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*Don't like having to sign in again to link to the forum. | *Don't like having to sign in again to link to the forum. | ||
*The wiki is not easy to use and it is a complicated editing process with wikitext. | *The wiki is not easy to use and it is a complicated editing process with wikitext. | ||
*There is a steep learning curve to editing the wiki. Tools need to be simple. Adding photos easiers. | *There is a steep learning curve to editing the wiki. Tools need to be simple. Adding photos easiers. | ||
*You really need to dumb it down. It is like computer geeks don't know how to talk to everyday people. | *You really need to dumb it down. It is like computer geeks don't know how to talk to everyday people. | ||
*Have to hunt for things. Can't find what I'm looking for. | *Have to hunt for things. Can't find what I'm looking for. | ||
*Professionals won't be drawn to the wiki unless there are tools that we need to use. | *Professionals won't be drawn to the wiki unless there are tools that we need to use. | ||
*Professionals want to make money and not have their articles edited. If we publish we want credit for our work. | *Professionals want to make money and not have their articles edited. If we publish we want credit for our work. | ||
*People are intimidated by it. | *People are intimidated by it. | ||
*It the wiki mature enough to be valuable to people? Why would I, as a genealogist, care the wiki is there? The colors are bland. | *It the wiki mature enough to be valuable to people? Why would I, as a genealogist, care the wiki is there? The colors are bland. | ||
*Requests for fixes are not responded to. There is serious lack of communication. | *LDSphilanthropies.org has more color. It is a church website. | ||
*You need a place on wiki for feedback. | *Creating columns is sooo hard. I try to avoid them. | ||
*I don't know what to put in there so I use information from others. You need a format that we help fill in. It is too hard to create it ourselves. | *There needs to be a place for people who don't know how to do it. | ||
*I would like to contribute but it is so hard that I resent the time I Have to put in on it. People around me don't want to be intruded upon. | *What value is the wiki? It doesn't seem organized. The home page needs to be simplified, attractive and clear. | ||
*If I have trouble on other sites I write them and they respond to me. | *Genealogy tool like soundex, dictionaries, word lists, census forms, perpetual calendar, age calculator, relationship calculator, and calendar converters or a tool for autocitations would be useful. Put all of this under tools. Need space and images more and less lists. (prof) | ||
*Home is hard to find. | |||
*The site is too crowded and disorganized. I have to scroll to find the navigation. Home should be on top. | |||
*Requests for fixes are not responded to. There is serious lack of communication. | |||
*You need a place on wiki for feedback. | |||
*I don't know what to put in there so I use information from others. You need a format that we help fill in. It is too hard to create it ourselves. | |||
*I would like to contribute but it is so hard that I resent the time I Have to put in on it. People around me don't want to be intruded upon. | |||
*If I have trouble on other sites I write them and they respond to me. | |||
*The first screen (home page) needs to be more user friendly and inviting. | *The first screen (home page) needs to be more user friendly and inviting. | ||
*We need contact with a person who knows it to help us learn. | *We need contact with a person who knows it to help us learn. | ||