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 === 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&nbsp;
+:*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=18321 Poll] for proposal regarding Guidelines in Wiki for policy changes&nbsp; New poll has been posted.
-:*Put in the links to the proposed template and proposed policy template
-:*Add the date for when the poll will be finished.
 :*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. &nbsp;We need more ways of making it easier for beginners.
-:*There is a &nbsp;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
 :*Update: - Jana Stokes is working on this, and has made great progress. &nbsp;Check the pages she's working on. [[User talk:JanaStokes/Sandbox Utah#Links_pertaining_to_content_development:|Sandbox/Utah]]
-:*Discuss next week - concerning testing
+:*Discuss 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).
+:*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.
+:*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).
+:*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.
+:*More discussion is needed before we change the style guide.
-*Create a separate page, such as in WeRelate - periodicals, etc. - avoiding long citations in our text, as well as a lot of links for the same information
+:*Create a separate page, such as in WeRelate - periodicals, etc. - avoiding long citations in our text, as well as a lot of links for the same information
-*Links need to be made to more stable sites - also, linking to Google provides a good starting page, but we don't want multiple links on the page to the same site, etc.
+:*Links need to be made to more stable sites - also, linking to Google provides a good starting page, but we don't want multiple links on the page to the same site, etc.
-*Have a page that lists sites that has books. &nbsp;Do we have one? FamilySearch, Google, etc.
+:*Have a page that lists sites that has books. &nbsp;Do we have one? FamilySearch, Google, etc.
-*WeRelate has some book lists, but it may not have been updated
+:*WeRelate has some book lists, but it may not have been updated
-**If it's just a quote, it could be in the footnotes
+:*If it's just a quote, it could be in the footnotes
+:*We need to make a decision on this discussion - should the guidelines be changed?
+:*
 === Business/Announcements  ===
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 === New Agenda Items  ===
-:*FGS Conference report: &nbsp;Lise taught a workshop that will hopefully bring in some new contributors.
+:*Check out the recording of the Researching in the Wiki class that Jan Edwards taught in Meetingplace. &nbsp;She did a great job and pointed out items that are in the Wiki that many of us have probably overlooked. &nbsp;Go to Meetingplace and look for past meetings for 2323, on Sept. 6th at 6:00 PM. &nbsp;(It might have been listed as 5:45).
-:*There was a lot of interest in the FamilySearch booth. &nbsp;FHC pages were created there. &nbsp;Lise and Jane gave away a lot of business cards. The head of FGS will be having a private class on the Wiki. &nbsp;
-:*Thomas McEntee has a class coming for RootsTech that will contain information on Wiki
-:*FS gave away an IPad and Jamie Mayhew won that.
-:*
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