FamilySearch Wiki:Special Projects: Difference between revisions

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About the Wiki[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, collaborative, online genealogical guide on FamilySearch.org. It assists users who need research help in a specific place by providing:

Links to genealogical databases and resources
Research strategies
Genealogical guidance

Special Projects[edit | edit source]

Wiki projects with specific goals are created to help maintain and populate pages on the Wiki. These projects add content to assist and simplify research for online users and improves the accuracy of the information. Below are examples of projects available:

Cut and paste wikitext onto Wiki pages
Search for and replace broken links on Wiki pages
Find information from websites and add it to Wiki pages

Please contact us at wikisupport@familysearch.org for training to work on any of these projects.

Preferred Skills[edit | edit source]

Some genealogical experience
Intermediate technology skills and willing to learn more
Attention to detail and willingness to repeat tasks
Ability to follow project instructions
Attend virtual training for a project

Time Commitment[edit | edit source]

10 or more hours a week

Training Videos[edit | edit source]

Wikitext Training Video- a short video about how to edit using wikitext

Online Wikitext Lessons[edit | edit source]

If you would like to learn more about editing the Wiki using wikitext, visit the Wiki University

List of Projects[edit | edit source]

Project	Description	Instructions	Wikitext Skill Level	Genealogy Skill Level	Status
Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles	Copy and add template to correct part of the Wiki page	Link	Beginner	Beginner	Active
Add Counties to NBI Part 4	To add counties, previously unavailable online, to the NBI (National Burial Index) task list which will be used to update parish tables.	Link	Intermediate	Beginner	Active
US Voter Records	Copy wikitext code and alter different information on the page. Then, check FamilySearch and Ancestry for additional voter databases.	Link	Intermediate	Advanced	Please email us.

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-The Special Projects program has been suspended at this time. Please refer to [[FamilySearch Wiki:Current Projects|Current Projects]] page for information about projects available at this time.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
+== About the Wiki ==
+The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, collaborative, online genealogical guide on FamilySearch.org. It assists users who need research help in a specific place by providing:
+*Links to genealogical databases and resources
+*Research strategies
+*Genealogical guidance
+== Special Projects  ==
+Wiki projects with specific goals are created to help maintain and populate pages on the Wiki.  These projects add content to assist and simplify research for online users and improves the accuracy of the information.
+Below are examples of projects available:
+*Cut and paste wikitext onto Wiki pages
+*Search for and replace broken links on Wiki pages
+*Find information from websites and add it to Wiki pages
+<font color="red">''Please contact us at wikisupport@familysearch.org for training to work on any of these projects.''</font><br>
+==== Preferred Skills ====
+*Some genealogical experience
+*Intermediate technology skills and willing to learn more
+*Attention to detail and willingness to repeat tasks
+*Ability to follow project instructions
+*Attend virtual training for a project
+==== Time Commitment ====
+*10 or more hours a week
+==Training Videos==
+*[https://youtu.be/dANgy9FUpFw Wikitext Training Video]- a short video about how to edit using wikitext
+== Online Wikitext Lessons ==
+*If you would like to learn more about editing the Wiki using wikitext, visit the [[Help:Wiki_University_Wikitext--Tutorial|Wiki University]]
+== List of Projects  ==
+{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+|-
+! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="25%"| Project
+! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="40%"| Description
+! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="10%"| Instructions
+! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="10%"| Wikitext Skill Level
+! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="10%"| Genealogy Skill Level
+! bgcolor="#cccccc" scope="col" width="5%"| Status
+|-
+|Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles
+|Copy and add template to correct part of the Wiki page
+| <center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Adding Image Visibility to Historical Records Articles|Link]]</center>
+|<center>Beginner</center>
+|<center>Beginner</center>
+|<font color="red">Active</font>
+|-
+| Add Counties to NBI Part 4
+| To add counties, previously unavailable online, to the NBI (National Burial Index) task list which will be used to update parish tables.
+|<center> [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Add Counties to NBI Part 4|Link]]</center>
+|<center>Intermediate</center>
+|<center>Beginner</center>
+|<font color="red">Active</font>
+|-
+| US Voter Records
+| Copy wikitext code and alter different information on the page. Then, check FamilySearch and Ancestry for additional voter databases.
+| <center>[[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject US Voter Records|Link]]</center>
+| <center>Intermediate</center>
+| <center>Advanced</center>
+|<font color="red">Please email [mailto:WikiSupport@familysearch.org us].</font>
+|-
+|}
 [[Category:WikiProjects]]