User:Batsondl/Sandbox 17

Rewrite of section: FamilySearch Wiki:Purpose, Policies, and Procedures

Content Allowed in the Wiki
Final determination about the appropriateness of content rests with FamilySearch.
 * Links to free and subscription websites regarding genealogy databases, records, images, websites, research strategies, repositories, archives, government agencies, finding aids to other collections, or anything else helpful to a user to locate their ancestors
 * Genealogical research strategies and guidance
 * Instructions on how to find, use and analyze records that are genealogically useful
 * Historical definitions of legal terminology, occupations, and other historic information useful to genealogists
 * Images: Includes samplings of genealogical records, images of historical interest, also current and historical maps

Research Wiki Projects
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 * Locality pages: containing information about records, strategies and topics specific to that location in discovering records about ancestors. This may include all jurisdictions, including countries, states, counties, parishes, provinces, departments, etc.
 * Historical Records Collection pages: explaining the scope of the collection and examples of relevant information contained therein
 * Guided Research project: maintained solely by FamilySearch to assist researchers starting research in a locality
 * Libraries and FamilySearch Affiliate Library Wiki pages
 * FamilySearch Family History Center/Library Wiki pages: for more information regarding what is allowed on a center/library Wiki page, go to: Help:Updating a Family History Page.
 * Genealogical and historical society pages
 * Information on naming practices belongs on country personal name pages.
 * Information on naming practices belongs on country personal name pages and not as separate pages.

Content Not Allowed in the Wiki
The Wiki should not include the following:  New bullets to be Added:  Add this statement at the end of the list of don'ts?:  QUESTIONS TO DECIDE ON
 * Discussions of religion, politics, ethnicity, culture, and history except in relation to family history research and record keeping.
 * Images and files of record sets of source documents except when showing sample documents, especially associated with Historical Records collections.
 * Biographical information about an individual, unless it's used to describe a record or used in a case study to illustrate a research process or principle.
 * Data sets and genealogical records, such as obituaries, military histories, or transcriptions of record sources.
 * Lists of individuals in index form or a repository of individual information.
 * Personal points of view, opinions, arguments, testimonials or stories of research experiences.
 * Advertising or reviews of products or services.
 * Edit wars and fighting over competing viewpoints.
 * Profanity or profane slang in any form or language.
 * Poems, speeches, or other narrative text.
 * Holidays and family traditions. Those which affect family history records or research methods are allowed under specific countries/localities.
 * Religious doctrine or advocacy, or criticism of religious practices.
 * Doctrine and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is inappropriate to include this information in family history center/libraries Wiki pages.
 * Internal policies or contact information of FamilySearch International.
 * Contact information for business affiliates of FamilySearch International.
 * Criticism of FamilySearch or any of its business operations.
 * Information about fictional people, places, or things
 * Individual pages for specific names, or variants
 * As we cannot foresee all possible future developments on the Wiki, FamilySearch reserves the right to modify the list of content not allowed without notice.
 * Do we allow lists of surnames?
 * Thailand_Personal_Names - there are limited surnames for Asian countries. So it can be helpful. Plus, this goes to collections for the surname. Not to just tell us all that are possible. Do we say only Asian countries can do it? Or just put our foot down and take it out?
 * If it is allowed, it would only be on Personal Names pages - not individual pages
 * We can't become a surname dictionary