FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Adding Facebook Content to Wiki

Purpose
Add links and other genealogical content provided by the Research Facebook missionaries to the appropriate pages on the wiki.

Contact
First point of contact: LaVera Parris

Task List
All information to be added to the wiki is found in the FB Research Content yammer group. You do need to be invited to the group to view the threads.

Project Instructions
Video Instructions

Appropriate links
Links we do not want to add to the wiki:


 * Repetitive links already on the applicable wiki pages
 * Tiny urls or bit.ly websites. Instead put the link that it is going to. These urls can expire.
 * Links to a search on the catalog. There have been several suggestions to just link to the catalog for a topic. We only do these kinds of links for very specialized reasons. Just avoid them all together.
 * NOT ALL LINKS THEY SUGGEST ARE APPROPRIATE. It’s ok to leave something off. If you have a question as to if the link is really helpful, tag Danielle Batson or Kathi Hanna on the yammer post and we will leave a message on the thread whether it should be used or where it should go.

Determining Correct Wiki Pages
1. Avoid putting links on a country or state page.

2. Try finding an appropriate locality topic page such as Germany Archives and Libraries or Russia Probate Records. (See instructions below)

3. If the link is specific to a smaller locality such as a county or town, try finding a page for that locality and add it under the correct heading. (See instructions below)

4. If a wiki page does not currently exist for the link, you can create one. (See instructions below)

Online Genealogy Records Pages
NOTE: Because the unique scope and formatting of databases on Online Records pages, Kathi Hanna will be the only one to put it on those pages. EXAMPLE OF AN ONLINE RECORDS PAGE

The following is the type of records we are looking for the Online Genealogy Records Pages 1. Country-wide or state-wide collections of data specifically about people are the main focus. Reference materials, maps, histories, or societies that do not have databases of people's names are not appropriate here. Forums and chats linked to the locality do not go here. Extremely limited collections, such as those that cover only a year or two (e.g., Births, 1975-1978), or a specialized group of people (such as postal workers) should not be included.

How to add content to the wiki
1. Review the post on the Yammer group: FB Research Content

2. Caleb's Community Research Facebook missionaries have found these websites on the Research Facebook pages. They are to double check to see if it is already wiki. If they find a link that is not on the wiki, they will post it on yammer and will give a suggestion on where it should go. This is only a suggestion. They don’t know the wiki as well yet, so you may think of a more appropriate or additional page the link should be put on.

3. Check the wiki for the link. You can do this by copying and pasting the URL into the search field of the wiki. DO NOT CREATE A PAGE FOR THE URL. If the URL is on the wiki it should show the articles that contain the URL. Sometimes, when the URL is not found it will give results that may include a part of the URL.

4. IF LINK IS FOUND ON THE WIKI: Check the wiki page to see where the link is. If the link appears to be very important, repeat the link at the top of Topic page.

5. When you are adding a source to a topic locality page, add a heading Online Resources at the top of the page (if it is not already on the page), then, list the source/database underneath the heading.

Example: Iceland Census.


 * a. In wiki text, add === Online Resources === to the top of the topic page.
 * b. Use the following style to enter databases and websites:
 * i. If it is a database, format it to look like the following:


 * 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998


 * ii. If it is just a website, use the following as a guide:


 * South African Newspaper Extracts

6. If the link is specific to a smaller locality such as a county or town, try finding a page for that locality. Use the appropriate heading to put the link on the page. You may need to add a heading to the page. You can add your heading with the others in alphabetical order or at the end of the list.

7. When creating a new page, only create pages that are found on the side-bar of a country or state page. For example, if you were given a link for a library in Iceland, you would go to the Iceland Genealogy page and click on, Iceland Archives and Libraries. Then add the link to the new page.


 * Note: if you add a new page, please add a breadcrumb and a category to the page. If you need help doing this, contact LaVera and she will assist you.