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<br>Welcome to the FamilySearch Wiki community page. This is the place to find what is happening on the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Come here to find a list of things you can do to help the Research Wiki to grow. Join a user group or start one in your own area. Check out the ongoing discussions and join in on the discussions! | <br>Welcome to the FamilySearch Wiki community page. This is the place to find what is happening on the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Come here to find a list of things you can do to help the Research Wiki to grow. Join a user group or start one in your own area. Check out the ongoing discussions and join in on the discussions! | ||
'''Community Bulletin Board''' | |||
'''Discussions needing community input''' | |||
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|Your vote counts!]] Do you like these possible site changes on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|Site Design Ideas]] page? We are ready to make some of these changes soon.<br> | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|Your vote counts!]] Do you like these possible site changes on the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|Site Design Ideas]] page? We are ready to make some of these changes soon.<br> | ||
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*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions for Project Pages|Naming Conventions for Project Pages]]. People are having trouble finding project pages because we're naming them so many different ways and putting them in multiple namespaces. Please help us figure out what to do by adding to the [[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Naming Conventions for Project Pages|discussion page]]. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions for Project Pages|Naming Conventions for Project Pages]]. People are having trouble finding project pages because we're naming them so many different ways and putting them in multiple namespaces. Please help us figure out what to do by adding to the [[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Naming Conventions for Project Pages|discussion page]]. | ||
'''Projects seeking contributors''' | |||
(Add new projects at the top of this list.) | (Add new projects at the top of this list.) | ||
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*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject Linking Wiki Articles Mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the Main PERSI Article|Link wiki articles mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the main PERSI article]]. | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiproject Linking Wiki Articles Mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the Main PERSI Article|Link wiki articles mentioning the Periodical Source Index to the main PERSI article]]. | ||
'''Continuous maintenance projects''' | |||
*[[Create an external link|Add external links to articles]] | *[[Create an external link|Add external links to articles]] | ||
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*[[:Category:Merge articles|Merge articles]] - when two articles contain the same or similar content they can be flagged for review. | *[[:Category:Merge articles|Merge articles]] - when two articles contain the same or similar content they can be flagged for review. | ||
'''Creating new articles''' | |||
*FamilySearch Wiki is "international" so any article with a general title such as "The Census" should really cover the entire globe! If you are writing an article which applies to one country only, then that should be made clear in the title of the article, such as ''The Census in England'' or ''England Census'' etc.. | *FamilySearch Wiki is "international" so any article with a general title such as "The Census" should really cover the entire globe! If you are writing an article which applies to one country only, then that should be made clear in the title of the article, such as ''The Census in England'' or ''England Census'' etc.. | ||
*To make your article easier to find by others, make sure you insert a Category at the end of the article, e.g. <nowiki>[[Category:Scotland]]</nowiki> | *To make your article easier to find by others, make sure you insert a Category at the end of the article, e.g. <nowiki>[[Category:Scotland]]</nowiki> | ||
'''Notices''' | |||
*[[List of changes to the Research Wiki skin|List of Changes to the Research Wiki Skin]] | *[[List of changes to the Research Wiki skin|List of Changes to the Research Wiki Skin]] | ||
'''Article Collaboration''' | |||
[[Talk:Community Portal|Submit]] an article that needs a group effort to improve and expand the content. Every month, beginning January 2009, a new article will be featured here for collaborative improvement. | [[Talk:Community Portal|Submit]] an article that needs a group effort to improve and expand the content. Every month, beginning January 2009, a new article will be featured here for collaborative improvement. | ||
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*The Research Wiki has several entries in the [[A genealogical glossary terms|Glossary]] about the Julian and Gregorian calendars (see Double-dating; Julian; and Gregorian entries). Unfortunately, an article about the usage of the [[Julian and Gregorian Calendars]] in family history research does not exist. There are many websites related to the history of the calendars and also a site that helps with converting dates to a variety of other calendars (See [http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/ Calendar Converter]). In addition, there are several other articles within the Wiki that refer to either the Julian or Gregorian calendars. Each of these article could eventually be linked to this new page! If interested, please join in a community effort to write this new article for the FamilySearch Research Wiki! | *The Research Wiki has several entries in the [[A genealogical glossary terms|Glossary]] about the Julian and Gregorian calendars (see Double-dating; Julian; and Gregorian entries). Unfortunately, an article about the usage of the [[Julian and Gregorian Calendars]] in family history research does not exist. There are many websites related to the history of the calendars and also a site that helps with converting dates to a variety of other calendars (See [http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar/ Calendar Converter]). In addition, there are several other articles within the Wiki that refer to either the Julian or Gregorian calendars. Each of these article could eventually be linked to this new page! If interested, please join in a community effort to write this new article for the FamilySearch Research Wiki! | ||
'''Guidelines, Help, and Resources''' | |||
*The [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]] for this site. | *The [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]] for this site. | ||
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*The [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] contains guidelines on writing. | *The [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] contains guidelines on writing. | ||
'''See Also''' | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal Wikipedia:Community portal] yields ideas that can help this page evolve. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal Wikipedia:Community portal] yields ideas that can help this page evolve. | ||