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When you have a question about contributing to the wiki, you can:

Contact FamilySearch by email and make sure you put Wiki in the title of your message.
Get involved with the Wiki Community through the below areas

Discuss specific pages: Discuss issues on the Talk/Discussion pages to comment about a specific page.
Stay updated on Wiki changes: Attend a Wiki Contributor meeting and ask questions there.

Contact FamilySearch any time you have a problem in the wiki. Following are a few specific examples:

Technical problems such as page editing not working correctly, problems with logging in, wiki bugs, etc. See the Wiki Known Issues for more information.
Problems with communicating with others, or being unable to work out differences of opinion on your own. See the Dispute Resolution process for more information.
Serious violations of wiki scope or policy. Many violations can be handled by community members, but more serious issues may need to be brought to the attention of FamilySearch. See Wiki policies for more information.

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 When you have a question about contributing to the wiki, you can:
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/phoneList Contact FamilySearch]&nbsp;(866-406-1830 in North America)&nbsp;to talk with our Wiki team
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-*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Discuss any topic]: '''Join the FamilySearch&nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Forums]&nbsp;to participate in the active wiki community discussions or ask questions.
 *'''[[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|Discuss specific pages]]:''' Discuss issues on the'''&nbsp;'''[[Help:Discussion Pages (Talk Pages)|Talk/Discussion pages]]&nbsp;to comment about a specific page.&nbsp;
 *'''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Community Meetings|Stay updated on Wiki changes]]: '''Attend a Wiki&nbsp;[[FamilySearch Wiki:Community Meetings|Contributor meeting]]&nbsp;and ask questions there.
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