FamilySearch Wiki:Project backlog

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Priority User Story I want to work on this (write your name)
New pages need to be patrolled regularly and preferably within a day of being placed on the site.  We need a critical mass of patrollers, spending hours each day/week. Sprint 8
Patrol and remove unused images
  Re-create all of the links from place pages to record-type pages Sprint 9
Create a new top-level category and populate it (one that acts a natural way to organize so that people can browse by category) Sprint 9
  Remove all Categories and articles from current top level category and classify them correctly Sprint 9
  New user want to edit but is intimidated by the FCK Editor and wants to know how to use it.  Get an FCK Editor "User Guide" readily available for all users to see and learn from.  Research to see if one already exists, and if it doesn't then we will need to write one) Help:FCKeditor Help The Earl
  Write a "Things you can do on the wiki (to help make it better)" page aimed at the community: E.g. Write content, disambiguate, Categorization, Linking Orphans and Dead ends Sprint 9 stretch
1 We need to have a way on the Wiki for users to publicly post, per each domain, requests for content to be added that is not present but needed or desired. There also needs to be a way for others to state agreement, or add their vote so that the most important ones are the ones with the most votes.
Moderator's Guide, write a how to: How to review content for appropriateness
Moderator's Guide, write a how to: How to know what to delete and how The Earl
Moderator's Guide, write a how to: How to know how/when to lock or unlock a page
5 Moderator's Guide, write a how to: Whether and how to communicate to users and authors when I delete off-topic content The Earl
6 Moderator's Guide, write a how to: How to discover pages incorrectly deleted (bad reasons) and how to reinstate them
7 Moderator's Guide, write a how to: How to undo an archive or delete
Moderator's Guide, write a how to: Process on contacting an author to inform him/her that their page has been deleted and why and to refer them to the Wiki Scope page
Moderator's Guide, write a how to: How to blank a page The Earl
10 Moderator's Guide, write a how to: How to handle a new page that seems out of scope but also useful (e.g. a page version in a language that the wiki site does not support yet)
11 I need to know how and when I can add a language site.  What critical mass is needed and then once that is identified how can it actually be added?  Create process proposal and then write "How to" Jim Greene
12 Evaluate the following Mediawiki extentions to see if they would be good on this site: Antispoof, Category Tree, Cite/Cite PHP, Confirm Edit, Check User, Deleted Contributions, Central Notice, New User Log, Spam Black List, Blacklist, User Name Blacklist
13 I need a way to count and view all portal pages on the site
14 Determine whether place authorities will be used in the Wiki - provide Jim Greene
15 Determine whether event authorities will be used in the Wiki - (e.g. Russian Event: Revolution in 1917) Jim Greene
16 Load "Favorites" from FHL Desktop into a wiki page (Give guidance to committee and have them do it)
17 Moderator's Guide, write a how to: As a topic domain moderator I want to see all new pages and edits regarding that domain/topic
18 Moderator's Guide, write a how to: I want to know how to redirect user's behavior in a firm but kind way (Give me examples)
19 Moderator's Guide, write a how to: I want to know how to vet a topic domain moderator candidate-what is the process for nomination, evaluation, etc.
20 Moderator's Guide, write a how to: As a topic domain moderator I want to know how to recruit writers
21 Moderator's Guide, write a how to: As a topic domain moderator I want to know how to get domain experts to write specific content.
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