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Welcome[edit | edit source]

	The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.

Kudos go to[edit | edit source]

ROBIN FOSTER FOR HER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE WIKI I understand she has switched to helping people with their research questions.

I received an e-mail requesting "Compelling Stories of Service" for the Mormon Channel Radio Program. Should we suggest they interview Charles and Linda? I have seen them serving in fantastic ways and lengths, probably way beyond what their missionary positions call for.

Business/Announcements[edit | edit source]

Agenda items[edit | edit source]

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Summary of Yammer[edit | edit source]

FS Wiki Contributors group.

10 July-17 July

GIUSEPPE requests feedback on the Main Wiki "Want to Help" box links "Get Involved", "Help with Wiki Projects", "Meet & Talk" links are complete. "Submit Content" is still in process of development

GIUSEPPE informed us that DANIELLE BASTON is preparing a page "Testing: Wiki Usability" which links from the "Give Feedback" link which appears in the right side of many screens DANIELLE stated she has asked some individuals to review the tests to make sure they're understandable

CHARLES suggested putting a stub template on red link articles with a note asking anyone to fill in the article, saying it would avoid deleting problems LINDA added that while waiting for the stub to be filled we could ask a local Church unit to try to find info. on the topic

CHARLES' HTML TIP OF THE WEEK To avoid unnecessary scrolling on pages, use h3 headers or smaller. Avoid h2headers as they will not wrap around images or tables.

JIM LANDUCCI stated a new Image Map editor is available - see Wiki article "Help:Image maps" step 3

in the Missionary group CHARLES noted that on July 16th The National Institute of Genealogy added over 100 new Wiki pages

Moderators and Adopters[edit | edit source]

Wiki Content[edit | edit source]

David Dilts. In the next few days we would like to globally replace throughout the Wiki the phrase FamilySearch Catalog with the more up-to-date phrase FamilySearch Catalog. Does anyone have any objections?

Wiki Support[edit | edit source]

Community Council Report[edit | edit source]

Items to pose to Community Council

Meeting Notes/Minutes[edit | edit source]

Attending: Barbara, Caleb, Charles, David Smith, David Ditz (welcome back),Guiseppe, Jessica Barker (new, and Intern with User Guidance, working with Danielle) , Jim Anderson, Jim Landucci, Judy, LaVera, Ruth

Robin has moved to helping with the community efforts (background of the wiki)

Mormon Channel Radio is also looking for community service of any kind.

Danielle will be our guest speaker at our next meeting (July 31st). There is no meeting scheduled next week due to Utah Holiday.

Support is working on Red links. David D. suggested contacting David Samuelson to find the relationship between University of Idaho and New Mexico.

David D discussed the idea of switching the FH Catalog name. They will be doing it internally.

Jane Col. - check to see if she is still connected to Gen Web. Perhaps they can help with stub articles that we can't find information for.

Jim Landucci spoke on the image editor (see yammer link)

Please think of possible speakers for upcoming meetings.

Suggestions included FSC, or perhaps someone from the wiki connecting with FT missionaries.

Suggestion to avoid use of Cyndi's List and Linkpedium as wiki referrals.

