FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting 17 July 2014

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Purpose of the meeting: Improve the Wiki Forge solutions with other community contributors. Share best practices, ideas, and content. Discuss current issues, community matters, and strategies. Move issues to decision.

Kudos go to

ROBIN FOSTER FOR HER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE WIKI I understand she has switched to helping people with their research questions.

I received an e-mail requesting "Compelling Stories of Service" for the Mormon Chanel Radio Program. Should we suggest they interview Charles and Linda? I have seen them serving in fantastic ways and lengths, probably way beyond what their missionary positions call for.

Agenda items

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Summary of Yammer

FS Wiki Contributors group.

10 July-17 July

• GIUSEPPE requests feedback on the Main Wiki "Want to Help" box links "Get Involved", "Help with Wiki Projects", "Meet & Talk" links are complete. "Submit Content" is still in process of development

• GIUSEPPE informed us that DANIELLE BASTON is preparing a page "Testing: Wiki Usability" which links from the "Give Feedback" link which appears in the right side of many screens DANIELLE stated she has asked some individuals to review the tests to make sure they're understandable

• CHARLES suggested putting a stub template on red link articles with a note asking anyone to fill in the article, saying it would avoid deleting problems LINDA added that while waiting for the stub to be filled we could ask a local Church unit to try to find info. on the topic

• CHARLES' HTML TIP OF THE WEEK To avoid unnecessary scrolling on pages, use h3 headers or smaller. Avoid h2headers as they will not wrap around images or tables.

• JIM LANDUCCI stated a new Image Map editor is available - see Wiki article "Help:Image maps" step 3

• in the Missionary group CHARLES noted that on July 16th The National Institute of Genealogy added over 100 new Wiki pages

Wiki Content

• David Dilts would like to globally replace the phrase Family History Library Catalog  with the more up-to-date phrase FamilySearch Catalog. Does anyone have any objections?

Community Council Report

Items to pose to Community Council