FamilySearch Wiki

FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles: Difference between revisions

Project page Talk

FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles (view source)

Revision as of 21:00, 11 May 2014

8,473 bytes added ,  11 May 2014
added highlight box and Guidelines table
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
(added highlight box and Guidelines table)
Line 1: Line 1:
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="right" width="280"
{| width="280" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="right"
|-
|-
| [[Help:Guiding principles and policies|Return to Guiding principles and policies]]
| [[Help:Guiding principles and policies|Return to Guiding principles and policies]]
Line 9: Line 9:


The Research Wiki is a tool that allows individuals to come together and teach the world how to do genealogy research. As a Wiki, anyone can share their knowledge in specific areas and topics. Through collaboration, sharing, open-edit, and forums the community can build a high-quality resource. &nbsp;As a community of contributors we follow these six guiding principles to ensure we are creating an exciting tool for the the research community.<br>  
The Research Wiki is a tool that allows individuals to come together and teach the world how to do genealogy research. As a Wiki, anyone can share their knowledge in specific areas and topics. Through collaboration, sharing, open-edit, and forums the community can build a high-quality resource. &nbsp;As a community of contributors we follow these six guiding principles to ensure we are creating an exciting tool for the the research community.<br>  
{| width="350" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="1" align="right" style="box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #808080; border:6px solid #cce5ff; border-radius:5px; padding:3px"
|-
| align="center" colspan="2" | Use the “'''Guideline Links'''” at the end of the Contents Box to access a table listing specific guidelines and related articles.
|}


=== Free  ===
=== Free  ===
Line 48: Line 53:
{{policies and guidelines}} {{Contributor help-navbox}}  
{{policies and guidelines}} {{Contributor help-navbox}}  


{{H-langs|es=FamilySearch Wiki:Principios|en=FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|pt=Wiki do FamilySearch:Princípios Orientadores}}  
=== Guideline Links  ===
 
