recent changes made to the wiki page designs on Beta.


=== Recognition  ===
=== Recognition  ===
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== Discussion Items  ==
== Discussion Items  ==


=== From the Community ===
=== From the Community ===
* Suggested item for the agenda -- Steve has proposed an artricle rating system for our Wiki articles. Could we have him give everyone a brief explanation of the whys and hows of such a system and then have some discussion on it? [[User:Jbparker|Jimmy B. Parker]] 14:43, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
*:I would welcome the opportunity to discuss the development of a rating system. I have posted replies to two threads ([http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=2760 Good Article > community graphics & editing > Featured Article] & [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=2925 Flagging pages that need editing]) that raised associated issues and would be willing to discuss the system further in these threads. Please note: I will not be able to attend the meeting on June 8. --[[User:Cottrells|Steve]] 15:30, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 


=== From FamilySearch Staff ===
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'''Your feedback is critical:''' There are new page content designs on [http://learning.fsbeta.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Beta] for the Wiki content. Add feedback on the project discussion page: '''Moving the Wiki to FamilySearch''' or the [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=3014 '''Forum thread'''].
'''Wiki Quality Assurance:'''
If we have time I would like to discuss Quality Assurance in terms of wiki articles. -[[User:BunkerJM|BunkerJM]]


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Revision as of 09:02, 7 June 2010

Join the meeting, the ID is 3558

Purpose of the meeting

  • To forge solutions with other community contributors.
  • To discuss content, technical issues, workarounds, community, site design, and strategy.

Agenda[edit | edit source]

News[edit | edit source]

News items can now be found on the Community News page in the Wiki.

  • Time is running out for feedback. The FamilySearch Beta site has the current page designs for the wiki content. Take a minute to review the West Virginia page and the Czech Republic pages for examples. Two items to make note of is the small topics content box is automatically being pulled over to the right when the page is saved. When you are editing the page, the small column appears at the bottom of the edit box. Is this a problem? We need your feedback on this ASAP. Another thing to watch for on all pages is that the content is not going beyond the visual border of the page. I don't have an example page to look at because I think they were all fixed. Links to the Beta site and the Forum thread can be found at the top of the Forum screen:

Recognition[edit | edit source]

Add your recognition items below

  • Kudos goes to ...

Discussion Items[edit | edit source]

From the Community[edit | edit source]

  • Suggested item for the agenda -- Steve has proposed an artricle rating system for our Wiki articles. Could we have him give everyone a brief explanation of the whys and hows of such a system and then have some discussion on it? Jimmy B. Parker 14:43, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
    I would welcome the opportunity to discuss the development of a rating system. I have posted replies to two threads (Good Article > community graphics & editing > Featured Article & Flagging pages that need editing) that raised associated issues and would be willing to discuss the system further in these threads. Please note: I will not be able to attend the meeting on June 8. --Steve 15:30, 7 June 2010 (UTC)


From FamilySearch Staff[edit | edit source]

Be bold! Post your agenda items!

Feel free to post on the agenda any items you wish to cover during the meeting. If your item requires details or feedback, post some details on the discussion page and link to the discussion from the agenda.