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comments re:new design of state and country pages

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+:*Updating the discussions and proposals page<br>
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 === Community Council Report  ===
+*Discussed the council minutes
+*David talked about the Wiki in 2 presentation - immigration topics where Wiki was used.
+Tom Jones thinks the Wiki will become one of the most important tools genealogists will use.
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 *[https://www.dropbox.com/s/i0pfh93r0jiwjqt/Denmark%20on%20the%20Wiki.pdf New design for US state &amp; country pages]? -- [[User:VasquezJL|janellv]] {{toolbar|[[User talk:VasquezJL|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/VasquezJL|contribs]]}} 18:16, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
+**When people come to state/country pages, they don't pay attention to the topics column: redesign so it is organized differently -- the entire page becomes more of a table of contents
+**Questioned that the premise was accurate. Personal experience in teaching people to use the Wiki. Others have not experienced the problem
+**eye tracking - people who are used to the Wiki use the topics list; what about first-time users. Can we integrate the links into sections on the page --
+**User testing -- they would look for birth, marriage, and death -- (and parents)
+**Screen space (above the fold) is precious.
+**Wiki is not for beginner to genealogy, but a Wiki beginner
+**Navigation box at the top of state pages: so much on it would be intimidating
+**Concerned that we sacrifice the usefulness for wiki users for the new wiki users.
+**Idea: when researching for a certain record type
+**Most-used records would be above the fold. Really useful ones first. Pull those out is helpful.
+**Careful with most usable. Most success under other topics. Researchers probably have already exhausted the commonly-used. It's the records that are not common and explanations
+**horizontal layout is more intimidating.
+**Play with it and have it user tested
+**Program called Balsamic? Mock up program. Mock up and test
 *Citation coding removed from Historical Records pages. Coverage tables added to HR pages. [[User:HoranDM|Dorothy Horan, User Guidance Supervisor]] 18:54, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
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