FamilySearch Wiki:Improving the Help content/Needed How To Articles

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For definitions of any of these functions, see Wikipedia.org.

Top-priority pages we need now

  1. How do I find something
  2. Add/create a new pages
    • Create a page linked from an existing page
    • Create a page not linked from an existing page
    • Name a page
  3. Edit a page
  4. Delete or archive a page
  5. Undo archive or delete

Lower-priority pages we need later

  1. Upload a file or image
  2. Print or copy an article or screen
  3. Find search tips
  4. Create an external or internal link
  5. Redundancy: Finding & Merging Duplicate Articles
  6. Flag duplicates
  7. Build list of articles flagged as duplicates
  8. Quickly find guidelines for article merging
  9. Discuss merger of flagged articles
  10. Merge the articles flagged as duplicates
  11. Disambiguation of titlesFlag title ambiguity
  12. Build list of titles flagged for ambiguity
  13. Quickly find disambiguation guidelines
  14. Edit flagged titles
  15. Page Blanking
  16. Speedy Deletion
    • Flag for Speedy Deletion: Regular users can’t delete an article. (Only Administrators can.) Regular users need to be able to flag articles for speedy deletion.
    • Find Speedy Deletion policy speedily.
    • Discuss articles flagged for Speedy Deletion. (It may not be obvious whether the article should be deleted; discussion is sometimes necessary.)
    • Adjudicate flagged articles according to policy.
    • Delete articles flagged for Speedy Deletion.
  17. Libel or Copyright Infringement.
    • Flag for libel or copyright infringement.
    • Generate list of articles flagged
    • Record research notes on articles flagged
  18. Adjudicate flagged articles based on policy
  19. Lock Pages
  20. Flag an article that’s not in English
  21. Flag a page needing expert attention
  22. Flag bias
  23. Flag a stub
  24. Flag for verification
  25. What need to know before authoring
  26. Know where to start
  27. Communicate new issues (give feedback)
  28. Define terms used on pages
  29. Define tabs and what they are used for
  30. Toolbox selections
  31. Join a discussion group
  32. Explain permanent link
  33. Format an article
  34. Create a subpage
  35. Find search tips
  36. Create an external or internal link
  37. Know where to start
  38. Communicate new issues (give feedback)
  39. Categorize an article
  40. Recategorize an article
  41. Cite sources
  42. Nominate a good article
  43. Apply for featured article status
  44. Edit a portal page
  45. Add to the directory of portals
  46. Add a section
  47. Merge pages
  48. Move a page