FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting 7 February 2013: Difference between revisions

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To review the recording of a previous meeting, click [https://chqmpweb1.ldschurch.org/mpweb/scripts/mpx.dll MeetingPlace] Select Find a Meeting (ID 0000), enter the date (or date range -- such as Jan 1, 2013), and click Search. Scroll down and select the meeting you wish to review.  
To review the recording of a previous meeting, click [https://chqmpweb1.ldschurch.org/mpweb/scripts/mpx.dll MeetingPlace] Select Find a Meeting (ID 0000), enter the date (or date range -- such as Jan 1, 2013), and click Search. Scroll down and select the meeting you wish to review.  


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:*Drew Bartley (Boston) working on content for Wiki
:*Drew Bartley (Boston) working on content for Wiki


=== Kudos go to ...&nbsp;  ===
=== Kudos go to ...   ===


=== Updates and follow up  ===
=== Updates and follow up  ===
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*Minutes are online for yesterday's meeting  
*Minutes are online for yesterday's meeting  
*Discussion of Surname project suggested by Lee Drew - issues,etc. are summarized in the minutes. There is a concern about opening the door to individual names being added to the Wiki.  
*Discussion of Surname project suggested by Lee Drew - issues,etc. are summarized in the minutes. There is a concern about opening the door to individual names being added to the Wiki.  
*Should be further explored but '''guidelines''' would have to exist&nbsp;
*Should be further explored but '''guidelines''' would have to exist
*Nathan Murphy has worked surnames on other pages - he would be a good reference person  
*Nathan Murphy has worked surnames on other pages - he would be a good reference person  
*Pages would have to be '''fully developed'''  
*Pages would have to be '''fully developed'''  
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*This would cause a change to the scope of the Wiki - we would need a project proposal that would contain the discussion here and that would go to the Community Council and General Services Community Council  
*This would cause a change to the scope of the Wiki - we would need a project proposal that would contain the discussion here and that would go to the Community Council and General Services Community Council  
*We would need a project leader  
*We would need a project leader  
*A vote was taken and the results were almost even, for and against.&nbsp;
*A vote was taken and the results were almost even, for and against.
*No one is willing to lead this at this time. We will add this project to a list of possible projects.  
*No one is willing to lead this at this time. We will add this project to a list of possible projects.  
*Page on discussion topics that would involve items like this to be brought up later. (Lynda)
*Page on discussion topics that would involve items like this to be brought up later. (Lynda)
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'''Heads-up: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Experiment''' (David Dilts). SEO is a way of designing Wiki pages to make them rank high on Google search result lists. We propose to test SEO techniques on five Wiki pages. If it significantly improves traffic to those pages after several months we can make similar changes to all Wiki pages that have reasonably good content. '''Proposed changes:'''  
'''Heads-up: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Experiment''' (David Dilts). SEO is a way of designing Wiki pages to make them rank high on Google search result lists. We propose to test SEO techniques on five Wiki pages. If it significantly improves traffic to those pages after several months we can make similar changes to all Wiki pages that have reasonably good content. '''Proposed changes:'''  


:#Modify page titles, ''for example'', '''''Plymouth, Massachusetts&nbsp;''''' would become '''''Plymouth Massachusetts genealogy'''''  
:#Modify page titles, ''for example'', '''''Plymouth, Massachusetts ''''' would become '''''Plymouth Massachusetts genealogy'''''  
:#Add introductory lines or paragraph (154 characters) with carefully chosen key search terms of interest to genealogists varied from page to page according to content.  
:#Add introductory lines or paragraph (154 characters) with carefully chosen key search terms of interest to genealogists varied from page to page according to content.  
:#Modify section headings to repeat key phrases, bold key phrases in text, ''for example,'' the heading '''''Vital Records&nbsp;''''' would become '''''Plymouth Massachusetts Vital Records'''''  
:#Modify section headings to repeat key phrases, bold key phrases in text, ''for example,'' the heading '''''Vital Records ''''' would become '''''Plymouth Massachusetts Vital Records'''''  
:#Link to Wiki pages from social media like Facebook and Google+.
:#Link to Wiki pages from social media like Facebook and Google+.


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* Discuss current issues, community matters, and strategies.
* Discuss current issues, community matters, and strategies.
* Move issues to decision.<br>
* Move issues to decision.<br>
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