FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting 22 May 2012

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Linkpendium discussion from last week - Nathan was going to write up something about links to this site and others like it.

Has there been approach made to Linkpendium regarding their 1,000 edit limit? (Nathan or Danielle?)
More discussion regarding "ethical" versus "legal"?

Reporting on WikiProjects - is the "WikiProject" category added to all pages that are part of that WikiProject? If so, we can develop reporting around that. -- janellv (talk| contribs) 17:19, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Mentioning and linking to other web sites - ideas, challenges, best practices. Lembley 16:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Example: Macon County, Illinois page
It would be nice to have a uniform way of showing where the external link comes from (at) (on) before the name of the site, for instance.
"Courtesy" should only be used unless the site has given permission.
Make multiple links easily read - good example, Beaver County, Utah page (newspapers)
Using commas for separation
Visual clues to what's on the site that's being linked to - Font, wingdings is a possibility. Would we need to set up as a style guide for consistency.
Should we distinguish sites that are free? Perhaps a $ in a circle with a line through it? Not a universal sign for British, etc. Will someone volunteer to find a universal symbol for pay or free that would be recongnizable?
Would words "pay" and "free" be the best?
Style guide should be updated to reflect this conversation - who? (Lise?)

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