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*''Answer: there are many features that would be very beneficial to have. We have VERY limited engineering resources so some of these feature/ functionality requests may take a backseat to more pressing issues... ex. When you have a bucket of water you can use to water the plants or put out the fire in your living room chances are the living room fire will take priority. '' | *''Answer: there are many features that would be very beneficial to have. We have VERY limited engineering resources so some of these feature/ functionality requests may take a backseat to more pressing issues... ex. When you have a bucket of water you can use to water the plants or put out the fire in your living room chances are the living room fire will take priority. '' | ||
::**Reply: | ::**Reply: OK maybe scrap the article rating, but I would like to see a sample of a dozen pages that are considered ideal, that all new editors should be exposed to. To see some ideal examples and tell editors, ''try to work toward this in your articles'', helps to create a clear vision and provide a more consistent product. I honestly think editors may be unsure what the ideal looks like, and as a result may unintentionally be doing more harm than good. | ||
9. Respond more promptly to feedback. Pages such as this should be on the administration's watch-list. It's been over a month since I posted this. I placed tags and pings that most new editors could not do. Even a brief acknowledgement would be better than nothing. If another user wanted to leave feedback, it would be difficult to do so. | 9. Respond more promptly to feedback. Pages such as this should be on the administration's watch-list. It's been over a month since I posted this. I placed tags and pings that most new editors could not do. Even a brief acknowledgement would be better than nothing. If another user wanted to leave feedback, it would be difficult to do so. | ||
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::**Reply:Hmmm. Perhaps the Yammer thing should be mentioned at the top of this page, a month is a long time to wait for a reply. Maybe the Yammer should also be mentioned instead of that life preserver box that leads to nowhere. I would think very high priority would be to help new and existing users quickly get orientated and get them help quickly when needed. I think it would also be helpful to have a system in place to ID experienced Wikipedians and perhaps assign them tasks that would take advantage of their skill set. | ::**Reply:Hmmm. Perhaps the Yammer thing should be mentioned at the top of this page, a month is a long time to wait for a reply. Maybe the Yammer should also be mentioned instead of that life preserver box that leads to nowhere. I would think very high priority would be to help new and existing users quickly get orientated and get them help quickly when needed. I think it would also be helpful to have a system in place to ID experienced Wikipedians and perhaps assign them tasks that would take advantage of their skill set. | ||
10. On the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Guiding_Principles| guiding principles page] it mentions that the purpose of the wiki is to "teach the world how to do genealogy research". This general purpose is not stated in other editor help areas, such as [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:About_Us| here] or [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Help:Tour| here]. I would think that this message about <b>teaching</B> would be seen everywhere, but it is rarely mentioned. I would humbly suggest that the message "the purpose of this Wiki is to <B> teach </B> the world how to do genealogy" should be stated often. If it is not stated frequently, the wiki runs into the risk of becoming a repository of links and resources with little explanation regarding strategy, hints, details, or things to consider when accessing the items on the list. Like Cyndi's list, I think there is a very limited usefulness for these lists with no explanation. | |||
Just a few of my initial impressions. I hope to use my Wikipedia experience to help make this site better. I hope this feedback is useful. [[User:Ryancormack|Asparagus]] ([[User talk:Ryancormack|talk]]) 16:02, 28 November 2016 (UTC) | Just a few of my initial impressions. I hope to use my Wikipedia experience to help make this site better. I hope this feedback is useful. [[User:Ryancormack|Asparagus]] ([[User talk:Ryancormack|talk]]) 16:02, 28 November 2016 (UTC) | ||
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**Reply: [[User:Brepouille]] Thanks Beverly, I inserted my responses above. Please ping me (as I have done here) or leave a message on my talk page when you need to connect with me again. I check this wiki about once every 2 weeks.[[User:Ryancormack|Asparagus]] ([[User talk:Ryancormack|talk]]) 23:05, 29 January 2017 (UTC) | **Reply: [[User:Brepouille]] Thanks Beverly, I inserted my responses above. Please ping me (as I have done here) or leave a message on my talk page when you need to connect with me again. I check this wiki about once every 2 weeks.[[User:Ryancormack|Asparagus]] ([[User talk:Ryancormack|talk]]) 23:05, 29 January 2017 (UTC) | ||
These items listed above are first impressions, that is, impressions from someone who has experience in Wikipedia and sees some issues which may or may not need addressing. Also, if you think I can be useful in specific areas of the wiki, I would be happy to take on assignments as you feel appropriate. [[User:Ryancormack|Asparagus]] ([[User talk:Ryancormack|talk]]) 20:26, 5 February 2017 (UTC) | |||
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