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=== Historical Perspective  ===
=== Historical Perspective  ===


The Contributor's meeting was spurred by discussions from the Contributor's Corner Forum, including:
The Contributor's meeting was spurred by discussions from the Contributor's Corner Forum, including:  
*Define the roles of moderators and adopters and the impact upon other contributors
 
*Share best practices, ideas, and suggestions
*Define the roles of moderators and adopters and the impact upon other contributors  
*Move from talk to decision and implementation
*Share best practices, ideas, and suggestions  
*Move from talk to decision and implementation  
*Discuss content isssues, such as the manual of style, creating informative links, and more.
*Discuss content isssues, such as the manual of style, creating informative links, and more.


The Technical Meeting previously handled many of these issues. It has recently evolved into technical issues that may not interest all contributors.
The Technical Meeting previously handled many of these issues. It has recently evolved into technical issues that may not interest all contributors.
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:*Select the desired "Connect Me" option and enter the phone number for MeetingPlace reach you.
:*Click the Connect button
You can also attend the meeting without using your computer.
:*Dial into 801-240-2663 (Local/International) or 877-453-7266 (US Toll-free)
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Prior to joining the meeting for the first time, please run the [http://meetingplace.ldschurch.org/test/ MeetingPlace Test] to verify you can participate in a web meeting.
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Revision as of 15:32, 29 December 2010

Welcome to the Wiki Contributors Meeting
Ask questions and share what you've learned
The Wiki currently has 103,319 articles in English

Purpose and Time

Come forge solutions with other community contributors. We discuss content, technical issues, workarounds, community, site design, and strategy. This is a conference call meeting every Tuesdays from 2:00-3:00 PM (mountain time). Community members are welcome to suggest topics for the agenda by posting in the Contributor's Corner Forum thread or by adding the suggestions to the weekly agenda discussion pages.


Upcoming Meetings[edit | edit source]

Past Meetings[edit | edit source]

These meetings started in January, 2011


Historical Perspective[edit | edit source]

The Contributor's meeting was spurred by discussions from the Contributor's Corner Forum, including:

  • Define the roles of moderators and adopters and the impact upon other contributors
  • Share best practices, ideas, and suggestions
  • Move from talk to decision and implementation
  • Discuss content isssues, such as the manual of style, creating informative links, and more.

The Technical Meeting previously handled many of these issues. It has recently evolved into technical issues that may not interest all contributors.

Stay Informed

Stay informed by visiting the Wiki Contributor's Corner forum.


Instructions for Attending the Web Meeting

The link to join the weekly meeting appears on both the agenda page and also this home page for the Community Meeting. (See above)
  • Select the desired "Connect Me" option and enter the phone number for MeetingPlace reach you.
  • Click the Connect button

You can also attend the meeting without using your computer.

  • Dial into 801-240-2663 (Local/International) or 877-453-7266 (US Toll-free)
  • Follow the prompts to enter the Meeting ID

Prior to joining the meeting for the first time, please run the MeetingPlace Test to verify you can participate in a web meeting.