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 :Done. --[[User:Cottrells|Steve]] {{toolbar|[[User talk:Cottrells|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Cottrells|contribs]]}} 06:51, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
-== Featuring Help Pages?&nbsp; ==
+== Featuring Help Pages?&nbsp;  ==
-I don't understand why the wiki has featured [[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|Help:Discussion Pages]]. I thought the point of Featured Articles was to market the wiki -- to direct new customers to the best genealogical articles the wiki has to offer. Help pages are for wiki contributors -- veterans who make up about 1% to 5% of the user base of any social media site. Why would we use prime real estate on the home page to direct customers to a type of page that only 1-5% of the user base would ever care about? That would be like eBay using a SuperBowl ad to direct people to their Sellers' Guides. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 14:43, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
+I don't understand why the wiki has featured [[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|Help:Discussion Pages]]. I thought the point of Featured Articles was to market the wiki -- to direct new customers to the best genealogical articles the wiki has to offer. Help pages are for wiki contributors -- veterans who make up about 1% to 5% of the user base of any social media site. Why would we use prime real estate on the home page to direct customers to a type of page that only 1-5% of the user base would ever care about? That would be like eBay using a SuperBowl ad to direct people to their Sellers' Guides. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 14:43, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
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+Good to see you Michael. &nbsp;It probably isn't a surprise that I disagree here (being in the 1-5%). &nbsp;If you don't have contributors, and don't provide teaching tools for them, I wonder how long you would have new "customers." &nbsp;There are still 2 articles posted featuring genealogical articles, this isn't replacing that, it is showing users, of all types, that we have a comprehensive, well developed help content should they need it. &nbsp;In addition, there are a number of features in the help content that are beneficial to a user who never intends to contribute, such as Getting Started in the Wiki (Wiki Basics), Watching a Page, User Preferences, Searching, Community Resources. &nbsp; I think there is room for both on the Main Page. &nbsp;My kudos to the team that has been keeping up with these articles. &nbsp;There is always something fresh and new on the front page, they seem to be looking for ways to display everything the wiki has to offer, as well as meet expectations everyone has for what they should be doing. (when to notify contributors to a featured article, what articles to feature, etc). &nbsp;