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Juxtaposing this article against other featured articles like [[New Sweden|New Sweden]] or [[Maryland History|Maryland History]], I see such a wide gap on so many levels that I'm baffled why we'd indicate that they're on the same plane. If an article like Find A Grave can achieve Featured or Bronze status, it seems like we may need to figure out how to set the bar higher for Bronze status. | Juxtaposing this article against other featured articles like [[New Sweden|New Sweden]] or [[Maryland History|Maryland History]], I see such a wide gap on so many levels that I'm baffled why we'd indicate that they're on the same plane. If an article like Find A Grave can achieve Featured or Bronze status, it seems like we may need to figure out how to set the bar higher for Bronze status. | ||
To Feature an article is basically saying "This is among the best of the wiki." The ''Find A Grave'' article is simply not the best of the best. Unless someone can skillfully defend how it meets the specs set forth in [[FamilySearch Wiki:Featured article criteria|FamilySearch Wiki:Featured article criteria]], this page's Featured status should be removed. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 21:54, 5 October 2011 (UTC) | To Feature an article is basically saying "This is among the best of the wiki." The ''Find A Grave'' article is simply not the best of the best. Unless someone can skillfully defend how it meets the specs set forth in [[FamilySearch Wiki:Featured article criteria|FamilySearch Wiki:Featured article criteria]], this page's Featured status should be removed. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 21:54, 5 October 2011 (UTC) | ||
== Thank You == | == Thank You == | ||
Find A Grave has been removed, much thanks for saying something. Also a note about that has been added to the Research Forums [[User:HoleDL|Dawne]] 22:33, 5 October 2011 (UTC) | Find A Grave has been removed, much thanks for saying something. Also a note about that has been added to the Research Forums [[User:HoleDL|Dawne]] 22:33, 5 October 2011 (UTC) | ||
== Please Help == | == Please Help == | ||
I am so sorry that I have made a mess of the Archive page. If you can, please fix. thank YOU!!! | I am so sorry that I have made a mess of the Archive page. If you can, please fix. thank YOU!!! | ||
joy [[User:Wyzer17|Wyzer17]] 00:56, 20 October 2011 (UTC) | joy [[User:Wyzer17|Wyzer17]] 00:56, 20 October 2011 (UTC) | ||
:Done. --[[User:Cottrells|Steve]] {{toolbar|[[User talk:Cottrells|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Cottrells|contribs]]}} 06:51, 20 October 2011 (UTC) | :Done. --[[User:Cottrells|Steve]] {{toolbar|[[User talk:Cottrells|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Cottrells|contribs]]}} 06:51, 20 October 2011 (UTC) | ||
== Featuring Help Pages? == | |||
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) | |||