Template:Guidelines List

Research Wiki Guidelines and related links

Type of guideline	Article links	Description
General (Article)	FamilySearch Wiki:Purpose, Policies, and Procedures	Free, Verifiable, Neutral, Spam free, and Code of Conduct
General (Article)	Consensus	Defined as: first, general agreement, and second, group solidarity of belief
General (Article)	Manual of Style	A set of standards for the design and writing of wiki articles
General (Article)	Transforming a Style Idea to a Manual of Style Guideline	Procedure to try to transform your idea into a site-wide guideline
Behavioral guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:Assume Good Faith	Be civil and follow dispute resolution processes, rather than attacking contributors or edit warring with them
Behavioral guideline	Etiquette Guidelines	Principles of etiquette or "Wikiquette", on how to work with others on the Wiki
Behavioral guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:Be Kind to Newcomers	Most newcomers are not familiar with the policies or guiding principles so respectfully instruct them
Behavioral guideline	Digital Coups	Don’t try to win an edit war by bringing in allies or by enlisting friends to create the illusion of support.
Behavioral (Article)	Tips to avoid disputes	To prevent an edit war, both contributors should use civilized discussion
Behavioral (Article)	Talk to each other	The negotiation process will remain transparent by recording the entire conversation on the article "talk" page
Behavioral (Article)	Contributor assistance	Contributor assistance can be sought by listing a dispute through an edit to this site
Behavioral (Article)	Mediation Requests	If you are experiencing an editing conflict, you can submit the issue here so that it will be mediated
Content guideline	Proper Content	Just because you can publish something widely doesn’t mean you should if it is not relevant
Content guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:Proven Techniques	When sharing research information avoid unproven techniques. If you have not tried it then do not share it
Content guideline	Source Citation Formats	The first contributor to add a reference to an article sets the style for that article.
Content guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:Link, Don’t Copy	It is far better to add a brief quote or summary and then link to the public domain source material
Content guideline	Biographies	Biographies of individuals, whether living or deceased, are not allowed (except as an short example)
Content guideline	Syllabuses	An article that covers a syllabus should remain as given, a new article can be created with the latest information
Content (Article)	FamilySearch Wiki:Accuracy and Collaboration	Wiki content authoring isn’t about command and control; it’s about the merit of ideas. We are smarter than me
Organizational (Proposal)	Categorization	Proposal: The categories used should reflect where users are most likely to look if they can't remember the article name
Organizational guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:Category Deletion	Categories that do not follow naming conventions can be immediately renamed and deleted after moving articles
Organizational guideline	Disambiguation	Process of resolving conflicts when a single term can be associated with more than one topic
Editing guideline	Signatures	Talk pages should be signed to aid discussions: articles should not be signed because they are shared work
Editing guideline	User ID	It is best to choose a neutral, non-controversial name. No obscene or profane names are allowed.
Editing guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:Talk Page Guidelines	A space for editors to discuss improvements to articles and other pages using courtesy and consideration
Editing guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:Three-Revert Rule	Do not revert any page or any part of a page more than 3 times in 24 hours or involvement by an administrator may result
Editing guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:User Page	Your user page is not a personal website and should only be used for Wiki related content
Style Guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:Article or Page Size	Article size should be determined by readability and organization (100K byte maximum per Wikipedia)
Style Guideline	FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article	Best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates for this Wiki.
Style (Proposal)	FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article	Proposed policy provides that article names should be chosen for the general reader, not for specialists
Category	Category:Style guidelines	Category listing
Template	Template:Policies and guidelines	Template of policies and guidelines