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*You can join up to 10 minutes early. If you try to join the meeting at any other time, you will get an error that the meeting doesn't exist.<br> | *You can join up to 10 minutes early. If you try to join the meeting at any other time, you will get an error that the meeting doesn't exist.<br> | ||
<br> | '''Overview of this meeting (added Jan 13, 2014)''' | ||
Summary Jan 9th Community Meeting<br>1. David Smith -User Guidance- started Nov 2013 replaces Sylvia<br>2. Wilma involved with user testing (formats) with Katherine Grant<br>3. Robin wants news articles - let her know<br>4. New HTML learning class will start in a few weeks - see agenda for links to prior classes<br>5. Comm. Council report - discussion of UK pages (unweildy Nav Boxes)<br> - Nat. Gen. Society is assigned projects - leave alone<br>6. (Wilma) Continue work on WA pgs - trying for a pattern workable for all states<br> A. pattern for maintenance<br> B. Inviting local expertise<br>7.Ancestry collections FS/Anc been trading for yrs. Images coming in digitalized. Doubling cameras in the field. Having to pull back on some images due to privacy issues.<br>8. Caleb (and Charle) - watching multiple wikis across the web - seeing different uses and ways to display info (tabs/clickable images). Ways to make things easier to search. Service Learning Council meets Mon (13th). ex. Judgepedia.org; wikihow.com | |||
=== Welcome === | === Welcome === | ||
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=== Kudos go to<br> === | === Kudos go to<br> === | ||
Charles for teaching us HTML as well as Mark. Charles is working on a page that lets us know how to fix problems we run across. For now it's in his [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/User:Ccsmith/sandbox/Common_Wiki_Fixes sandbox page ] | Charles for teaching us HTML as well as Mark. Charles is working on a page that lets us know how to fix problems we run across. For now it's in his [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/User:Ccsmith/sandbox/Common_Wiki_Fixes sandbox page ] | ||
=== Moderators and Adopters<br> === | === Moderators and Adopters<br> === | ||
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David Smith is with us today. He's a MBA student at BYU and started with FHC in Nov 2013, Since Sylvia's leaving he's been asked to join us. He's in USER GUIDANCE. | David Smith is with us today. He's a MBA student at BYU and started with FHC in Nov 2013, Since Sylvia's leaving he's been asked to join us. He's in USER GUIDANCE. | ||
1. manage citations and 2. wiki articles for 'collections' under 'learn more' | 1. manage citations and 2. wiki articles for 'collections' under 'learn more' | ||
*Wilma is doing user test. Katherine Grant is letting Wilma be the user. Testing Massachusetts pages in three different formats. If one comes out as clear winner, that will be the format used. | *Wilma is doing user test. Katherine Grant is letting Wilma be the user. Testing Massachusetts pages in three different formats. If one comes out as clear winner, that will be the format used. | ||
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=== Community Council Report === | === Community Council Report === | ||
[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Community_Council/Minutes#January_8.2C_2014 Community Council meeting of Jan 8th] | [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Community_Council/Minutes#January_8.2C_2014 Community Council meeting of Jan 8th] | ||
Wilma... (and Steve) Navagation boxes. Example "Links to box" at bottom of page on some England pages is unweildy due to size, example Acomb, Yorkshire. Is there a way to divide this in some fashion? We want to listen to all suggestions and come to a conclusion. | Wilma... (and Steve) Navagation boxes. Example "Links to box" at bottom of page on some England pages is unweildy due to size, example Acomb, Yorkshire. Is there a way to divide this in some fashion? We want to listen to all suggestions and come to a conclusion. | ||
National Genealogical Society is not a community project. Consultants and missionaries have been assigned projects. | National Genealogical Society is not a community project. Consultants and missionaries have been assigned projects. | ||
=== Items to pose to Community Council === | === Items to pose to Community Council === | ||
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[http://www.wikihow.com/ wikihow.com] is a wiki with pictures | [http://www.wikihow.com/ wikihow.com] is a wiki with pictures | ||
Charles and Caleb will each work independently looking into this | Charles and Caleb will each work independently looking into this | ||
=== Business/Announcements === | === Business/Announcements === | ||