User talk:DiltsGD/Sandbox 76

Like it!
I like your proposal, David. One question I have is about IRAD depositories. Is there alternate wording that could be used for it? I'm concerned about beginners and intermediates not knowing what IRAD is. I know I've been mostly a genealogy tool-builder during my years at FamilySearch, but although I have a family history degree, I myself have no idea what IRAD is, so I'm wondering how many beginners and low intermediates do. RitcheyMT 03:23, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

When to link out to Military Records
Judging by the fact that some county pages are 42+ screens long, I suspect it may not be a good idea to have a subheading for every applicable war under a Military Records heading. Perhaps instead there should be a Military heading and if each conflict needs a subheading, the Military section should be very short, with a link out to a separate page that deals with all the applicable wars. County pages are getting way, way bloated. RitcheyMT 03:46, 27 June 2011 (UTC) I'm not always clear when things should be subheadings, and when they're just text. I started trimming subheadings tonight before I read your post, because the list was just too long. Another example where I think subheadings aren't needed is Libraries, Archives and Museums. Maybe that should just be an alphabetical listing of libraries, archiives (including IRAD - Illinois's unique archives sytem), and museums. The list might go something like this (without the bullet points) for Champaign County: • Champaign County Historical Museum (address and contact info, brief explanation of what they've got) • Champaign County Historical Society (address and contact info, etc.) • Champaign Illinois Family History Center (address linked to wiki page or FamilySearch "Find a FamilySearch Center"?) • Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD), Illinois State University (linked to IRAD page for that county). • Urbana Free Library (address, etc.)