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.

= Suggested How-to Articles =

Search
Suggestions for search-related articles are included below:

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

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 Create categories
 * 2) How to remove a category from a page
 * 3) When should a category be removed from a page

Images

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

Miscellaneous

 * 1) How to add boxes to a portal page
 * 2) How to write "Did you know?" and "News Items" articles
 * 3) How to write a News and Events article for the Main Page

= How-to Articles Already Written =

Please visit "Getting Started" to view existing articles.

= 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
Flagging is a feature not yet added to FamilySearch Wiki. When various flagging features are added, instructional articles that may be needed include the following:
 * 1) Flag duplicates
 * 2) Build list of articles flagged as duplicates
 * 3) Merge the articles flagged as duplicates
 * 4) Flag a page needing expert attention
 * 5) Flag bias
 * 6) Flag for verification
 * 7) Discuss merger of flagged articles
 * 8) Edit flagged titles
 * 9) Adjudicate flagged articles based on policy
 * 10) Flag for libel or copyright infringement
 * 11) 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.
 * 12) Discuss articles flagged for Speedy Deletion. (It may not be obvious whether the article should be deleted; discussion is sometimes necessary.)
 * 13) Delete articles flagged for Speedy Deletion.

Additional Proposed How-to Articles

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

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