FamilySearch Wiki:Mentors: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:23, 8 May 2013

Contact a mentor below to help you get started in contributing to the Wiki.

Seeking Help?[edit | edit source]

Click on Edit at the top of the page and put your name in the table next to the mentor you've chosen. At the bottom of the page, add a note to the summary and click Save. The mentor will contact you on your Talk page.

General Contributors[edit | edit source]

Mentor (click to go to the User page)	Areas of Expertise	How to Contact Me
James Tanner	All levels of contributing; currently acting on the Wiki Support Team	Talk Page
evancol	All levels of contributing; working with the Community Council, U.S. State and County Pages	Talk Page
jenson1	All levels of contributing; currently acting on the Wiki Support Team	Talk Page
Charles Smith	All levels of contributing; currently serving in Wiki Support	Talk Page

Mentors:[edit | edit source]

If you are willing to mentor another user, please fill out the table above:

Mentor: Link to your User page in this column
Areas of Expertise/Notes: Add the areas you would specifically like to mentor in, or any other notes here to help individuals determine who might be able to best help them.
How to contact me: Link to your user talk page or your email address here, depending on how you would like to be contacted.

Additional Notes for Mentors[edit | edit source]

Be watching for e-mails that will notify you of requests that come to your Talk page.
Please add the {{Discussion Conventions}} template to your Talk page.

We are working on a process for bringing in new volunteers with what needs to be taught. We'll keep you in the loop on how it comes together.
Chat tools such as Skype can help make mentoring easier.

Next page : Mentoring Program→

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-{{mentoring}} [[Image:Wikibus.svg.png|right|250px|Wikibus.svg.png]]This page allows new contributors to request personal help from more experienced volunteers.
+{{mentoring}} [[Image:Wikibus.svg.png|right|250px|Wikibus.svg.png]]Contact a mentor below to help you get started in contributing to the Wiki.
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-| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jamestanner|Talk Page]]
+| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]<br><br>
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+| All levels of contributing; currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
-| Contributors both beginning and advanced
+| [[User talk:Jamestanner|Talk Page]]
-| Currently acting on the Wiki Support Team
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-| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;<br>[[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]
+| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]<br><br>
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+| All levels of contributing; working with the Community Council, U.S. State and County Pages
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+| [[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]
-| Working in Wiki Support, U.S. State and County Pages
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-| [[User:Jenson1|jenson1]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;<br>[[User talk:Jenson1|Talk Page]]
+| [[User:Jenson1|jenson1]]<br><br>
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+| [[User talk:Jenson1|Talk Page]]
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-| [[User:Ccsmith|Charles Smith]]/<br>[[User talk:Ccsmith|Talk Page]]
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-| [[User:Evancol|evancol]]&nbsp;/&nbsp;<br>[[User talk:Evancol|Talk Page]]
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-| [[User:Sandralpond|Sandralpond]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Sandralpond|Talk page]]
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-| [[User:Jamestanner|James Tanner]]&nbsp;/<br>[[User talk:Jamestanner|Talk Page]]
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 == Mentors:  ==
-:If you are willing to mentor another user, please fill out the table below of the '''type '''of mentoring you can do:
+:If you are willing to mentor another user, please fill out the table above:
-:*'''Mentor:&nbsp;'''Link to your User page and Discussion page in this column
+:*'''Mentor:&nbsp;'''Link to your User page in this column
-:*'''Status: '''Indicate if you are willing to accept new users by adding Available or Unavailable here
+:*'''Areas of Expertise/Notes: '''Add the areas you would specifically like to mentor in, or any other no<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">tes here to help individuals determine who might be able to best help them.</span>
-:*'''Areas of Expertise/Notes: '''Add your area of expertise or any additional areas you would specifically like to mentor in.
+:*'''How to contact me: '''Link to your user talk page or your email address here, depending on how you would like to be contacted.
-:*'''Notes: '''Add any additional notes here to help individuals determine who might be able to best help them.
-:*'''Mentoring: '''Help the contributor add their username to the Mentoring column to show you are mentoring them if they have not already.
 == Additional Notes for Mentors  ==
 :*Be watching for e-mails that will notify you of requests that come to your Talk page.
 :*Please add the {{tl|Discussion Conventions}}&nbsp;template to your Talk page.
-:*After you have agreed to help a user, please teach him/her how to sign their name under the&nbsp;'''Mentoring''' column.
-:*Filling in your areas of expertise above and any additional notes about yourself and your experience will help the new user to determine which mentor might be able to help him/her.<br>
+:*We are working on a process for bringing in new volunteers with what needs to be taught. We'll keep you in the loop on how it comes together.
 :*Chat tools such as Skype can help make mentoring easier.