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== Inappropriate marketing on FamilySearch Wiki  ==
== Inappropriate marketing on FamilySearch Wiki  ==


*Don't add listings or links of individual researchers to topic pages; add them to directory pages instead. In other words, don't add an entry to a topic page like [[Ohio Vital Records|Ohio Vital Records]] that says ''"Joe Genius is a professional genealogist who does fee-based vital records lookups in Ohio vital records. Click here to go to his user page and see his services and fee schedule." ''Instead, add to [[Ohio Vital Records|Ohio Vital Records]] a link to the directory page [[Professional Genealogists Who Specialize in Ohio Research|Professional Genealogists Who Specialize in Ohio Research]]. Then link from the directory page to Joe Genius' user page.  
*'''Don't add listings or links of individual researchers to topic pages'''; add them to directory pages instead. In other words, don't add an entry to a topic page like [[Ohio Vital Records|Ohio Vital Records]] that says ''"Joe Genius is a professional genealogist who does fee-based vital records lookups in Ohio vital records. Click here to go to his user page and see his services and fee schedule." ''Instead, add to [[Ohio Vital Records|Ohio Vital Records]] a link to the directory page [[Professional Genealogists Who Specialize in Ohio Research|Professional Genealogists Who Specialize in Ohio Research]]. Then link from the directory page to Joe Genius' user page.  
*Don't use FamilySearch copyrighted materials or images in pages you make to promote your business. Some patrons may incorrectly interpret this to mean that FamilySearch endorses your business.&nbsp;<br>
*'''Don't use FamilySearch copyrighted materials or images''' in pages you make to promote your business. Some patrons may incorrectly interpret this to mean that FamilySearch endorses your business.&nbsp;<br>


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