{| width="950" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="left" class="sortable" style="box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #808080; border:6px solid #99ccff"
|+ <font size="15px">'''Research Wiki Guidelines and miscellaneous links'''</font>
|-
! width="165" bgcolor="#e0efff" align="center" scope="col" | Type
! width="300" bgcolor="#e0efff" align="center" scope="col" | Links
! bgcolor="#e0efff" align="center" scope="col" | Description
! width="80" bgcolor="#e0efff" align="center" scope="col" | start
|-
| General (Article)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding_Principles]]<br>
| Free, Verifiable, Neutral, Spam free, Code of Conduct, and '''Be BOLD'''<br>
| align="center" | 1<br>
|-
| General (Article)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Consensus|Consensus]]<br>
| Defined as: first, general agreement, and second, group solidarity of belief <br>
| align="center" | 2<br>
|-
| General (Article)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]<br>
| A set of standards for the design and writing of wiki articles<br>
| align="center" | 3<br>
|-
| General (Article)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Transforming a Style Idea to a Manual of Style Guideline|Transforming a Style Idea to a Manual of Style Guideline]]<br>
| Procedure to try to transform your idea into a site-wide guideline<br>
| align="center" | 4<br>
|-
| Behavioral guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Assume good faith|Assume good faith]]<br>
| Be civil and follow dispute resolution processes, rather than attacking contributors or edit warring with them<br>
| align="center" | 5<br>
|-
| Behavioral guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Etiquette Guidelines|Etiquette Guidelines]]<br>
| Principles of etiquette or "Wikiquette", on how to work with others on the Wiki<br>
| align="center" | 6<br>
|-
| Behavioral guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Be kind to newcomers|Be kind to newcomers]]<br>
| Most newcomers are not familiar with the policies or guiding principles so respectfully instruct them<br>
| align="center" | 7<br>
|-
| Behavioral guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Digital Coups|Digital Coups]]<br>
| Don’t try to win an edit war by bringing in allies or by enlisting friends to create the illusion of support.<br>
| align="center" | 8<br>
|-
| Behavioral (Article)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Tips to avoid disputes|Tips to avoid disputes]]<br>
| To prevent an edit war, both contributors should use civilized discussion<br>
| align="center" | 9<br>
|-
| Behavioral (Article)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Talk to each other|Talk to each other]]<br>
| The negotiation process will remain transparent by recording the entire conversation on the article "talk" page<br>
| align="center" | 10<br>
|-
| Behavioral (Article)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Contributor assistance|Contributor assistance]]<br>
| Contributor assistance can be sought by listing a dispute through an edit to this site<br>
| align="center" | 11<br>
|-
| Behavioral (Article)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Mediation Requests|Mediation Requests]]<br>
| If you are experiencing an editing conflict, you can submit the issue here so that it will be mediated<br>
| align="center" | 12<br>
|-
| Content guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Proper Content|Proper Content]]<br>
| Just because you can publish something widely doesn’t mean you should if it is not relevant<br>
| align="center" | 13<br>
|-
| Content guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Proven techniques|Proven techniques]]<br>
| When sharing research information avoid unproven techniques. If you have not tried it then do not share it<br>
| align="center" | 14<br>
|-
| Content guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats|Source Citation Formats]]<br>
| The first contributor to add a reference to an article sets the style for that article. <br>
| align="center" | 15<br>
|-
| Content guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Link, don’t copy|Link, don’t copy]]<br>
| It is far better to add a brief quote or summary and then link to the public domain source material<br>
| align="center" | 16<br>
|-
| Content guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Biographies|Biographies]]<br>
| Biographies of individuals, whether living or deceased, are not allowed (except as an short example)<br>
| align="center" | 17<br>
|-
| Content guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Syllabuses|Syllabuses]]<br>
| An article that covers a syllabus should remain as given, a new article can be created with the latest information<br>
| align="center" | 18<br>
|-
| Content&nbsp;(Article)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Accuracy and collaboration|Accuracy and collaboration]]<br>
| Wiki content authoring isn’t about command and control; it’s about the merit of ideas. We are smarter than me<br>
| align="center" | 19<br>
|-
| Organizational (Proposal)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Categorization|Categorization]]<br>
| '''Proposal''': The categories used should reflect where users are most likely to look if they can't remember the article name<br>
| align="center" | 20<br>
|-
| Organizational guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Category deletion|Category deletion]]<br>
| Categories that do not follow naming conventions can be immediately renamed and deleted after moving articles<br>
| align="center" | 21<br>
|-
| Organizational guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]]<br>
| Process of resolving conflicts when a single term can be associated with more than one topic<br>
| align="center" | 22<br>
|-
| Editing guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Signatures|Signatures]]<br>
| Talk pages should be signed to aid discussions: articles should not be signed because they are shared work<br>
| align="center" | 23<br>
|-
| Editing guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:User ID|User ID]]<br>
| It is best to choose a neutral, non-controversial name. No obscene or profane names are allowed. <br>
| align="center" | 24<br>
|-
| Editing guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Talk page guidelines|Talk page guidelines]]<br>
| A space for editors to discuss improvements to articles and other pages using courtesy and consideration<br>
| align="center" | 25<br>
|-
| Editing guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Three-revert rule|Three-revert rule]]<br>
| Do not revert any page or any part of a page more than 3 times in 24 hours or involvement by an administrator may result<br>
| align="center" | 26<br>
|-
| Editing guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:User page|User page]]<br>
| Your user page is not a personal website and should only be used for Wiki related content<br>
| align="center" | 27<br>
|-
| Style Guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Article or page size|Article or page size]]<br>
| Article size should be determined by readability and organization (100K byte maximum per Wikipedia)<br>
| align="center" | 28<br>
|-
| Style Guideline<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming conventions|Naming conventions]]<br>
| Best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates for this Wiki. <br>
| align="center" | 29<br>
|-
| Style (Proposal)<br>
! align="left" | [[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions for Geographic Names|Naming Conventions for Geographic Names]]<br>
| '''Proposed '''policy provides that article names should be chosen for the general reader, not for specialists<br>
| align="center" | 30<br>
|-
| Category<br>
! align="left" | [[:Category:Style guidelines]]<br>
| Category listing<br>
| align="center" | 31<br>
|-
| Template<br>
! align="left" | [[Template:Policies and guidelines|Template:Policies and guidelines]]<br>
| Template of policies and guidelines<br>
| align="center" | 32<br>
|}


<br>


{{H-langs|es=FamilySearch Wiki:Principios|en=FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|pt=Wiki do FamilySearch:Princípios Orientadores}}


[[Category:FamilySearch_Wiki_policies_and_guidelines|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:FamilySearch_Wiki_policies_and_guidelines|{{PAGENAME}}]]
Luccagenes
3,970

edits

Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1725908"