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:*Thomas MacEntee has requested help developing a "getting started with the FamilySearch wiki" page for the FGS web site. I think it's a great opportunity to help facilitate societies' contributions to the wiki. He already has the link to the Contributor Help page. I'd love to brainstorm ideas for a page for FGS. [[User:Lembley|Lise]] 17:54, 17 January 2012 (UTC)<br> | :*Thomas MacEntee has requested help developing a "getting started with the FamilySearch wiki" page for the FGS web site. I think it's a great opportunity to help facilitate societies' contributions to the wiki. He already has the link to the Contributor Help page. I'd love to brainstorm ideas for a page for FGS. [[User:Lembley|Lise]] 17:54, 17 January 2012 (UTC)<br> | ||
:*This would be a resource for societies to see the value of the Wiki and add to articles | ::*This would be a resource for societies to see the value of the Wiki and add to articles | ||
:*Jane suggested "Getting Started:General Research" page has great information. This would be a good example of what could be done. | ::*Jane suggested "Getting Started:General Research" page has great information. This would be a good example of what could be done. | ||
:*There is a page about developing a society page - Help:Creating a Society page | ::*There is a page about developing a society page - Help:Creating a Society page | ||
:*Jane and Lise will work on this and get back to Thomas | ::*Jane and Lise will work on this and get back to Thomas | ||
:**Business Card - Carol and Darris | :**Business Card - Carol and Darris | ||
:*URL has been added and it has gone to graphics and marketing. | ::*URL has been added and it has gone to graphics and marketing. | ||
:*A template will be ready for Rootstech | ::*A template will be ready for Rootstech | ||
:*What format should be used so that people can edit it? | ::*What format should be used so that people can edit it? | ||
:*IT group should be able to help us with an Adobe Acrobat Creator[[Image:Moderator business card.jpg|thumb|center]] | ::*IT group should be able to help us with an Adobe Acrobat Creator[[Image:Moderator business card.jpg|thumb|center]] | ||
:*Report from James and Lise on their presentations this past week | :*Report from James and Lise on their presentations this past week | ||
: | ::*Lise - radio broadcast went well, with a large audience - over 45. There seemed a lot of interest from societies to get involved with Wiki. The follow up is critical. | ||
:*Lise - radio broadcast went well, with a large audience - over 45. There seemed a lot of interest from societies to get involved with Wiki. The follow up is critical. | |||
:*Report from Nathan - Brainstorm ideas for a Widget/Button/Badge for libraries, societies, organizations to include on their pages that identifes them as being mentioned/featured in the FamilySearch wiki. See Maureen Taylor's blog for a Wikipedia example. Thanks to Fran Jensen for pointing this out. (Did we ever finish this discussion?) | :*Report from Nathan - Brainstorm ideas for a Widget/Button/Badge for libraries, societies, organizations to include on their pages that identifes them as being mentioned/featured in the FamilySearch wiki. See Maureen Taylor's blog for a Wikipedia example. Thanks to Fran Jensen for pointing this out. (Did we ever finish this discussion?) | ||
:*Widget box could be created for Society sites, etc. that would lead people back to the Wiki. Widgetbox.com | ::*Widget box could be created for Society sites, etc. that would lead people back to the Wiki. Widgetbox.com | ||
:*Make an official widget for Wiki? If it's on an account, it doesn't have ads on it. Jane has an account on Widgetbox | ::*Make an official widget for Wiki? If it's on an account, it doesn't have ads on it. Jane has an account on Widgetbox | ||
:*If we had a widget, socities would be happy to use it. Get FamilySearch to pay for it? | ::*If we had a widget, socities would be happy to use it. Get FamilySearch to pay for it? | ||
:*Darris will talk to Janell about going further with this, with Jane and will report back next week for any status updates | ::*Darris will talk to Janell about going further with this, with Jane and will report back next week for any status updates | ||
:*Widgetbox has a lot of LDS widgets. | ::*Widgetbox has a lot of LDS widgets. | ||
=== Business/Announcements === | === Business/Announcements === | ||
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:*Live Chat is up and running and we've received a few. Jane has added a template to some pages to make people more aware.{{Support Chat}} | :*Live Chat is up and running and we've received a few. Jane has added a template to some pages to make people more aware.{{Support Chat}} | ||
:*UGA - 3rd Thursday meeting on the 19th will be about the Wiki | :*UGA - 3rd Thursday meeting on the 19th will be about the Wiki | ||
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'''New since last week''' | '''New since last week''' | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=13292 Press Releases in the Wiki] Some press releases have been copied into the wiki verbatim. Finding and updating/integrating press release content might be a good project. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=13292 Press Releases in the Wiki] Some press releases have been copied into the wiki verbatim. Finding and updating/integrating press release content might be a good project. | ||
*It would be good to know who posted and where the information came from and validity | |||
*Add as an agenda item for Style Guide section next week | :*It would be good to know who posted and where the information came from and validity | ||
:*Add as an agenda item for Style Guide section next week | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=13270 Wiki News Page] New topics should go at the top, with the heading ending with the date. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=13270 Wiki News Page] New topics should go at the top, with the heading ending with the date. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=13269 Lists of LDS Wards on Utah Pages] Lists of ward names without links appear on some county pages for Utah. Invitation to [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Experimental County|Utah Experimental County]] page and to [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah#Community_meetings|Community meetings]].<br> | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=13269 Lists of LDS Wards on Utah Pages] Lists of ward names without links appear on some county pages for Utah. Invitation to [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah Experimental County|Utah Experimental County]] page and to [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Utah#Community_meetings|Community meetings]]. | ||
::We will discuss this page again next week.<br> | |||
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