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 ==Share your knowledge==
-You can help us by adding content to the Research Wiki to help others.  This can be done through fixing broken URLs, adding content about a record type, listing new resources available or giving strategies for locating records. <br>
+=== Submit Content or Report a Problem on the Wiki===
-<br>There are different ways you can add this information:
+Use the link below to fill out a form, such us:
+*New online database containing genealogical information
-===Submit Wiki Content===
+*Link to a genealogical society or library for a county
-If you would like to submit a resource, URL, or even a paragraph on a topic in the Research Wiki, you can use our [[FamilySearch Wiki:Content Submission Form|online form]].  A volunteer will add the information to the Research Wiki in the appropriate place.
+*Report any broken links or errors you see in the Wiki
+*List of resources found in an archive or library
-===Report a Problem===
+*Report inaccurate historical or geographical information
-Found some incorrect information on the Wiki? You can either [[FamilySearch:Contributing to the Wiki#Edit Directly to the Wiki|edit the Wiki]] yourself as listed below or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhFHS21uSFf6MjdS17ApKW03CQtFcXgmeNdRRwBYNMy9YSPA/viewform?c=0&w=1 fill out this form]. A Wiki volunteer will fix the information for you.
+*Report a typo
+<br>
+ *[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe58tpSxtxYjB5NSCXbCKLobLBrpvsrT0-Jjz2tdG2vVN2njQ/viewform?usp=sf_link '''Form to Submit Content or Report a Problem''']
 ===Edit Directly to the Wiki===
-'''''<font color="red">***UPDATE*** As of February 1, 2024, only FamilySearch Center personnel and FamilySearch affiliate library personnel will receive editing rights on the English Wiki. All other requests will be suspended until new training can be provided. Training will be available coming summer 2024. Until that time, community members who wish to add or change something on Wiki pages, can use the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe58tpSxtxYjB5NSCXbCKLobLBrpvsrT0-Jjz2tdG2vVN2njQ/viewform Submit Wiki Content/Report a problem form].  For more information, see the Wiki page, [[Help:Wiki Roles of Editor and Pagecreator|Wiki Roles of Editor and Pagecreator]].</font>''''' <br><br>
+*'''Editing Suspended on English Wiki Content - March 31, 2024:''' To properly communicate these changes to all Wiki editors, all new and current Wiki editors will be required to complete Wiki training. Until the training is provided, editing the English Wiki will be turned off for all new and current community editors on '''March 31, 2024.'''
+*'''Wiki Manual of Style Training:''' FamilySearch staff are creating Wiki contributor training to educate members of the community in the standard of wiki edits as contained in the Wiki [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]. Training videos will be provided '''July 1, 2024.''' Those interested in editing the Wiki shall complete this training to receive editing rights.
+*'''Submit Content to the FamilySearch Wiki:''' In the interim between March 31, 2024 and July 1, 2024, those who wish to contribute to the Wiki will be encouraged to use the [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe58tpSxtxYjB5NSCXbCKLobLBrpvsrT0-Jjz2tdG2vVN2njQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Submit Wiki Content/Report a Problem form]. FamilySearch Staff will review the requests and update the Wiki accordingly.
 ==More Information About Editing the Wiki==