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This page allows new contributors to request personal help from more experienced volunteers.

Seeking Help?[edit | edit source]

Review the lists below to find someone who has expertise in the area of help you are seeking.
Contact the mentor via their Discussion page, which is listed under the column titled, Mentor.
See the following links for more information on:

Mentors:[edit | edit source]

If you are willing to mentor another user, please fill out the table below of the type of mentoring you can do:

Mentor: Link to your User page and Discussion page in this column
Status: Indicate if you are willing to accept new users by adding Available or Unavailable here
Areas of Expertise/Notes: Add your area of expertise or any additional areas you would specifically like to mentor in.
Notes: Add any additional notes here to help individuals determine who might be able to best help them.
Mentoring: Help the contributor add their username to the Mentoring column to show you are mentoring them if they have not already.

See below for additional instructions for Mentors.

General Contributors[edit | edit source]

Mentor	Status	Areas of Expertise	Notes	Mentoring

Adopters[edit | edit source]

Mentor	Status	Areas of Expertise	Notes	Mentoring

Moderators[edit | edit source]

Mentor	Status	Areas of Expertise	Notes	Mentoring

Wiki Care and Maintenance[edit | edit source]

Mentor	Status	Areas of Expertise	Notes	Mentoring

Additional Notes for Mentors[edit | edit source]

Be watching for e-mails that will notify you of comments on your Discussion page.
Please add the template to your talk page.
Chat tools such as Skype can help make mentoring easier. Filling in your areas of expertise and any additional notes about yourself and your experience will help the user seeking help to determine which mentor might be able to help him/her. After you have agreed to help a user, please teach him/her how to sign their name under Mentoring column.

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 == Seeking Help?  ==
-:Contact the individual in the list below who would be a good fit for your interests on the Wiki. The Mentor has included below how they would best like to be contacted
+:#'''Review the lists''' below to find someone who has expertise in the area of help you are seeking.
+:#'''Contact the mentor'''&nbsp;via their Discussion page, which is listed under the column titled,&nbsp;'''Mentor'''.&nbsp;
+:#See the following links for more information on:
-:If it links to their talk page, simply edit the page, scroll down to the bottom, and make your request there. Be sure you sign into the Wiki on a regular basis so that you can watch for additions to your Talk page. (In addition to getting an email, you will see a message at the top of every wiki page that you have a message.)
+::*[[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|How to use Discussion pages]]
+::*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Mentoring|The Mentoring program]]
+== Mentors:  ==
+:If you are willing to mentor another user, please fill out the table below of the '''type '''of mentoring you can do:
+:*'''Mentor:&nbsp;'''Link to your User page and Discussion page in this column
+:*'''Status: '''Indicate if you are willing to accept new users by adding Available or Unavailable here
+:*'''Areas of Expertise/Notes: '''Add your area of expertise or any additional areas you would specifically like to mentor in.
+:*'''Notes: '''Add any additional notes here to help individuals determine who might be able to best help them.
+:*'''Mentoring: '''Help the contributor add their username to the Mentoring column to show you are mentoring them if they have not already.
+:[[#Additional_Notes_for_Mentors|See below for additional instructions for Mentors.]]
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 == General Contributors  ==
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+{| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" width="90%" align="center"
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-| width="100" | <center>'''Mentor'''<br>(click to go to the User page)</center>
+! Mentor
-| <center>'''Areas of Expertise'''</center>
+! Status
-| width="100" | <center>'''How to <br>Contact Me'''</center>
+! Areas of Expertise
+! Notes
+! width="5%" | Mentoring
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-| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]<br><br>
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-| All levels of contributing; currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
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-| [mailto:genealogyarizona@gmail.com Email me]
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-| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]<br><br>
-| All levels of contributing; working with the Community Council, U.S. State and County Pages
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-[mailto:evancol@yahoo.com Email me]
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+== Adopters  ==
+{| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" width="90%" align="center"
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-| [[User:Ccsmith|Charles Smith]]<br><br>
+! Mentor
-| All levels of contributing; currently serving in Wiki Support
+! Status
-| [mailto:ccsmith@familysearch.org Email me]
+! Areas of Expertise
+! Notes
+! width="5%" | Mentoring<br>
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-| [[User:Sandralpond|Sandra Pond]]
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-| All levels of contributing; currently serving in Wiki Support
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-| [[User talk:Sandralpond|Talk Page]]
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-| [[User:Parrisl|Lavera Parris]]
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-| All levels of contributing; currently serving in Wiki Support
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-| [mailto:laveraparris2@gmail.com Email me]
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-| [[User:Brepouille|Beverly Repouille]]
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-| All levels of contributing; currently serving in Wiki Support
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-| [[User talk:Brepouille|Talk Page]]
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-== Mentors:  ==
+== Moderators  ==
-:If you are willing to mentor another user, please fill out the table above:
+{| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" width="90%" align="center"
-:*'''Mentor: '''Link to your User page in this column
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-:*'''Areas of Expertise/Notes: '''Add the areas you would specifically like to mentor in, or any other no<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">tes here to help individuals determine who might be able to best help them.</span>
+! Mentor
-:*'''How to contact me: '''Link to your user talk page or your email address here, depending on how you would like to be contacted.
+! Status
+! Areas of Expertise
+! Notes
+! width="5%" | Mentoring<br>
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-== Additional Notes for Mentors  ==
+== Wiki Care and Maintenance  ==
-:*Be watching for e-mails that will notify you of requests that come to your Talk page.
+{| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" width="90%" align="center"
-:*Please add the {{tl|Discussion Conventions}} template to your Talk page.
+|-
+! Mentor
+! Status
+! Areas of Expertise
+! Notes
+! width="5%" | Mentoring
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-:*We are working on a process for bringing in new volunteers with what needs to be taught. We'll keep you in the loop on how it comes together.
+== Additional Notes for Mentors  ==
-:*Chat tools such as Skype can help make mentoring easier.
-{{mentoring|end}}
+:*Be watching for e-mails that will notify you of comments on your Discussion page.
+:*Please add the template to your talk page.
+:*Chat tools such as Skype can help make mentoring easier. Filling in your areas of expertise and any additional notes about yourself and your experience will help the user seeking help to determine which mentor might be able to help him/her. After you have agreed to help a user, please teach him/her how to sign their name under Mentoring column.
-[[Category:Lesson Archives]]
+[[Category:Mentoring_program]]