FamilySearch Wiki:Project backlog

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Priority	Story	Notes	I want to Help
	Scrub Moderation tasks
	Determine problem with creating portal pages
	Find and translate English wiki terms to Spanish
	Login/Register page takes user back to point of origin
	Fix Firefox 2.0.0.7 issue with going Back in wiki
	Define how we will flag
	Place "Part A" for Wales on wiki
	Creat Adobe Connect learning sessions
	Move Secondary box to Prod
	Landing page designed and tested
	Define Information Architecture
	Push Wiki.ppt to consultants
	Put Spanish Wiki instance on Production
	Create a Portuguese Wiki instance on staging	As a Portuguese-speaking user I need this resource in my native language or I cannot move forward. The sooner the better
	Create a Chinese Wiki instance on staging	As a Chinese-speaking user I need this resource in my native language or I cannot move forward. The sooner the better
	Scrub Backlog and place on Confluence
	Apply Talk namespace patch
	Define how to improve Image Approval process
	Change Nagios Scripts: More disk space on root
	Test scripts for deploy
	Externalize TIDY fix into an extension
	Automate removal of TIDY error in current DB
	Evaluate MySQL Enterprise
	Documentation: Site design/Admin, portals, namespaces, lockdown, templates
	Define default settings for search	Maps that are images do not turn up in current default search. Most users looking for any of our British county maps cannot find the maps and will seldom know to change their namespace preferences
	How do we add metadata keywords to a page?	As an advanced user I need to know how to add metadata keywords to that search and other advanced features can work for the advanced user to easily find information
	Paper Prototype Research for Landing Page
	Landing Page Usability research
	Create Semantic Ontology (properties and categories) on Dev (80% complete)
	Test EditWithForms in Semantic Forms
	Convert category tags on current articles to Semantic tags
	Determine changes needed in skins for MW localization (dependency on running Spanish instance)
	Install xampp on all wiki servers
	Train managers how to measure/monitor employee contributions
	Need manager stat tool for monitoring articles, reporting
	Need a way to mark entire portal for watching
	Fallback authentication code if CIS is not stable
	Globalization page needs additional testing
	Add to the EmailFile extension the source wiki and language the request came from.
	Refine image approval process: committed turn around time, notifications, etc.
	Test image size limitation
	Portal Page creation not working
	Search by place and date	I am mostly going to be searching by place and by date, so the search options need to include an easy way for me to enter this information and search this way. Since a wiki seach is similar to Google, we could at least divide the one field entry into two boxes (place and date) so the user understands the importance of both parameters.
	Search results shows locale and time specific records	The search results need to display content specific to the locale and the time period that I search for, and not show other time periods or other locales at all.
	Look for Mediawiki add-on for Advanced Search tools
	Test How'to's
	Breadcrumbs	Ability to turn on & off in user preferences
	Create an icon to indicate that a training module exists for a "How to"
	Fix Bug: When linking to an internal page not in the main namespace, the search box won't let you find article you need
	Search by standardized name gets a valid result	e.g. Tabor, Alberta, Canada
	Browse by standard more intuitive	e.g. Canada, Alberta, Tabor -- move states and counties up in the list, don't make user that is broswing have to scroll
	Make message of need to authenticate more useful	Currently states that email is not validated, not useful
	Decide whether patrolling should include the flagging of articles not written in a neutral point of view (NPOV)	As a moderator I need to know the rules so that I can do my job the way I am expected
	Templates for Flagging: Flagging article that have problems	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: I want a way to flag an article without having to code	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: I want to know how to notify site admins of copyrigt infringement	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: How to flag ambiguous page titles	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: How to flag duplicates	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: How to discuss merger of flagged duplicates	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: How to flag an article that's in the wrong language	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: Flag a page that needs expert attention	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: Flag bias	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: Flag for verification	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: I want to notify someone about some inappropriate content I found	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Templates for Flagging: I want to immediately flag something for deletion or block inappropriate page item from public view, pending review (page)	As a moderator I need to be trained so that I can say that I am doing the best I can
	Tab integration marketing plan
	consider ISBD plugin for referencing books
	Define how regional moderation will be implemented	Write a page with ideas and procedures for moderators role in creating the language pages
	Make creation of new page more intuitive (Mediawiki extension)
	I want an easy way to categorize an article (without coding)
	I want every new page to be categorized
	Write instructions on how to patrol/guidelines for patrolling
	Create a browse by topic(non-place) category and populate it
	Need a way to browse a category tree--not just a flat list
	Populate policy namespace
	"Things you can do page, such as: Write content Disambiguation Categorization Linking orphans and dead ends"	As a Wiki user who has a desire to become more engaged I need to know what tasks are the most important so that I feel like I am actually helping
	Test the use of clickable maps on the wiki by making the Wales County map on Portal:wales clickable
	I need a way to count and view all portal pages on the site	As an admin I need a way to easily get a count of all portal pages,and be able to easily select and view, so that I can measure and report on progress of site organization and content.
