FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting Agenda 25 January 2011

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Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
Wiki readers now have the ability to rate articles a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down."


 * position of "thumbs" on page
 * how to locate high-scoring pages
 * what to do about low-scoring pages

Project "Show and Tell"
One of the things we discussed in an earlier meeting is the possibility of using this meeting to share ideas and best practices. If you'd like to share a page that you're working on (because it's a great page, or because it's a page that has challenges), add the link to the list, along with your user name or name.


 * Cook County, Illinois (Lise)

Wikimedia Commons
If you're not already familiar with the resources available at Wikimedia Commons, you might want to check it out. "Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips)..." Looking for an image of a particular county courthouse? Historic building? Famous explorer or politician? Map of your state or county? Lise 03:03, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Kudos go to ...
Thanks, Lise, for leading today's discussion.

Announcements
Be part of the solution! Make your opinions known! Post comments to an existing thread or start a new discussion at Wiki Contributors Corner forum. Current forum threads of interest:

Name of this meeting
Suggestion: name the meeting more by what it is about rather than who might attend. (Such as "Issues and Ideas Meeting" not "Leadership" or "Advanced" meeting.)AdkinsWH 22:01, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Forum threads that fit todays' discussion: