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The community should discuss whether we want the site to include the following items: | The community should discuss whether we want the site to include the following items: | ||
*'''Social networking'''. What are the possible applications/manifestations/values of social networking in genealogy | *'''Social networking'''. What are the possible applications/manifestations/values of social networking in genealogy and which ones should we enable/disallow? | ||
*'''Predictions'''. There is value to what the future of genealogy will and should bring. To what extent should it be covered on this site? | *'''Predictions'''. There is value to what the future of genealogy will and should bring. To what extent should it be covered on this site? | ||
*'''Long lists of Websites'''. What is long? Assuming we don't want to replicate Cyndislist, what limits should govern us in adding links? | *'''Long lists of Websites'''. What is long? Assuming we don't want to replicate Cyndislist, what limits should govern us in adding links? | ||
*'''Limited-visibility content'''. Content that only members of a certain workgroup can see. | *'''Limited-visibility content'''. Content that only members of a certain workgroup can see. | ||
*'''Long lists of Family History Library materials''' that are not viewable on the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC). For instance, thousands of Greek films are in the FHL's collection | *'''Long lists of Family History Library materials''' that are not viewable on the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC). For instance, thousands of Greek films are in the FHL's collection but are not viewable on the catalog. Should these be listed on the Wiki? | ||
*'''Alternate place names'''. Taken to its terminus, an effort to identify and post alternate place names becomes a names authority table. What should this site's limit be? | *'''Alternate place names'''. Taken to its terminus, an effort to identify and post alternate place names becomes a names authority table. What should this site's limit be? | ||
*'''World Records Manager'''. Taken to its terminus, an effort to identify the best records to satisfy research objectives in any country in any time period using sources from anywhere becomes a catalog of all the world's genealogical records. What should our limits be? | *'''World Records Manager'''. Taken to its terminus, an effort to identify the best records to satisfy research objectives, in any country, in any time period, using sources from anywhere, becomes a catalog of all the world's genealogical records. What should our limits be? | ||
*'''Name studies''' | *'''Name studies.''' Lists of common names for an area or guidance as to the geographic distribution of names. | ||
*'''Locality-centric research advice'''. To what extent should | *'''Locality-centric research advice'''. To what extent should theWiki give advice to patrons, based upon where/how they access records? Should we give advice on satisfying research objective X in Library Y? How will localized advice be navigated, searched and identified by title? | ||
*'''Political information relating to genealogy''', | *'''Political information relating to genealogy.''' For example, a bill that will restrict access to a record collection or a move to purge a library's genealogical collection. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||