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WebEx ID: 990 733 804; [https://meet.lds.org/orion/join?siteurl=meet Join the meeting]; Dial-in number: Local / International: 1-801-240-9700 U.S. Toll-Free: 1-855-537-4000; '''1 p.m. Mountain time on Thursdays'''  
WebEx ID: 0000; Join the meeting; Dial-in number: Local / International: 1-000-000-0000 U.S. Toll-Free: 1-000-000-0000; '''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.<br>
*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.<br>
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=== Welcome ===
=== Welcome ===
Lise, and Jim
Welcome to Lise and Jim and Jane
<br>
 
=== &nbsp;Kudos go to<br> ===
 
=== &nbsp;Updates and follow up  ===
 
*Communication on Yammer
*Changes to Main page -  We also need help with content linked from the main page
*Analytics
 
=== Priority items for this meeting:  ===
 
*The end of the month is on the 31st. Please submit your monthly report to Charles.
*Redirects needed for FHC Page:
 
*Discussion: Thoughts on changing number of times this meeting meets
*SalesForce uploads needing to be approved as soon as they submit (fs.org emails):
 
*'''Needed training:&nbsp;'''
*:
 
:'''Training/new missionaries &amp; Volunteers'''
:*'''Maintenance Report - Sandra'''
 
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ajs_fIWRYhGFdHpsdWNqZHFST2EzUWxCSzl1VzNDM0E&usp=sharing#gid=0 Locality &amp; topics]
 
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| '''Team Member'''
| '''Support Assignments'''
| '''Content Project'''
| '''User Name'''
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| Barbara
| Welcoming Committee
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| RogersBA
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| Blake
| Volunteers, Overviews, Graphics
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| Charles
| Non-English wiki, FHC Pages
| HTML and Wikitext Training
| Ccsmith
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| Diana
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| Colorado, Kentucky
| Diana47judy
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| LaVera
| Welcoming Committe new people, Categories
| Help pages project-slow but steady.
| Parrisl
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| Lee
| Developing Training - Non-English, Tech
| Non-English, Tech Training, SF Development
| Ldrew
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| Linda
| New volunteers
| Submit Content to the Wiki
| Lindachappell
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| Marilyn
| Welcoming Committee
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| Myra
| Moderators
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| Myrasueharris
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| Rick
| Volunteers
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| Robin
| Volunteers, Moderators, Training Lessons for New Volunteers
| South Carolina Moderator, contributing to African American Research and Columbia, South Carolina
| SavingStories
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| Sandra
| Maintenance Training
| Categorization
| Sandralpond
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=== Supervisor Training or Updates  ===
 
*HTML training will end soon.  Are there any more interested parties that would want to attend another round?
 
*'''Giuseppe'''
 
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*'''Caleb'''


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=== Improve the Wiki ===
=== Kudos go to<br> ===
Charles Caleb and Giuseppe for working and they in turn kudos us for being patient


:*[[GSWAC|GSWAC Liasion committee]]
=== Updates and follow up  ===
:*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator|Moderator]] pages and form


<br>
Metrics -  Wilma:  We want to run metrics to find out if they are useful to people.
See [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/User:AdkinsWH/Sandbox_State_Illinois Wilma's Sandbox] Question:  What should we measure?
Which links are being used, not being used?


=== Wiki Project ===
<br> Main Page - Working on clickable map.  Needing to update articles on main page. We may develop projects for each area.  Sidebar has been updated to include FamilySearch centers, Adopt A Page, etc.


:*
Research Wiki - start page is in the process of being updated - loosing some of the boxes to tighten up the page


[[Category:Wiki_community_meetings|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:User_Group|*]]
Skype vs Yammer vs Talk Pages some other medium to use for communication between all of us
:Giuseppe shows how to join Yammer groups and edit preferences.  Wiki Contributors is new group.


=== Moderators and Adopters<br>  ===
=== Moderators and Adopters<br>  ===
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=== Wiki Content  ===
=== Wiki Content  ===
Have we finally decided to make changes to the opening Wiki page?  Can we make changes and go live?  Wilma would like to see usability pages.  We did look at Popular pages to see the views of every page. Consensus..let's try going live and if anyone complains, send complains to GM.


Featured content - can we make that more visible?  Is there someone who could take that on? Place that on the main page?  How useful would this be?


=== Community Council Report  ===
=== Community Council Report  ===
Jane (Community Council Chair) is working with a group of England missionaries preparing for FGS.


<br>  
A group plans to go back to courthouses to see what records are not digitized.  They are creating a document that lists all the projects that they hold.  Will be in a form of an Excel spreadsheet. See [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Washington_County,_Ohio_Courthouse#Records Washington County, Ohio Courthouse Records]
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=== Items to pose to Community Council  ===
=== Items to pose to Community Council  ===
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=== New Agenda Items  ===
=== New Agenda Items  ===


Parktown Gauteng Family History Center (Johannesburg, RSA) has recently uploaded our stub.&nbsp; We would join your meeting tomorrow as a newbie contributor, but 10:00 pm local time is a bit late in the evening.&nbsp; Do you post minutes? &nbsp; What entity provides WebEx?&nbsp; (So we can request it of our Manager...)
 
Regards,


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Latest revision as of 12:43, 25 January 2023

WebEx ID: 0000; Join the meeting; Dial-in number: Local / International: 1-000-000-0000 U.S. Toll-Free: 1-000-000-0000; 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.


Welcome

Welcome to Lise and Jim and Jane


Kudos go to

Charles Caleb and Giuseppe for working and they in turn kudos us for being patient

Updates and follow up

Metrics - Wilma: We want to run metrics to find out if they are useful to people. See Wilma's Sandbox Question: What should we measure? Which links are being used, not being used?


Main Page - Working on clickable map. Needing to update articles on main page. We may develop projects for each area. Sidebar has been updated to include FamilySearch centers, Adopt A Page, etc.

Research Wiki - start page is in the process of being updated - loosing some of the boxes to tighten up the page

Skype vs Yammer vs Talk Pages some other medium to use for communication between all of us

Giuseppe shows how to join Yammer groups and edit preferences. Wiki Contributors is new group.

Moderators and Adopters

  • Conversation in the call:

Wiki Content

Have we finally decided to make changes to the opening Wiki page? Can we make changes and go live? Wilma would like to see usability pages. We did look at Popular pages to see the views of every page. Consensus..let's try going live and if anyone complains, send complains to GM.

Featured content - can we make that more visible? Is there someone who could take that on? Place that on the main page? How useful would this be?

Community Council Report

Jane (Community Council Chair) is working with a group of England missionaries preparing for FGS.

A group plans to go back to courthouses to see what records are not digitized. They are creating a document that lists all the projects that they hold. Will be in a form of an Excel spreadsheet. See Washington County, Ohio Courthouse Records

Items to pose to Community Council


Business/Announcements

New Agenda Items


Be bold, post your agenda items!

Feel free to post on the agenda any items you wish to discuss during the meeting. If your item requires details or feedback, post them on the discussion page and link to them from the agenda. Possible topics include:
  • Moderator and Adopters
  • Style Guide Discussions
  • Project Help Requests
  • Training Requests
  • Improve the Wiki


Purpose of the meeting

Improve the Wiki

  • Forge solutions with other community contributors.
  • Share best practices, ideas, and content.
  • Discuss current issues, community matters, and strategies.
  • Move issues to decision.