User:MarkhamMJ/Sandbox NIFGS Volunteers

Wiki Project National Institute Volunteers

Overall Objectives
The purpose of the National Institute Wiki Project is to add content created by the National Institute for Genealogical Studies and replace formatting deleted when added to Wiki.

Guiding Principles

 * Make the Wiki pages look as much like the National Institute handouts as possible.
 * Make links to the websites given in the handouts.
 * Make links to the FHL catalog for any FHL books, films, or fiche mentioned in the handouts.

For more style and guidelines for the Ohio Wiki Project.

Project Guidelines
The following guidelines will be followed by the National Institute Wiki Project members until end of the project when all tasks are completed.

Style
Style includes but is not limited to:


 * Heading levels: use levels three, four, five or six; avoid levels one and two
 * Italic for titles of published books
 * Bullets. Items under headings will be bulleted lists.

Citations and Sourcing

 * Please use the full Chicago Manual of Style footnote style (modified):


 * Author(s), followed by a comma
 * Title (book titles in italics)
 * Publication data in parenthesis:
 * - Publication place, followed by a colon
 * - Publisher
 * - Year of publication
 * - comma, and the the page number(s) followed by a period
 * Access information:
 * - link to free online copy, if any. IF a free online copy is available no further access data needs to be added.
 * - IF NO free online edition is available, then add:
 * - WorldCat template:.
 * - FHL template:.
 * - Brief annotation explaining the content, or why, or how a reader would want to use the source.

Example of bibliographic entry in article:  As it appears on the page:


 * Carpenter, V.K. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Fentress County, Tennessee. (Huntsville, Arkansas: Century Enterprises, Genealogical Service, 1969). - Book online at Google books;

In wikitext:


 * :*Carpenter, V.K. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Fentress County, Tennessee. Huntsville, Arkansas: Century Enterprises, Genealogical Service, 1969. - Book online at Google books;

Example of bibliographic citation at the end of the article - using &lt;R&gt;: 

As it appears on the page:


 * P. William Filby, A Bibliography of American County Histories (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985), 99–100. ;

In wikitext:


 * P. William Filby, A Bibliography of American County Histories (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985), 99–100. ;

Wording Changes
Before changing the saved wording of another team member who followed these rules you must get their consent (except for obvious minor typos).

Canadian spelling is ok

Don't worry about catagories. They will already be on the Wiki page.

Describe Each Edit - Summary
Describe each edit in the Summary field before clicking the Save button.

Non-compliance
Non-compliance will result in work being reverted, or changed to follow these rules.

Wiki Project Tasks
FIRST TIME WIKI USERS: For instructions on how to edit the Wiki use the following:


 * Online and Video Instructions
 * Editing on the Wiki written instructions

The following are tasks to be accomplished for this Wiki Project.

Example of Georgia County Page
Appling County Georgia

Guidelines and Style
Style and guidelines for the Georgia Wiki Project as well as New Jersey.

Discussion and Forum
Paticipants are encouraged to use the Facebook Georgia Genealogy Wiki Project Group as a forum for questions and discussions. This is not yet available.

Community Meetings
To be determined

Online meetings with focus on Wiki pages for Georgia.


 * Share ideas, suggest improvements
 * Get news and progress reports.

Attend from home, at a library, or wherever you have an internet connection and a telephone.

Current Meetings
None are scheduled at this time.