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 :*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=18321 Poll] for proposal regarding Guidelines in Wiki for policy changes&nbsp; New poll has been posted.
-:*Could you see on a state or country page, at or near the top, something like "The 3 most important things to know about researching in Kentucky" with a format underneath similar to [http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Kool-Aid-Creatively how wikiHow does their steps]? -- [[User:VasquezJL|janellv]] {{toolbar|[[User talk:VasquezJL|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/VasquezJL|contribs]]}} 16:26, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
+:*Could you see on a state or country page, at or near the top, something like "The 3 most important things to know about researching in Kentucky" with a format underneath similar to [http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Kool-Aid-Creatively how wikiHow does their steps]? -- [[User:VasquezJL|janellv]] {{toolbar|[[User talk:VasquezJL|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/VasquezJL|contribs]]}} 16:26, 17 August 2012 (UTC)<br>
-:*This item was discussed and the general consensus was that it is a good idea. &nbsp;We need more ways of making it easier for beginners.
+:*Update: - Jana Stokes is working on this, and has made great progress. &nbsp;Check the pages she's working on. [[User talk:JanaStokes/Sandbox Utah#Links_pertaining_to_content_development:|Sandbox/Utah]]&nbsp;- [https://www.dropbox.com/s/s67q468r8yd824m/Wiki%20Utah%20State%20Page%20Graphic.jpg See an example of a way to organize a beginners section<br>]
-:*Update: - Jana Stokes is working on this, and has made great progress. &nbsp;Check the pages she's working on. [[User talk:JanaStokes/Sandbox Utah#Links_pertaining_to_content_development:|Sandbox/Utah]]
+:*Has the 3 images - parents, birth, and marriage
-:*Discuss testing
+:*Discussed adding death, maybe combining parents/birth
 :*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17189 References in the wiki] "the question really isn't about whether to use footnote or endnote styles, but rather how to display information so that readers can most effectively glean it."
-:*Philadelphia, PA is an example of a link to several books, rather having several links to each book (WeRelate).
+:*We deferred this discussion until next week
-:*There are different styles - giving a source, as opposed to the reference information. Quotes in the body of the document would have the souce in the footnote.
-:*We need to present sufficient information to guide them to the title, etc. and then to further links for citing, etc. (endnote) The text should make the reader want to find more information on the topic, without giving too much information to muddy the waters (include the date information).
-:*More discussion is needed before we change the style guide.
-:*Create a separate page, such as in WeRelate - periodicals, etc. - avoiding long citations in our text, as well as a lot of links for the same information
-:*Links need to be made to more stable sites - also, linking to Google provides a good starting page, but we don't want multiple links on the page to the same site, etc.
-:*Have a page that lists sites that has books. &nbsp;Do we have one? FamilySearch, Google, etc.
-:*WeRelate has some book lists, but it may not have been updated
-:*If it's just a quote, it could be in the footnotes
-:*'''We need to make a decision on this discussion - should the guidelines be changed?'''
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 :*We would like to have people from all spectrums take the survey. &nbsp;Example 2 has some bad links &nbsp;that will be fixed tomorrow, probably. &nbsp;
 :*If we can sit with people as they take the survey, it's helpful to get their comments.
-:*Professional Genealogists in the Wiki
+:*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:WikiProject_Professional_Genealogists Professional Genealogists in the Wiki]
+:*Discussed reasoning behind the pages, guidelines, etc. Had lots of questions about the processes and guidelines. See recording.
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