	How to compress images article (Picnik)
	Pull all research guidance and research helps content that is about research from FSI and inject into wiki (see Jewish Research Guide)
	Figure out how to get Danish Handwriting Guide onto the Wiki
	Determine best practice for adding "Finding Records uides" to the wiki and implement one in updatable format
	Define a process for printing multiple pages into a single print job that looks like a publication
	Find and fix pages that contain code in text or titles
	Improve watching portals	As a moderator I want to be able to mark a portal as watched and have it watch the whole portal without having to go in a watch each box on the portal. In this way I can see changes to portal with one step and can stay abreast of those changes.
	Regular reports on service level of patrolling	As a product sponsor I want to make sure that content is being patrolled regularly so that we can be certain that inappropriate content is caught immediately
	Way to report on user and contributor retention	As a product sponsor I want to be able to not only measure but see regular statistics on user and contributor retention--week to week and month to month--so that I can know how well the Wiki is meeting user needs and achieving organizational goals
	Way for users to ask for content that is needed and not on the Wiki, and vote on content with the most needs	As a user of the Wiki I need to have a way to publicly post, per each domain or portal, a request 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.
	Add source citations to wiki articles that originated as Research Outlines
	Research how to make it easier to contribute	1. Find out how people contribute (CI) 2. Write user story for each 3. Test them based on user story, write new requirements
	Create an autogenerated report in google Analytics that exludes visits from Church HQ
	Determine whether place authorities will be used in the Wiki	As a product owner I need to determine how we will use the Wiki to keep track of place standards and who will do the work to load the initial data into the Wiki so that any synergies are exploited
	Determine whether event authorities will be used in the Wiki - (e.g. Russian Event: Revolution in 1917)	As a member of research support I need to decide whether the Wiki and its users would benefit from having key events from various countries listed. Will having events help users in their research?
	Integrate vBulletin and Mediawiki using vBwikiPro (see nuhit.com)	As a user I want to be able to use both the Wiki and the Forums with a single account and sign-on so that it is easy to use and I have one less password and ID to forget.
	R&D: Experiement with Collaborative tools (blog, etc.) to learn new ways to deliver value to customers
	What is the best way to add/change Mediawiki UI Strings --edit language.php or add/edit in wiki
	Test broadcast email by sending message to users group
	Market the Wiki to gain a targeted audience of 50,000 users who will have a high potential to want to return to or recommend the site.
	Add a 1 week limitation on the registration screen for email validation
	Enhance acount/password recovery process
	Search for broken links	Need a tool that searches the wiki for broken external links and then generates a report to the admins.
	Links should be updated or deleted if content is moved	If I link to another site or rich media content I want to have those links automatically updated should the content move or be deleted.
	Define requirements for a rating system for rating contributors
	Define requirements for a rating system for rating content
	User score or contribution score extention: Analyze and implement
	Check for extension to weight user contributions and rate users for the "Featured Article" piece
	TEST: Scale to thousands of concurrent edits, 30K users per day	Since this site will be an option from the home page of FamilySearch it needs to be able to handle the volumes that FS will have. That could mean 30K concurrent users in read-only mode and 3000 concurrent users editing.
	I want metrics on service level for dealing with copyright infringement
	E-vites to invite a friend to view or conribute to a page
	I want to know how to market my part of the site to other audiences
	User acceptance testing for forum, blogs, and chat picks	As a user I want to be able to give input as to which methods are preferred for communication between HQ support and my peers so that the best tools are used
	Determine whether surname studies will be allowed in the Wiki and how they will be found with search
	Issue counter	Each page will have a counter that can be edited and incremented by the user if they decide that their issue is already counted but they want to let us know the frequency of the issue.
	Interactive maps for guidance
	Remove unused images
	Look for extention to collapse categories: some categories have so many articles that it makes it difficult to navigate (see stubs)
	Ability to block IP address
	Policy on suspending user privileges, blocking IPs
	Remove bad content (words etc) permanently from history --evaluate oversite extension
	Check curent image for copyrightness
	Virtual referfence--search for tools to allow specialists to do their job anywhere in the world.
	Make an image for the background color (general styles) of portal pages
	Research how to track user contributions via registration
	Research storing in HTML backend
	Make the main page fresh more often through regualr updates
	Create user-defined favorites
	Easy way to identify specific needs	When I go to this site I may not know exactly what I need to do or even what or who I need to find. There should be an option for me to go through an interview process that will result in recommended steps to take.
	Wizard for filtered search as a part of the landing page
	Test email to contributors by surveing contributors to one region
	How to: How to nominate a good article for "Featured Article"	As a Community Member I want to be able to nominate a good article to be highlighted and featured, this will help promote good standards and it will reward good contributors so that they will want to return and contibute more.
	On the search results page add a way for a user to click a button and have a clarify note sent to Marc F with the search criteria results and a note as to why the user thinks the results stink.	As a user I need an easy way to report back to relevant people why the search results I received based on the search criteria I entered are not useful to me and why. In this way the search engine and algorithms can be refined to be more useful.
	We need a link on the main page of the Wiki that points to the "Poll of the Day" or "Survey of the Day" or "Take this Survey"…..etc.
	CI Testing: Blogs, Chats, Forums--right apps to deliver answers to user's questions