FamilySearch Wiki:Community Dialogue Summary

The intent of this page is to give Wiki contributors and the genealogical community a doorway to ongoing Community discussions.

Conversations between Wiki contributors in meetings and forum threads are summarized here in order to:

• Help the FamilySearch Wiki Community stay informed quickly and easily
• Document decisions: When they were made, how they were implemented and by whom
• Track the update of guidelines. This includes Help content, Manual of Style, Projects, Etiquette, and more
• Call attention to ideas and concerns not yet decided, allowing the Community to prioritize action

For summaries by month, see Monthly Summaries

Or click on a topic of interest below.

Adopters/Moderators

Adoption And Moderation

Content

Proposed Modification to County Page Topics

Discussion:	Changes to categories/topics on county pages
Links:	https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7793
Owner:	lembley
Date:	June 8, 2011
Status:	in discussion
Resolution:
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Links from Wiki to Research Communities

Discussion:	How should we link to the Facebook/skype communities from the Wiki
Links:	https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7702
Owner:	VasquezJL
Date:	June 1, 2011
Status:	in discussion
Resolution:
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Historical Record Page Connections

Discussion:	Connections Between Historical Records Pages and Rest of Wiki are not being made routinely
Links:	https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7436
Owner:	James Tanner
Date:	May 9, 2011
Status:	In discussion. F/U request made 6/19
Resolution:
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Long Pages

Discussion:	Content page length, should subpages be created when the original page becomes too long.
Links:	https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7068
Owner:	James Tanner
Date:	April 12, 2011
Status:	In discussion
Resolution:
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More Information on Uploaded Photos

Discussion:	Sometimes insufficient information with photo to categorize. Can a field be added to ask where the photo is to be used or where site is located.
Links:	http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=6427
Owner:	Fran Jenson
Date:	March 7, 2011
Status:	Open for discussion
Resolution:
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Purpose and Appropriate Topics

Discussion:	Do we need to review this page and evaluate against current Wiki content.
Links:	http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=6403
Owner:	James Tanner
Date:	March 6, 2011
Status:	No status specified.
Resolution:	S. Cottrells created a new template, "content," that can be used to flag a page and subsequently begin discussion of appropriateness.
Documentation:
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Updated Moderator Pages Needed

Discussion:	A page that shows both the states and countries that have moderators and those that still need a moderator
Links:	http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=6304
Owner:	Fran Jensen
Date:	March 3, 2011
Status:	discussion of best way to organize these lists. Fran Jenson to create pages and Jane Colmenares to start work on U.S.
Resolution:
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Remove Sandboxes from Search Results

Discussion:	Sandboxes currently appear in default search results. Should this be removed to avoid them appearing in genealogical results.
Links:	http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=6026
Owner:	MRitchey
Date:	February 15, 2011
Status:	in discussion
Resolution:
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Contributors

How Best to Add Help for Contributors CLOSED

Discussion:	How best to add a place in the forums for basic contributor help.
Links:	https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=6981
Owner:	JVasquez
Date:	April 8, 2011
Status:	In discussion
Resolution:	Help Forum for contributors added to forums
Documentation:
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Contributor Recognition

Discussion:	How can we recognize accomplishments on the Wiki and the Forums
Links:	http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=6377
Owner:	Holed
Date:	March 4, 2011
Status:	Discussion ongoing
Resolution:
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End Users

Recognition/Badges Users Can Earn

Discussion:	Creating a series of badges users can earn based on milestones.
Links:	http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=6904
Owner:	MRitchey
Date:	April 3, 2011
Status:	discussion ongoing
Resolution:
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Policies/Guidelines/Procedures

Call to Action - Policies

Discussion:	Family Search Policy pages should be made parallel with pages on the Wiki (example, Editing page)
Links:	https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7203
Owner:	randyhoffman
Date:	April 20, 2011
Status:	In discussion
Resolution:
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CLOSED Proposed Edit to "Free"  area in Guiding Principles

Discussion:	First sentence could be misleading if not read carefully, proposed change to wording.
Links:	https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=6849
Owner:	WHAdkins
Date:	March 30, 2011
Status:	In discussion
Resolution:	documentation to be changed.
Documentation:	all necessary documentation changed as of 4/27 per SCottrells
Notification:	None required

CLOSED Working Reference Citation Proposal

Discussion:	Proposed amendment to reference citation documentation.
Links:	https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=6847
Owner:	Randy Hoffman
Date:	March 30, 2011
Status:	No status specified.
Resolution:	April 4, poll created. Poll closed, 9/3 in favor of proposed guideline.
Documentation:	Requested documentation update 4/27 ~ Documentation changed per Randy Hoffman 5/5/2011
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User Pages

Discussion:	Do we need to formulate a policy that outlines importance of the User Page and information it should contain
Links:	http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=6384
Owner:	LEmbley
Date:	March 4, 2011
Status:	discussion ongoing - Discuss in Contributor's Meeting
Resolution:
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Create Affiliate Logo

Discussion:	FS Affiliates logo ~ do we currently have one ?
Links:	http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=5363
Owner:	NMurphy
Date:	December 30, 2010
Status:	discussion ongoing
Resolution:
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Support

Wiki Goals or Targets

Discussion:	How about setting goals or targets?
Links:	https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?t=7498
Owner:	jamestanner
Date:	May 15, 2011
Status:	in discussion
Resolution:
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