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=== Kudos go to ... === | === Kudos go to ... === | ||
:*Everyone who works on the Wiki. We are #2 in participation in all the FamilySearch products. That's pretty impressive! | :*Everyone who works on the Wiki. We are #2 in participation in all the FamilySearch products. That's pretty impressive! | ||
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=== Updates and follow up === | === Updates and follow up === | ||
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17944 Poll] for proposal regarding Guidelines in Wiki for policy changes | :*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17944 Poll] for proposal regarding Guidelines in Wiki for policy changes | ||
:*Could you see on a state or country page, at or near the top, something like "The 3 most important things to know about researching in Kentucky" with a format underneath similar to [http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Kool-Aid-Creatively how wikiHow does their steps]? -- [[User:VasquezJL|janellv]] {{toolbar|[[User talk:VasquezJL|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/VasquezJL|contribs]]}} 16:26, 17 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
:*This item was discussed and the general consensus was that it is a good idea. We need more ways of making it easier for beginners. | |||
:*There is a good example of this kind of idea on the England page, but it doesn't have images. | |||
:*Wilma will have the Utah team come up with a sandbox page | |||
:*Discuss next week - concerning testing | |||
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=17189 References in the wiki] "the question really isn't about whether to use footnote or endnote styles, but rather how to display information so that readers can most effectively glean it." | |||
*Philadelphia, PA is an example of a link to several books, rather having several links to each book (WeRelate). | |||
*There are different styles - giving a source, as opposed to the reference information. Quotes in the body of the document would have the souce in the footnote. | |||
*We need to present sufficient information to guide them to the title, etc. and then to further links for citing, etc. (endnote) The text should make the reader want to find more information on the topic, without giving too much information to muddy the waters (include the date information). | |||
*More discussion is needed before we change the style guide. | |||
=== Business/Announcements === | === Business/Announcements === | ||