FamilySearch Wiki:Improving the Help content/Needed How To Articles

For a list of all current help documents, click on the category Help link at the bottom of this page.

= How-to Articles Coming Soon =

Search

 * 1) Search for an article or topic - This article describes the basic and advanced search features. In addition, the Search Tips will help you discover other ways to find the information you are seeking.

Authoring
How to author is currently a requested page. This subject may be answered in part by the following articles:


 * How to author an article in the Wiki
 * Create a page linked from an existing page
 * Create a page not linked from an existing page
 * How to Name a page
 * Create an external link
 * Create an internal link
 * How to write a Did You Know? article for the Main Page
 * How to write a News and Events article for the Main Page

Articles being considered for inclusion in this topic of discussion are:


 * How to Format an article
 * How to Cite sources
 * What you need to kno w before authoring

Categories

 * 1) How to Categorize an article
 * 2) How to Create categories
 * 3) How to remove a category from a page
 * 4) When should a category be removed from a page

Images

 * 1) When does an image qualify to be added to ...
 * 2) How to add sufficient metadata to images and submit for review.
 * 3) How do I know when review is complete.

Miscellaneous

 * 1) How to add boxes to a portal page
 * 2) How to write "Did you know?" and "News Items"

= How-to Articles Already Written =


 * 1) Edit a page
 * 2) Upload a file or image
 * 3) Delete or archive a page

= Proposed How-to Articles =

Proposed How-to Articles Related to Portal Pages

 * 1) Edit a portal page
 * 2) Add to the directory of portals

Proposed How-to Articles Related to Flagging

 * 1) Flag duplicates
 * 2)   Flag title ambiguity
 * 3) Flag an article that’s not in English
 * 4) Flag a page needing expert attention
 * 5) Flag bias
 * 6) Flag a stub
 * 7) Flag for verification
 * 8) Build list of articles flagged as duplicates
 * 9) Discuss merger of flagged articles
 * 10) Merge the articles flagged as duplicates
 * 11)   Edit flagged titles
 * 12)   Adjudicate flagged articles based on policy
 * 13) Build list of titles flagged for ambiguity
 * 14) Libel or Copyright Infringement.
 * 15) * Flag for libel or copyright infringement.
 * 16) * Generate list of articles flagged
 * 17) * Record research notes on articles flagged
 * 18)   Speedy Deletion
 * 19) * Flag for Speedy Deletion: Regular users can’t delete an article. (Only Administrators can.) Regular users need to be able to flag articles for speedy deletion.
 * 20) * Find Speedy Deletion policy speedily.
 * 21) * Discuss articles flagged for Speedy Deletion. (It may not be obvious whether the article should be deleted; discussion is sometimes necessary.)
 * 22) * Adjudicate flagged articles according to policy.
 * 23) * Delete articles flagged for Speedy Deletion.

Additional Proposed How-to Articles

 * 1) Undo archive or delete
 * 2) How non-image files are reviewed
 * 3) Redundancy: Finding &amp; Merging Duplicate Articles
 * 4) Recategorize an article
 * 5) Quickly find guidelines for article merging
 * 6) Print or copy an article or screen
 * 7) Disambiguation of titles
 * 8) Quickly find disambiguation guidelines
 * 9) Page Blanking
 * 10) Lock Pages
 * 11) Know where to start
 * 12) Communicate new issues (give feedback)
 * 13) Define terms used on pages
 * 14) Define tabs and what they are used for
 * 15) Toolbox selections
 * 16) Join a discussion group
 * 17) Explain permanent link
 * 18) Create a subpage
 * 19) Communicate new issues (give feedback)
 * 20) Nominate a good article
 * 21) Apply for featured article status
 * 22) Add a section
 * 23) Merge pages
 * 24) Move a page

Note: For definitions of any of these functions, see Wikipedia.org.