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| − | == Getting Started as a New Contributor<br> == | + | __NOEDITSECTION__ |
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| | + | | bgcolor="#cee0f2" | <br><center><span style="font-size: 19px;">'''Search Wiki Help'''</span></center> <br> |
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| − | [[Image:WikiProject User Help NT.png|right|Copyright by author: Andrew Hampe (under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic License)]]Welcome! Thank you for your willingness to come and contribute your knowledge to help genealogists everywhere find their ancestors. <br> | + | |} |
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| | + | <u><span style="font-size: 19px;">'''[[Help:Wiki Basics|Getting Started on the Wiki]]'''</span></u><br>Completing the basics |
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| − | The following will help you get started (click the links to learn more about each item):
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| | + | <span style="font-size: 19px;">'''<u>[[Help:Browsing the Wiki|Browsing the Wiki]]</u>'''</span> <br>Navigating the site |
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| − | :#[[Help:How to Register with the Wiki|Register]] for an account (you may already have one if you use other FamilySearch.org or LDS.org web sites)
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| − | :#Take the [[Help:Tour|Wiki Tour]] or visit a [[New Wiki Contributors Training|New Wiki Contributors Training Meeting]] to learn more about ways you can contribute<br> | + | | |
| − | :#Edit your first page by:
| + | <span style="font-size: 19px;">'''<u>[[Help:Editing The Wiki|Editing the Wiki]]</u>'''</span><br>Help with editing, linking, templates, and more |
| − | :#*Sharing something you know about where you live
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| − | :#*Adding information about a place you are currently researching
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| − | :#*Joining an [[Projects Seeking Contributors|ongoing project]]<br>(The links below will help you get started)
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| − | :#[[Help:User page|Edit your user page]] to tell others a little about yourself.
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| − | {{Contributor Help badge}}The Family Search Wiki is a collaborative community effort. Your contributions are welcome on '''every''' page.
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| | + | <span style="font-size: 19px;">'''<u>[[Help:User page and preferences|User Page and Preferences]]</u>'''</span> <br>Creating a user page and setting preferences |
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| | + | <u><span style="font-size: 19px;">'''[[Help:Images and files|Images and Files]]'''</span></u><br>Uploading and using images and files |
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| − | == Getting Started - Wiki Lessons == | + | | |
| | + | <span style="font-size: 19px;">'''<u>[[Help:Resources and lists|Resources and Lists]]</u>'''</span> <br>Handy reference information for contributors |
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| − | Review interactive courses to teach you how to contribute to the wiki. Each lesson takes approximately 15-20 minutes:
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| | + | <u><span style="font-size: 19px;">'''[[Help:Guiding principles and policies|Guiding Principles and Policies]]'''</span></u><br>Community standards for contributors |
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| − | *[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Local_Support/Consultant/BIG/Research_Wiki/Wiki_Overview/player.html Wiki Overview]
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| − | *[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Local_Support/Consultant/BIG/Research_Wiki/CreatingandSearching/player.html Searching for and Creating Articles]
| + | <u><span style="font-size: 19px;">'''[[Help:Creating a new page|Creating a Page]]'''</span></u><br>Creating and renaming Wiki Pages |
| − | *[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Local_Support/Consultant/BIG/Research_Wiki/EditingWikiArticles/player.html Editing Articles]
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| − | *[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Local_Support/Consultant/BIG/Research_Wiki/LinksandCitations/player.html Adding Links and Citations]
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| − | *[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Local_Support/Consultant/BIG/Research_Wiki/InsertingImagesandTemplates/player.html Inserting Images and Using Templates]
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| − | *[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Local_Support/Consultant/BIG/Research_Wiki/WatchingWikiArticles/player.html Watching Articles and Using History]
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| − | Each one contains:
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| | + | <u><span style="font-size: 19px;">'''[[Community Center|Community Center]]'''</span></u><br>Collaborate and communicate with other users |
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| − | *A basic explanation of how to perform a task.
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| − | *A video demonstration (the same demonstrations listed in the Video Demonstrations section below)
| + | <u><span style="font-size: 19px;">'''[[Help:Support team|Technical Information]]'''</span></u><br>Instructions for support and sysops |
| − | *Practice exercises
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| − | *Handouts with step-by-step instructions and pictures
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| − | *Check Your Learning quizzes
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| − | == Getting Started - Video Demonstrations == | + | {| width="750" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" |
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| | + | | width="35%" | '''<u><span align="center" style="font-size: 19px;">[[User:Evancol/Sandbox/Questions|Questions?]]</span></u>'''<br>Get help from a real person <br><br><br>'''<u><span align="center" style="font-size: 19px;">[[Help:Volunteer to help|Volunteer to help]]</span></u>'''<br>Contribute your knowledge, or <br>help make the wiki a better place |
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| − | You can also watch shorter 3-5 minute videos on each topic:
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| − | *[https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/Wiki-Edit Editing a Wiki Article ]
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| − | *[https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiLinks Adding Links]
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| − | *[https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiImages Adding Images]
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| − | *[https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiCitations Adding Citations]
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| − | *[https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/Wiki-Create Creating a Wiki Article]
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| − | *[https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiWatch Watching Wiki Articles]
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| − | *[https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiTemplates Using Templates]
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| − | *Webinar: [http://www.millenniacorp.com/_videos/webinars/2011-07-06-we/2011-07-06-we.html Leveraging the Power of We: a Watershed Event in Discovering Where to Find Your Ancestors] by FamilySearch's Michael Ritchey
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| − | == Getting Started - Contributor Help Articles ==
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| − | '''Editing'''
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| − | *[[Help:Basic Editing|Basic editing]] (see [https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/Wiki-Edit demo])<br>
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| − | *[[Copying and Pasting into a Wiki Page|Basic: Copy and paste into a wiki page]]
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| − | *[[Help:The Editing Tool (FCK Editor)|Help: The Editing Tool ]]
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| − | *[[Simple edits you can make|Simple edits you can make]]
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| − | *[[Help:Formatting|Basic Wikitext]]
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| − | '''Citing Sources'''
