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{{mentoring}} [[Image:Wikibus.svg.png|right|250px|Wikibus.svg.png]]Contact a mentor below to help you get started in contributing to the Wiki.  
{{mentoring}} [[Image:Wikibus.svg.png|right|250px]]This page allows new contributors to request personal help from more experienced volunteers.  


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== Seeking Help?  ==
== 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  ==
== General Contributors  ==


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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>
| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jamestanner|Talk Page]]
| All levels of contributing; working with the Community Council, U.S. State and County Pages
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| Contributors both beginning and advanced
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[mailto:evancol@yahoo.com Email me]
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| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;<br>[[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]
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| [[User:Jenson1|jenson1]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;<br>[[User talk:Jenson1|Talk Page]]
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[[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]
== Adopters and Moderators  ==


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| [[User:Ccsmith|Charles Smith]]<br><br>  
| [[User:Jenson1|jenson1]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jenson1|Talk Page]]
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| [mailto:ccsmith@familysearch.org Email me]
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| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jamestanner|Talk Page]]
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| [[User:Sandralpond|Sandra Pond]]
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| [[User:Parrisl|Lavera Parris]]
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| [mailto:laveraparris2@gmail.com Email me]
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| [[User:Brepouille|Beverly Repouille]]
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| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jamestanner|Talk Page]]
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| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]
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:If you are willing to mentor another user, please fill out the table above:
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:*'''Mentor: '''Link to your User page in this column
:*'''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>
:*'''How to contact me: '''Link to your user talk page or your email address here, depending on how you would like to be contacted.


== Additional Notes for Mentors  ==
== Additional Notes for Mentors  ==


:*Be watching for e-mails that will notify you of requests that come to your Talk page.  
:*Be watching for e-mails that will notify you of comments on your Discussion page.  
:*Please add the {{tl|Discussion Conventions}} template to your Talk 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.
 
:*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.  
:*Chat tools such as Skype can help make mentoring easier.


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Revision as of 10:04, 2 September 2011

Mentoring Program Request Help
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This page allows new contributors to request personal help from more experienced volunteers.


Seeking Help?[edit | edit source]

  1. Review the lists below to find someone who has expertise in the area of help you are seeking.
  2. Contact the mentor via their Discussion page, which is listed under the column titled, Mentor
  3. 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
sbfunk / 
Talk Page
Available Beginning contributors and FHC pages Currently serving in Wiki Support
James Tanner /
Talk Page
Available Contributors both beginning and advanced Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
evancol / 
Talk Page
Available All levels of contributing
jenson1 / 
Talk Page
Available All levels of contributing Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team

Adopters and Moderators[edit | edit source]

Mentor Status Areas of Expertise Notes Mentoring
evancol / 
Talk Page
Available Adopters and Moderators
jenson1 /
Talk Page
Available Adopters and Moderators Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
James Tanner /
Talk Page
Available Moderators Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team



Wiki Care and Maintenance[edit | edit source]

Mentor Status Areas of Expertise Notes Mentoring
Sandralpond /
Talk page
Available
Patrolling Currently serving in Wiki Support

James Tanner /
Talk Page
Available Contributors both beginning and advanced Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
evancol /
Talk Page
Available
jenson1 /
Talk Page
Available All levels of contributing Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team


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.
Next page : Mentoring Program