Community Meeting Agenda 15 December 2009

Guest today!
Diane Loosle, manager for the FamilySearch Community Services, will be joining the meeting for a few minutes. We look forward to hearing from her today!

Information items

 * The new FAQ page for technical questions - use the discussion page to add your suggestions for technical questions that would be good to include.
 * In the near future there will be an improvement to the way in which categories can be added to pages in the Wiki. "In the near future" is about all I know, so check back often for these changes! Be sure to send in feedback as you test the new design for categories!!! Fran 20:51, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Another change we will see in the near future is related to the Wiki login process. Improvements are coming, but the exact date is unknown. As always, your comments and suggestions are appreciated! Fran 20:51, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

A place for community discussions

 * Last week in the Community Meeting we discussed the idea of creating a project page for discussion items that come up repeatedly in the weekly meeting. The goal is to simplify the review of all previous discussion for a single topic by consolidating the discussion on a single page. This consolidation will make it possible for new community participants to catch up on a previous discussion and join in by adding their own ideas to the project discussion page. As a result of this discussion last week, the creation of a technical discussion page is coming soon. Wikipedia has a discussion page for technical questions that is linked from their Village pump. Their Village pump also has discussion areas for policies, persistent proposals, and miscellaneous items.I am trying to think of a good name for the page other than "Village pump." Any suggestions? --Fran 16:57, 12 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Previous discussions about the proposal for a "Village pump" discussion area on FamilySearch Wiki include -
 * User talk:CottrellS
 * Talk:What New Users and Contributors Want to Make Wiki Easier

As a suggestion for an alternative term for Viliage Pump, how about Community Corner, which is a phrase that I have noticed Kara using. It would encompass these meetings as well as the proposed discussion pages. --Steve 08:58, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Portal to un-portal project

 * The new portal to un-portal project page! The first technical discussion page has already been created. I chose the "Portal to Un-portal" status as the first page to create due to it's repeated inclusion on the Community Meeting agenda for the past several months. Now, if you have a question concerning the status of the Portal to un-portal project, you can go straight to the page to see the current status. In addition, you can sign up on the page to volunteer to help with the conversions. --Fran 17:06, 12 December 2009 (UTC)


 * A BIG thank you to dsammy, JamesAnderson, and Steve for their help in updating nearly the entire status of the new portal to un-portal project page! When I reviewed the page a few minutes ago, I was amazed at how much they had accomplished. Thank you so much for all you do to help make the Wiki the best it can be! -- Fran 05:40, 11 December 2009 (UTC)