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The intent of this page is to give Wiki contributors and the genealogical community a doorway to ongoing Community discussions.
Conversations between Wiki contributors in meetings and forum threads are summarized here in order to:
- Help the FamilySearch Wiki Community stay informed quickly and easily
- Document decisions: When they were made, how they were implemented and by whom
- Track the update of guidelines. This includes Help content, Manual of Style, Projects, Etiquette, and more
- Call attention to ideas and concerns not yet decided, allowing the Community to prioritize action
For summaries by month, see Monthly Summaries
Or click on a topic of interest below.
Adopters/Moderators
Content
Proposed Modification to County Page Topics
| Discussion: |
Changes to categories/topics on county pages |
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| Links: |
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7793 |
| Owner: |
lembley |
| Date: |
June 8, 2011 |
| Status: |
in discussion |
| Resolution: |
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Links from Wiki to Research Communities
| Discussion: |
How should we link to the Facebook/skype communities from the Wiki |
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| Links: |
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7702 |
| Owner: |
VasquezJL |
| Date: |
June 1, 2011 |
| Status: |
in discussion |
| Resolution: |
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| Notification: |
Historical Record Page Connections
| Discussion: |
Connections Between Historical Records Pages and Rest of Wiki are not being made routinely |
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| Links: |
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7436 |
| Owner: |
James Tanner |
| Date: |
May 9, 2011 |
| Status: |
In discussion. F/U request made 6/19 |
| Resolution: |
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| Notification: |
Long Pages
| Discussion: |
Content page length, should subpages be created when the original page becomes too long. |
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| Links: |
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7068 |
| Owner: |
James Tanner |
| Date: |
April 12, 2011 |
| Status: |
In discussion |
| Resolution: |
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| Documentation: |
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| Notification: |
More Information on Uploaded Photos
| Discussion: |
Sometimes insufficient information with photo to categorize. Can a field be added to ask where the photo is to be used or where site is located. |
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| Owner: |
Fran Jenson |
| Date: |
March 7, 2011 |
| Status: |
Open for discussion |
| Resolution: |
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| Notification: |
Purpose and Appropriate Topics
| Discussion: |
Do we need to review this page and evaluate against current Wiki content. |
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| Links: |
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| Owner: |
James Tanner |
| Date: |
March 6, 2011 |
| Status: | No status specified. |
| Resolution: |
S. Cottrells created a new template, "content," that can be used to flag a page and subsequently begin discussion of appropriateness. |
| Documentation: |
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| Notification: |
Updated Moderator Pages Needed
| Discussion: |
A page that shows both the states and countries that have moderators and those that still need a moderator |
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| Links: |
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| Owner: |
Fran Jensen |
| Date: |
March 3, 2011 |
| Status: |
discussion of best way to organize these lists. Fran Jenson to create pages and Jane Colmenares to start work on U.S. |
| Resolution: |
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| Notification: |
Remove Sandboxes from Search Results
| Discussion: |
Sandboxes currently appear in default search results. Should this be removed to avoid them appearing in genealogical results. |
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| Owner: |
MRitchey |
| Date: |
February 15, 2011 |
| Status: |
in discussion |
| Resolution: |
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| Notification: |
Contributors
How Best to Add Help for Contributors CLOSED
| Discussion: |
How best to add a place in the forums for basic contributor help. |
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| Links: |
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=6981 |
| Owner: |
JVasquez |
| Date: |
April 8, 2011 |
| Status: |
In discussion |
| Resolution: |
Help Forum for contributors added to forums |
| Documentation: |
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| Notification: |
Contributor Recognition
| Discussion: |
How can we recognize accomplishments on the Wiki and the Forums |
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| Links: |
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| Owner: |
Holed |
| Date: |
March 4, 2011 |
| Status: |
Discussion ongoing |
| Resolution: |
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| Documentation: |
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| Notification: |
End Users
Recognition/Badges Users Can Earn
| Discussion: |
Creating a series of badges users can earn based on milestones. |
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| Links: |
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| Owner: |
MRitchey |
| Date: |
April 3, 2011 |
| Status: |
discussion ongoing |
| Resolution: |
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| Documentation: |
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| Notification: |
Policies/Guidelines/Procedures
Call to Action - Policies
| Discussion: |
Family Search Policy pages should be made parallel with pages on the Wiki (example, Editing page) |
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| Links: |
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7203 |
| Owner: |
randyhoffman |
| Date: |
April 20, 2011 |
| Status: |
In discussion |
| Resolution: |
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| Documentation: |
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| Notification: |
CLOSED Proposed Edit to "Free" area in Guiding Principles
| Discussion: |
First sentence could be misleading if not read carefully, proposed change to wording. |
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| Links: |
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=6849 |
| Owner: |
WHAdkins |
| Date: |
March 30, 2011 |
| Status: |
In discussion |
| Resolution: |
documentation to be changed. |
| Documentation: |
all necessary documentation changed as of 4/27 per SCottrells |
| Notification: |
None required |
CLOSED Working Reference Citation Proposal
| Discussion: |
Proposed amendment to reference citation documentation. |
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| Links: |
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=6847 |
| Owner: |
Randy Hoffman |
| Date: |
March 30, 2011 |
| Status: | No status specified. |
| Resolution: |
April 4, poll created. Poll closed, 9/3 in favor of proposed guideline. |
| Documentation: |
Requested documentation update 4/27 ~ Documentation changed per Randy Hoffman 5/5/2011 |
| Notification: |
User Pages
| Discussion: |
Do we need to formulate a policy that outlines importance of the User Page and information it should contain |
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| Links: |
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| Owner: |
LEmbley |
| Date: |
March 4, 2011 |
| Status: |
discussion ongoing - Discuss in Contributor's Meeting |
| Resolution: |
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| Documentation: |
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| Notification: |
Create Affiliate Logo
| Discussion: |
FS Affiliates logo ~ do we currently have one ? |
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| Links: |
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| Owner: |
NMurphy |
| Date: |
December 30, 2010 |
| Status: |
discussion ongoing |
| Resolution: |
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| Notification: |
Support
Wiki Goals or Targets
| Discussion: |
How about setting goals or targets? |
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| Links: |
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7498 |
| Owner: |
jamestanner |
| Date: |
May 15, 2011 |
| Status: |
in discussion |
| Resolution: |
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| Documentation: |
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| Notification: |
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