FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting Agenda 8 March 2011

Join the meeting, the ID is 7770 1 p.m. Mountain time on Tuesdays New to this meeting? *You can join up to 10 minutes early. If you try to join the meeting at any other time, you will get an error that the meeting doesn't exist. *Prior to joining the meeting for the first time, run the MeetingPlace Test to verify that you can participate in a web meeting. === Introduce new members === === Kudos go to ... === :*Everyone - there are so many good things going on right now! === Improve the Wiki === ::What if we start making weekly offers to contribute our skills to other state projects? We each have skill sets that we have developed, such as finding courthouse pics, library addresses, adding infoboxes, historical population tables, breadcrumb trails, etc. Why not collaborate by offering to help out in each other's projects? I'll make the first offer. Murphynw 04:58, 16 February 2011 (UTC) {| width="95%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" |- | bgcolor="#ffff00" | User | bgcolor="#ffff00" | Offer | bgcolor="#ffff00" | Requests | bgcolor="#ffff00" | Done |- | User:Murphynw | Add courthouse pics from private collection. Which states would like me to add courthouse pics? (Limit of three states) | LA, ID | LA, ID  |- | User:Evancol | Add infoboxes | will do same three states | LA |- | AdkinsWH | Replace &gt; with  in bread crumb trail (actually LA was already done by someone else, and many of ID also) | Same states | LA, ID  |} === Training Requests === :What would you like to learn how to do? :*Add the Online course/Indexing/Forum badge to a page (Steve will come and demonstrate) === Project Help Requests === :Need help with your project? See a project that needs to be done? Add it here: :*Support Projects  --janellv :*What's the best way to communicate between those involved in the same project? (Brainstorming - what's worked for you?) --janellv  === Forums Discussion === :Be part of the solution! Make your opinions known! Post comments to an existing thread or start a new discussion at Wiki Contributors Corner forum. {| width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center" |- | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Current forum threads of interest: Polls: (closed Saturday, March 5) *Require Adopters to edit a page before Adoption sign is posted? Results: 55% voted yes, 45% voted no. *Maximum period of inactivity of Moderators and Adopters Results: 44% voted 6 months, 33% voted 3 months. *"Three strikes" communication policy for moderators and adopters Results: 40% voted 4 weeks. 26% each to 2 weeks and 6 weeks. New since last week: *Entries containing references to FamilySearch.org *User Pages *Continuum of Engagment *Getting more information on photos that are upload *Purpose and Appropriate Topics Calls attention to need for reviewing/updating these pages. *Start of Moderator Handbook already on Wiki *Recognition Requests ideas for rewarding Wiki accomplishments *Genealogy's Star writes about the wiki *Family Tech posts an article about the wiki *we have substantial prerequisities for moderators? Comments added since last week: *FamilySearch Wiki Affiliates Logo *[Family Tech posts an article about the wiki Multiple adopters of a page?] *Should we have substantial prerequisities for moderators? *Recruiting Moderators *Proposed: Move adoption signs farther down the page Comments were made after the poll closed. Outstanding discussion items (Forum issues, Policies/Manual of Style, etc.) *Old 'Research Outlines': Any left that have not been ported over to the Wiki? Found out the plan is to close down 'Classic' FamilySearch.org at or around the end of March. **See Task to copy.... for what remains. AdkinsWH *Any issues related to the digitized books links on account of the same matter above? Things like linking to them will be important, heard they were not on the updated version of FamilySearch.org yet. |} === Thumbs up/down ratings === :*What is the best way to share this info with the general public? We don't need to bring this up each week. If we upload it to the Wiki, where should it be linked to from? The Projects page? We do need volunteers to review this info. janellv === Moderators and Adopters ===