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| − | *[[Help:How to add citations|How to add citations]] (see [https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiCitations demo])
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats|Source Citation Formats]]
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Sources Consulted but Not Referenced|Sources consulted but not referenced]]
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| − | '''Linking'''
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| − | *[[Help:Adding Links|Adding Links]] (see [https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiLinks demo])
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| − | *[[Help:Create an internal link|Linking to Wiki pages]]
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| − | *[[Help:Create an external link|Linking outside the Wiki]]
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| − | *[[Help:Advanced Linking|Advanced linking]][[Create a page linked from an existing page|<br>]]
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| − | '''Wiki Guidelines'''
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Guiding Principles|Guiding Principles]]
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Policies|Policies]]
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| − | <br>'''Images'''
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| − | *[[Help:Selecting images for the Wiki|Selecting images]]
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| − | *[[Upload a file or image|Submitting images]] (see [https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiImages demo])
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| − | *[[Insert an uploaded image in an article|Adding images to a page]]
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| − | '''Creating and Naming Pages'''
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Name a new article|Basic page naming]]
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| − | *[[Help:How to create an article|Creating a page]] (see [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/FamilySearch/Wiki_Demos/En/videos.html?v=create-new-page demo])
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| − | *[[Create a page linked from an existing page|Creating a new linked page]]
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| − | '''Watching Pages'''
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| − | *[[Help:Tracking changes|Watch page changes]] (see [https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiWatch demo])
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| − | *[[Help:Watchlist|Watching Pages]]
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| − | == Join the Community ==
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| − | '''Community Links'''
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| − | *[[Community Center|Community Center]]
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| − | *[[Community News|Community News]]
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| − | *[http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=4 Research Forums]
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| − | *[http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Wiki Forums]
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| − | '''Community Projects'''
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| − | *[[Projects Seeking Contributors|Projects Seeking Contributors]]
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| − | '''Community Support'''
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Wiki Support|Help Support Wiki Contributors]]
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| − | '''Community Meetings'''
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Community Meetings|Community Meetings]] - Learn about <u>all</u> the meetings currently going on around the Wiki.
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| − | #[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/New_Wiki_Contributors_Training New Wiki Contributors Training Meeting]
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| − | #[[FamilySearch Wiki Contributors Meeting|Wiki Contributors Meeting]]
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| − | #[[FamilySearch Wiki:Technical Meeting|Technical Meeting]]
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| − | == Intermediate/Advanced - Help Articles ==
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| − | '''Advanced Editing'''
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| − | *[[Edit a page|Advanced editing]] <br>
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| − | *[[Help:Wiki markup|Advanced editing with Wikitext]]<br>
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| − | *[[Help:How to Convert a Microsoft Office Document into Wiki Format|Advanced: Copy documents into the wiki]]<br>
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| − | *[[How moderators upload images|Uploading images]] (for Reviewers and Moderators)<br>
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| − | '''Categorization'''
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| − | *[[Help:Categorization|How to categorize pages]] (see last part of this [https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/Wiki-Edit demo])
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| − | *[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/wiki/GetStartedHelp/AddCategory_GP/AddCategory_GP.htm Guided practice for adding categories]
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| − | *[[Help:Advanced categorization|Advanced categorization]]
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| − | *[[Special:Categories|Browse existing categories]]
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| − | '''Naming, Renaming, and Redirecting Pages'''
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| − | *[[Help:Renaming a page|Renaming a page]] (see last part of this [https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/Wiki-Create demo])
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| − | *[[Help:Redirects|Redirecting a page]]
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| − | *[[Help:Namespaces|Adding a page to the correct namespace]]
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| − | *[[Help:How to Create an Un-Portal Page|Creating an un-portal page]]
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| − | *[[How to Split Articles|Splitting articles]]
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| − | *[[Help:A quick guide to templates|A quick guide to templates]] (see [https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/FS_index.html?v=https://help.familysearch.org/kb/tutorials/en/fsdemos/WikiTemplates demo])
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| − | *[[Help:Templates|Help: Templates]]
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Maintenance Templates|Maintenance templates]]
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| − | *[[Help:Adding basic tables to an article|Basic tables]]
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| − | *[[Help:Tables|Advanced tables]]
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| − | *[[Copy Spreadsheets into the Wiki|Copy spreadsheets into the wiki]]
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| − | == Additional Guidance ==
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| − | '''Forums'''
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| − | *[http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=4 Research] - Ask your general or specific research questions of Family Search genealogists.
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| − | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=56 Contributor Help] - This is where you can ask "how to" questions you cannot find answers for.
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| − | *[http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=81 Contributor's Corner] - Participate in Wiki decision making, vote in polls concerning policy, format and other issues, and discuss relevant topics.
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| − | *[http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=1 Feedback and Suggestions] - Have a great suggestion to help make the Wiki better ? Want to give feedback on the Wiki operation, governance or design ? This is the place to do it.
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| − | '''Avoiding Disputes'''
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| − | *[[Contributor Guidelines|Contributor Guidelines]]
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Wiki:Moderator|Volunteer as a Wiki moderator]]
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| − | *[[FamilySearch Research Wiki Teaching Aids|Wiki Teaching Aids]]
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