Our main page has been renamed this week to Family History Research Wiki

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 === Welcome  ===
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+|{{MormonLDSRemoval}}
+|}
+=== Kudos go to  ===
+ROBIN FOSTER FOR HER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE WIKI I understand she has switched to helping people with their research questions.
-=== Kudos go to  ===
+I received an e-mail requesting "Compelling Stories of Service" for the Mormon Channel Radio Program. Should we suggest they interview Charles and Linda? I have seen them serving in fantastic ways and lengths, probably way beyond what their missionary positions call for.
 === Business/Announcements  ===
+=== Agenda items  ===
-=== Agenda items  ===
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 |title=Be bold, post your agenda items!
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 |content= Feel free to post on the agenda any items you wish to discuss during the meeting. }}
-==== Summary of Yammer ====
+==== Summary of Yammer  ====
-[https://www.yammer.com/familysearchgroups FS Wiki Contributors] group.
-July-17 July
+[https://www.yammer.com/familysearchgroups FS Wiki Contributors] group.
-. '''Giuseppe''' requests feedback on the Main Wiki "Want to Help" box links
+July-17 July
-                      "Get Involved", "Help with Wiki Projects", "Meet & Talk" links are complete
-                      "Submit Content" is still in process of development
-.'''Giuseppe'''  informed us that Danielle Baston is preparing  a page "Testing: Wiki Usability"
-                        which links from the "Give Feedback" link which appears in the right side
-                        of many screens
-    '''Danielle'''    stated she has asked some individuals to review the tests to make sure they're
-                         understandable
-.'''Charles'''  suggested putting a stub template on red link articles with a note asking anyone to
+*GIUSEPPE requests feedback on the Main Wiki "Want to Help" box links "Get Involved", "Help with Wiki Projects", "Meet &amp; Talk" links are complete. "Submit Content" is still in process of development
-                      fill in the article, saying it would avoid deleting problems
-     '''Linda'''  added that while waiting for the stub to be filled we could ask a local Church unit
-                    to try to find info. on the topic
-. '''Charles' HTML Tip of the week'''   To avoid unnecessary scrolling on pages, use h3
+*GIUSEPPE informed us that DANIELLE BASTON is preparing a page "Testing: Wiki Usability" which links from the "Give Feedback" link which appears in the right side of many screens DANIELLE stated she has asked some individuals to review the tests to make sure they're understandable
-                                                             headers or smaller.  Avoid h2headers as they will not
-                                                            wrap around images or tables.
-       This is from Charles' "HTML and Wikitext - Lesson Six":
+*CHARLES suggested putting a stub template on red link articles with a note asking anyone to fill in the article, saying it would avoid deleting problems LINDA added that while waiting for the stub to be filled we could ask a local Church unit to try to find info. on the topic
-Uses of the various sizes:
+*CHARLES' HTML TIP OF THE WEEK To avoid unnecessary scrolling on pages, use h3 headers or smaller. Avoid h2headers as they will not wrap around images or tables.
-    h1 is reserved for titles of articles. Do not use as headers in articles. Occasionally, you will
-        see h1 headers used as headings for announcements, but that is not what they should be
-        used for.
-    h2 is used as primary headers. However they will not wrap around images or other objects
-         that have been floated. Suggest you use h3 headers.
-    h3 is used for subsections under h2. H3 headers will wrap. Suggest you use h3 as your
-         primary headers instead of h2 headers because of the wrapping issue.
-    h4 is used for subsections under h3.
-    h5 is used for subsections under h4. Rarely used.
-    h6 is used for subsection under h4. Again rarely used.
-    Keep in mind that when you want to add sub headers that there should be a least two. A
+*JIM LANDUCCI stated a new Image Map editor is available - see Wiki article "Help:Image maps" step 3
-    header with one sub header is poor formatting.
+*in the Missionary group CHARLES noted that on July 16th The National Institute of Genealogy added over 100 new Wiki pages
 ==== Moderators and Adopters  ====
 ==== Wiki Content  ====
-Guest presenter: Robin Foster, ''Finding Items for the Wiki''
+*[[User:DiltsGD|David Dilts]]. In the next few days we would like to globally replace throughout the Wiki the phrase '''''FamilySearch Catalog ''''' with the more up-to-date phrase '''FamilySearch Catalog'''. Does anyone have any objections?
-==== Wiki Support ====
+==== Wiki Support  ====
 ==== Community Council Report  ====
 '''Items to pose to Community Council'''
+<br>
 === Meeting Notes/Minutes ===
+Attending: Barbara, Caleb, Charles, David Smith, David Ditz (welcome back),Guiseppe, Jessica Barker (new, and Intern with User Guidance, working with Danielle) , Jim Anderson, Jim Landucci, Judy, LaVera, Ruth
+Robin has moved to helping with the community efforts (background of the wiki)
+Mormon Channel Radio is also looking for community service of any kind.
+Danielle will be our guest speaker at our next meeting (July 31st).  There is no meeting scheduled next week due to Utah Holiday.
+Support is working on Red links.  David D. suggested contacting David Samuelson to find the relationship between University of Idaho and New Mexico.
+David D discussed the idea of switching the FH Catalog name. They will be doing it internally.
+Jane Col.  - check to see if she is still connected to Gen Web. Perhaps they can help with stub articles that we can't find information for.
+Jim Landucci spoke on the image editor (see yammer link)
+Please think of possible speakers for upcoming meetings.
+:Suggestions included FSC, or perhaps someone from the wiki connecting with FT missionaries.
+Suggestion to avoid use of Cyndi's List and Linkpedium as wiki referrals.
+Our main page has been renamed this week to Family History Research Wiki