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These are some notes from the meetings community members had regarding county page design. | These are some notes from the meetings community members had regarding county page design. | ||
== Questions<br> | == Questions<br> == | ||
Here are the questions we must resolve:<br> | Here are the questions we must resolve:<br> | ||
*Extra courthouse page - only if the info is only more than 1/2 page, correct? Where does the courthouse section go? | *Extra courthouse page - only if the info is only more than 1/2 page, correct? Where does the courthouse section go? ''This was resolved during the 30 Jun 2001 meeting. See '''Moving a section to a new page''' and '''courthouse information''' below. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 18:36, 11 July 2011 (UTC)'' | ||
Label: "Birth, Marriage, Death" or "Vital"? | |||
*Historical Facts vs. History and Geography | *Historical Facts vs. History and Geography | ||
*Archives, Libraries, and Museums - is this the right label, with societies down below? | *Archives, Libraries, and Museums - is this the right label, with societies down below? ''Yes. It was resolved during the 30 Jun 2011 meeting that if the society has a repository, the repository's information should be listed in the Archives, Libraries and Museums section. All other information about the society should go under the Society heading. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 18:36, 11 July 2011 (UTC)'' | ||
*Biography - does it belong? | *Biography - does it belong? | ||
*Census - should we have subheadings for Federal/State? | *Census - should we have subheadings for Federal/State? | ||
*Church Records | *Church Records | ||
*Court Records | *Court Records | ||
*Ethnic/Religous/Political Groups | *Ethnic/Religous/Political Groups | ||
*Military Records - name? | *Military Records - name? | ||
*Websites - Under resources, or a top level category? | *Websites - Under resources, or a top level category? | ||
*Where do obituaries go? | *Where do obituaries go? | ||
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=== Sections === | === Sections === | ||
''' | '''Moving a section to a new page:''' When a section becomes half a screen to a full screen in length, seriously consider moving it to a new page linked from the existing page. | ||
'''Courthouse section of Infobox:''' Link county page infoboxes to the Courthouse page.Need new variable of "courthouse" where the | '''Courthouse information:''' Courthouse information is needed in Courd, Land and Property, Probate, and Vital records sections. It is a good idea to avoid duplicating the same information (such as the courthouse address and phone number) in each section. The courthouse is also a repository with its own unique collections, organization of records, and other search ideosyncracies. Therefore, create a page for the courthouse, put the information there, and link to the courthouse page from other sections. | ||
'''Courthouse section of Infobox:''' Link county page infoboxes to the Courthouse page. Need new variable of "courthouse" where the "County Name Courthouse" will be added with the courthouse name and a link to the courthouse above the picture. In the infobox, the reference/link should be short; not more than three to five words. Under that will be just one main address/phone#. A link to an official courthouse site should be done on the wiki courthouse page. | |||
'''Web variable in infobox:''' This variable is for the county page, not the courthouse page. | '''Web variable in infobox:''' This variable is for the county page, not the courthouse page. | ||
'''Libraries, Archives, and Museums:''' The reason Lise’s draft does not contain headings for IRAD depositories, Family History Centers, and public libraries is that she wasn’t sure about when a Records and Resources section needs a subheading. That is, what would the word-count or paragraph-count be that prompts writers to add a heading? Our resolution on this is the "Breaking a heading/section into a separate page" section.<br> | '''Libraries, Archives, and Museums:''' The reason Lise’s draft does not contain headings for IRAD depositories, Family History Centers, and public libraries is that she wasn’t sure about when a Records and Resources section needs a subheading. That is, what would the word-count or paragraph-count be that prompts writers to add a heading? Our resolution on this is the "Breaking a heading/section into a separate page" section.<br> | ||
'''Places/Localities:''' Move to the bottom of the page, after Resources | '''Places/Localities:''' Move to the bottom of the page, after Resources | ||