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MeetingPlace ID: | MeetingPlace ID: 0000; Join the meeting; Dial-in number: 000-000-0000 '''1 p.m. Mountain time on Thursdays''' | ||
*You can join up to 10 minutes early. If you try to join the meeting at any other time, you will get an error that the meeting doesn't exist. | *You can join up to 10 minutes early. If you try to join the meeting at any other time, you will get an error that the meeting doesn't exist. | ||
*Prior to joining the meeting for the first time, run the | *Prior to joining the meeting for the first time, run the MeetingPlace Test to verify that you can participate in a web meeting. | ||
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=== Kudos go to ... === | === Kudos go to ... === | ||
:* | :*Wilma - thanks for updating the Forums section of this page each week and adding new meetings. | ||
=== Updates and follow up === | === Updates and follow up === | ||
:*Please take the time to [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17655 vote to reactivate the "Thumbs up/Thumbs Down"] feature. | :*Please take the time to [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17655 vote to reactivate the "Thumbs up/Thumbs Down"] feature. Unfortunately, the poll is buried under the "General Indexing" forum, so wiki contributors or users of other forums will not be aware. Share the link and encourage people to vote if this feature is important to you. [[User:Lembley|Lise]] 12:09, 14 August 2012 (UTC) | ||
=== Business/Announcements === | === Business/Announcements === | ||
:* | :*[[Image:FGS Logo.png|thumb]]There is a FGS user badge available now. Lise would like to see about getting Thomas MacEntee to put out a blast about the user badge, and she was going to put something on the Facebook Wiki community. Are there any other ideas for getting this advertised? | ||
=== New Agenda Items === | === New Agenda Items === | ||
:* | :*Personal genealogy on the Wiki | ||
:*FamilySearch accepts PDF's, such as transcriptions from cemeteries. Nathan will get information. | |||
:*Add a link on the Content template to "Try Another Wiki". David Dilts will take care of it. Also, when the template is added, add a parameter explaining the problem. | |||
:*Community Council - is in progress | |||
:*Purpose, etc. will be posted on Forums<br> | |||
:*Interaction with other organizations, such as USGenWeb, who are contributing to the Wiki. | |||
:*What about the Brits? | |||
:*The council will need credibility | |||
:*Six community members, liasions from other organizations, such as FGS, international representation | |||
:*Meet monthly, then have quarterly meetings with other organizations, coincide with genealogy conferences, etc. | |||
:*Need incentive for people to participate. | |||
:*Agenda page - add tips and tricks to the top of the agenda | |||
=== Forums Overview === | === Forums Overview === | ||
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:Be part of the solution! Make your opinions known! Post comments to an existing thread or start a new discussion at [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=81 Wiki Contributors Corner forum]. <br> | :Be part of the solution! Make your opinions known! Post comments to an existing thread or start a new discussion at [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=81 Wiki Contributors Corner forum]. <br> | ||
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<br>'''Polls''' | <br>'''Polls''' | ||
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* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17790 Community meetings or forums?] Should we have both? - Both are needed. How do we keep people from feeling excluded? Create a sticky thread about the meetings with a link to the page with the agenda's on it. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17488 Tasks vs. Topics] Best sources at the top as well as other suggestions. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17624 Posting Hours or other information that may change] Don't want to keep having to update. Some interesting discussions also going on here. One comment about don't make the style guide a straight jacket [that discourages contribution.] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17189 References in the wiki] Some want the citation with the text, others as a reference or footnote. (Lise will put together a proprosal for a style guide change.) | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17627 Procedure for Policy Changes] link to discussion page and put template on sandbox. If the person proposing the change can't put the survey on, how do they find someone who can?<br> | |||
'''Comments added since last week''' | '''Comments added since last week''' | ||
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