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Become a FamilySearch Research Wiki Contributor[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online genealogical guide that lists websites, explains records, gives research strategies, and suggests other resources to help you find your ancestors from countries around the world. The Research Wiki is a community project, and we welcome all of those interested in sharing their genealogical knowledge to add to the Wiki.

Share your knowledge[edit | edit source]

You can help us by adding content to the Research Wiki to help others. This can be done through fixing broken URLs, adding content about a record type, listing new resources available or giving strategies for locating records.

There are different ways you can add this information:

Submit Wiki Content[edit | edit source]

If you would like to submit a resource, URL, or even a paragraph on a topic in the Research Wiki, you can use our online form. A volunteer will add the information to the Research Wiki in the appropriate place.

Report a Problem[edit | edit source]

Found some incorrect information on the Wiki? You can either edit the Wiki yourself as listed below or fill out this form. A Wiki volunteer will fix the information for you.

Edit Directly to the Wiki[edit | edit source]

To edit the wiki, you must be assigned the wiki role of editor and page creator. You need only request this once. Once you are an editor and page creator, you will remain so as long as you follow Wiki Guidelines and Policies. To request to be an editor of the Wiki, click here. Once your FamilySearch account is verified and the role of editor and page creator is granted, you should receive an email within 48 hours confirming your editing status.

More Information About Editing the Wiki[edit | edit source]

There are many Wiki Help articles teaching you how to edit the Wiki:

Wiki University[edit | edit source]

The Wiki University contains a series of lessons on how to edit the Wiki using either VisualEditor, a simplified way to edit the Wiki or Wikitext, using simplified html code.

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-==Content on the Wiki==
+==Become a FamilySearch Research Wiki Contributor==
-The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online genealogical guide that lists websites, explains records, gives research strategies, and suggests other resources to help you find your ancestors from countries around the world.
+The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online genealogical guide that lists websites, explains records, gives research strategies, and suggests other resources to help you find your ancestors from countries around the world. The Research Wiki is a community project, and we welcome all of those interested in sharing their genealogical knowledge to add to the Wiki.
 ==Share your knowledge==
-=== Submit Content or Report a Problem on the Wiki===
+You can help us by adding content to the Research Wiki to help others.  This can be done through fixing broken URLs, adding content about a record type, listing new resources available or giving strategies for locating records. <br>
-Use the link below to fill out a form to submit information to the Wiki. Examples of information includes:
+<br>There are different ways you can add this information:
-*New online database containing genealogical information
-*Link to a genealogical society or library for a county
-*Report any broken links or errors you see in the Wiki
-*List of resources found in an archive or library
-*Report inaccurate historical or geographical information
-*Report a typo
-<br>
- <span style="font-size:140%">*[https://forms.office.com/r/B6591zBP78 '''Form to Submit Content or Report a Problem''']</span>
-==Editing the Wiki==
+===Submit Wiki Content===
-<font color="red">'''***Wiki Administration is currently standardizing Wiki pages and patrolling all edits by FamilySearch staff and community members. Due to the lack of necessary staff and editors' non-compliance to Wiki standards, the Wiki Executive Council has suspended granting editing rights to community members and current FamilySearch staff at this time. For adding content about an affiliate library on a Wiki page, please send all new content and corrections to the [https://forms.office.com/r/B6591zBP78 Submit Content or Report a Problem form]. '''***</font>
+If you would like to submit a resource, URL, or even a paragraph on a topic in the Research Wiki, you can use our [[FamilySearch Wiki:Content Submission Form|online form]].  A volunteer will add the information to the Research Wiki in the appropriate place.
+===Report a Problem===
+Found some incorrect information on the Wiki? You can either [[FamilySearch:Contributing to the Wiki#Edit Directly to the Wiki|edit the Wiki]] yourself as listed below or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhFHS21uSFf6MjdS17ApKW03CQtFcXgmeNdRRwBYNMy9YSPA/viewform?c=0&w=1 fill out this form]. A Wiki volunteer will fix the information for you.
+===Edit Directly to the Wiki===
+To edit the wiki, you must be assigned the wiki role of editor and page creator. You need only request this once. Once you are an editor and page creator, you will remain so as long as you follow Wiki Guidelines and Policies. To request to be an editor of the Wiki, click [https://forms.gle/kC56vDgEMWg6Zkor8 here].  Once your FamilySearch account is verified and the role of editor and page creator is granted, you should receive an email within 48 hours confirming your editing status.
 ==More Information About Editing the Wiki==
+There are many Wiki Help articles teaching you how to edit the Wiki:
+*[[Help:Editing a Page|Edit a Wiki Page]]
+*[[Help:VisualEditor|Editing a Wiki Page using VisualEditor]]
+*[[Help:Links|Adding Website Links]]
+*[[Help:Editing the Wiki|More editing wiki articles]]
+*[[Help:Guiding Principles and Policies|Wiki Guiding Principles and Policies]]
 ===Wiki University===
 The [[Help:Wiki_University_Tutorial|Wiki University]] contains a series of lessons on how to edit the Wiki using either [[Help:Wiki University VisualEditor -- Tutorial|VisualEditor]], a simplified way to edit the Wiki or [[Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Tutorial|Wikitext]], using simplified html code.
 [[Category:Wiki Help]]