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{{Policy Proposal}} [[Image:Consensus icon.png|right|100px|Consensus]]<br> On many wikis, community consensus must be reached before making a policy or guideline. | {{Policy Proposal}} [[Image:Consensus icon.png|right|100px|Consensus]]<br> On many wikis, community consensus must be reached before making a policy or guideline. | ||
== Informal Consensus == | |||
Items that might meet the need for this type of consensus: | Items that might meet the need for this type of consensus: | ||
*A suggestion that would not change stated policy, practices, and guiding principles. | *A suggestion that would not change stated policy, practices, and guiding principles. | ||
*The reasons for this change may be the change is needed to keep the site up to date, clean or functioning. | *The reasons for this change may be the change is needed to keep the site up to date, clean or functioning. | ||
*This change may help a special group like beginners, contributors or researchers | *This change may help a special group like beginners, contributors or researchers | ||
*All in a group are asking for this change | *All in a group are asking for this change | ||
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*Put their plan into action | *Put their plan into action | ||
Many items may fit informal consensus: | Many items may fit informal consensus: | ||
In a project group, a group working on a country, topic or county together, the following may apply: | In a project group, a group working on a country, topic or county together, the following may apply: | ||
*Page style, arrangement of links and tables | |||
*Titles of pages, section titles and sub-section titles | *Page style, arrangement of links and tables | ||
*Titles of pages, section titles and sub-section titles | |||
*What templates would be useful on the pages | *What templates would be useful on the pages | ||
*And many, many more | *And many, many more | ||
== Formal Consensus == | |||
Items that would apply in this section are ones that will change policy, guiding principles or practices as states in any of our pages on [[Help:Guiding principles and policies|Guiding principles and policies]] pages. | Items that would apply in this section are ones that will change policy, guiding principles or practices as states in any of our pages on [[Help:Guiding principles and policies|Guiding principles and policies]] pages. | ||
=== Steps to get Consensus === | === Steps to get Consensus === | ||
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**The planned results | **The planned results | ||
**Actions after that change. | **Actions after that change. | ||
*Then this is presented to those over that area and discussed and agreed | *Then this is presented to those over that area and discussed and agreed | ||
*These are then put out to all concerned and are open to further discussion | *These are then put out to all concerned and are open to further discussion | ||
*when all is discussed and agreed on the change is made. | *when all is discussed and agreed on the change is made. | ||
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#Then the Family History Centers pages were placed into the Wiki. | #Then the Family History Centers pages were placed into the Wiki. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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{{Policies and guidelines}} | {{Policies and guidelines}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:FamilySearch_Wiki_policy]] | ||