FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York Meeting Agendas


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First Meeting Minutes
Thursday 22 September 2011


 * 1) New York Moderator (DSammy) remarks
 * 2) Proposed adoption of the FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York page as the project home page (approved)
 * 3) Choose a time and place for the next three WikiProject New York meetings (Every Thursday 1:00 p.m.)
 * 4) Choose a project leader (David Dilts approved)
 * 5) Take time to have each participant "register" by adding a project logo to their User page (discussed)
 * 6) Discuss and delegate someone to set up a section of the home page telling how to reach each WikiProject New York member. (Danielle Batson approved, telephone numbers disapproved)
 * 7) Discuss and adopt a tentative preliminary project schedule including sprints (phases), if any (discussed possibility of three week sprints)
 * 8) Tentatively prioritize project task list (discussed)
 * 9) Discuss WikiProject New York Progress Chart (discussed)
 * 10) Discuss and define the first task for project participants (discussed)
 * 11) Discuss and adopt project rules (approved with modifications)


 * To be called "Framework" rather than "Rules"
 * Prefer term "teaching" to "pedagogical"

12. Discuss and adopt project model New York county style page (approved with modifications)


 * Request to review possible flat or flatter structure next week
 * All headings approved from top down to Taxation with these notations
 * Considerable discussion about "Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups"
 * Repositories approved as header, but decided to remove sub-headers by turning them into bold words rather than level 5 headers:
 * Archvies, Libraries, and Museums (bold)
 * Courthouses (bold)
 * Family History Centers (bold)
 * Societies (bold)
 * Decided to place "Social Groups Online" as a separate header outside repositories heading

Second Meeting Agenda
Time and Place


 * Second meeting: Thursday 29 September 2011 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)
 * Format: MeetingPlace Meetings ID 7717. Click to Attend or Dial in Number: 801-240-2663. MeetingPlace ID 7717.


 * Contact David Dilts telephone 801-240-3477 for details.

Agenda


 * 1) Review, update, and adopt agenda similar to the one below (5 minutes)
 * 2) Review and approve minutes of 22 Sep 2011 meeting (10 minutes)
 * 3) WikiProject New York user box: If you are not already on the New York participants list, please add the following to your own User page: 
 * 4) Linda Carver multiple library call numbers (10 minutes)
 * 5) Jane Colmenares (15 minutes)


 * A. Shouldn't we be following precedent set for Illinois project.
 * B. "Vetting" our contributions is an issue.

6. Dsammy (15 minutes)


 * A. Flatter or flat stucture options
 * B. Size of images
 * C. Consideration for removal

7. DiltsGD Review preferred Chicago Manual of Style citation style (10 minutes)

8. (Continued from previous week: Discuss and adopt project model New York county style page (30 minutes)


 * A. finish Vital Records
 * B. Changes since last week:
 * 1. added Neighboring Counties
 * 2. added Albany County map (a county map would normally replace a list of Neighboring Counties, but put a neighboring counties list in until we have time to insert a map)
 * 3. Repositories sub-headers changed to bold from level 5 headers
 * Archvies, Libraries, and Museums (bold)
 * Courthouses (bold)
 * Family History Centers (bold)
 * Societies (bold)
 * 4. Social Groups Online moved out to be a separate alphabetical header

9. Final adoption of Albany County with the modifications approved in this meeting as the official model for the remaining New York counties (5 minutes) 10. Either adopt the existing task list for modification, or create a proposed alternative task list (15 minutes) 11. Decide sprint end date: suggested 20 October 2011 (5 minutes) 12. Sign up for tasks (10 minutes)