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 ::*How do we get stub banner removed on pages that have been developed.
 ::*A project could link to a list of stubs for that project so that people can see what needs to be added.
-:*<br>b. At present there is a sentence on the FamilySearch Wiki:Stub page (https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Stub) that seems to capture stubs. It states “Find a listing of them in the Category:Stubs.” This page is inadequate, however; it returned only five stubs (on 12 October 2011). See Category:Help stubs [[:Category:Help stubs]]. We know there are many more than five.<br><br>4. Refine the criteria for removing stub labels. The present criteria just defines the challenge:<br>FamilySearch Wiki:stub (https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Stub)<br>“There is no set size at which an article stops being a stub. While very short articles are likely to be stubs, there are some subjects about which there is very little that can be written. Conversely, there are subjects about which a lot could be written - their articles may still be stubs even if they are a few paragraphs long. As such, it is impossible to state whether an article is a stub based solely on its length, and any decision on the article has to come down to an editor's best judgement “<br>We have placed this on the Forums<br>
+:*<br>b. At present there is a sentence on the FamilySearch Wiki:Stub page ([[FamilySearch Wiki:Stub]]) that seems to capture stubs. It states “Find a listing of them in the Category:Stubs.” This page is inadequate, however; it returned only five stubs (on 12 October 2011). See Category:Help stubs [[:Category:Help stubs]]. We know there are many more than five.<br><br>4. Refine the criteria for removing stub labels. The present criteria just defines the challenge:<br>FamilySearch Wiki:stub ([[FamilySearch Wiki:Stub]])<br>“There is no set size at which an article stops being a stub. While very short articles are likely to be stubs, there are some subjects about which there is very little that can be written. Conversely, there are subjects about which a lot could be written - their articles may still be stubs even if they are a few paragraphs long. As such, it is impossible to state whether an article is a stub based solely on its length, and any decision on the article has to come down to an editor's best judgement “<br>We have placed this on the Forums<br>
 ::*Wikipedia has a graduated template, depending on the status of the article, but we don't have the people to follow through on something like this. &nbsp;It could be a future project. &nbsp;How do other sites handle this?
 ::*The community could be helpful in working with the stubs.