FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks- Neighboring Counties

WikiProject Ohio Wiki Project Ohio Tasks - County Headings, Neighboring Counties

Description
The purpose of this task is to verify the already-posted neighboring counties for each county. The list of neighboring counties is found under the Historical Facts heading and the county heading box.

NOTE: Please read Wiki Project Ohio Style and Guidelines before beginning to edit.

All instructions are for work done in Wikitext. If at any time you save your work, you will need to return to Wikitext as described in step 2a or 3b-c.

Instructions
1. Find the neighboring counties listed under the heading Historical Facts and under the county heading box.

2. Scroll to the heading Neighboring Counties.

3. Go to *Wikipedia. Find the heading "adjacent counties" listed under "Geography".

4. Compare the Wikipedia page Wiki county page for correct neighboring county names and the geographical information (i.e. north, south, etc.). If changes are needed, you may make those changes in rich text or wiki text. Rich text instructions are under heading 5. Wiki text instructions are under heading 6.

5. Rich text editing instructions


 * a. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page".


 * b. Click on the word 'Wikitext' in the top left corner of the toolbar.


 * d. Scroll to the heading ===Neighboring Counties===.


 * e. Add the information from Wikipedia, putting a  after each county name.
 * f. Link each county name to the correct county Wiki page by:
 * 1. Type (county name already copied from Wikipedia).
 * 2. Example: Mahoning northeast.
 * g. Add the Wikipedia citation.
 * 1. Return to wikitext as described in steps 3b and 3c.
 * 2. Find the sentence * residents may also have records in Neighboring Counties.
 * 3. After the word "in" add the following text:
 * 4. Replace "County name" with your county name.
 * 5. Replace "add date" with the date you accessed Wikipedia.
 * 5. Replace "add date" with the date you accessed Wikipedia.


 * h. Copy and add · after the geographical information for each county.


 * i. Scroll back to the heading "Places:Neighboring Counties ".


 * j. Delete he information you copied and the heading "Neighboring Counties".
 * k. Add a summary sentence "Adding neighboring counties to heading box".


 * l. Click on the box "Save Page".

Example

 * Neighboring Counties: Mahoning County residents may also have records in Columbiana (south)·Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (east)·Mercer County, Pennsylvania (northesast)·Portage(northwest)·Stark (southwest)·Trumbull(north)

