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This page is inappropriate and does not follow the policy and guidelines for the Wiki. We do not want to advertise FH Centers, they are a resource for local research, not a category of research aides. | This page is inappropriate and does not follow the policy and guidelines for the Wiki. We do not want to advertise FH Centers, they are a resource for local research, not a category of research aides. | ||
:I have tried to find the policy refered to and found [[The Vision: Why We Built FamilySearch Wiki#Subjects_outside_the_wiki.E2.80.99s_scope|Subjects outside the wiki’s scope]] which talks about FamilySearch products being out of scope. Could you clarify, with regards to | :I have tried to find the policy refered to and found [[The Vision: Why We Built FamilySearch Wiki#Subjects_outside_the_wiki.E2.80.99s_scope|Subjects outside the wiki’s scope]] which talks about FamilySearch products being out of scope. Could you clarify, with regards to FSC's, what is and what is not within the scope of this wiki? or direct me to the policy referred too. Thanks --[[User:Cottrells|Steve]] 18:41, 1 September 2009 (UTC) | ||
I have added a paragraph to the above referenced document to clarify and adds specifics. Please let me know if this suffices or if I need to add more detail. [[User:GreeneJR|Jimgreene]] 02:24, 2 September 2009 (UTC) | I have added a paragraph to the above referenced document to clarify and adds specifics. Please let me know if this suffices or if I need to add more detail. [[User:GreeneJR|Jimgreene]] 02:24, 2 September 2009 (UTC) | ||
:Thanks Jim, that paragraph is clear. There should not be articles named for specific | :Thanks Jim, that paragraph is clear. There should not be articles named for specific FSC's and any current article that exists should have appropriate content about specific local resources merged with the article about that locality. --[[User:Cottrells|Steve]] 07:17, 2 September 2009 (UTC) | ||
Having said all of this now I want to offer a suggestion. We need to help the centers figure out how best to participate, and reassure them that we won't delete their pages without giving them an opportunity to work things out. We are looking at other applications or spaces to have a web page for centers, and though this may take a while we don't want to be heavy-handed until they have a clear direction and alternative. | Having said all of this now I want to offer a suggestion. We need to help the centers figure out how best to participate, and reassure them that we won't delete their pages without giving them an opportunity to work things out. We are looking at other applications or spaces to have a web page for centers, and though this may take a while we don't want to be heavy-handed until they have a clear direction and alternative. | ||
[[User:GreeneJR|Jimgreene]] 12:23, 2 September 2009 (UTC) | [[User:GreeneJR|Jimgreene]] 12:23, 2 September 2009 (UTC) | ||
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