User:JensenFA

Getting Started Page; Family History for Beginners; Contributors Page; Moderators Page; Administrators Page

= Policies and Procedures =

This section will document the ongoing development of the Wiki policies and procedures and link to the documentation pages.

Procedures

 * Design and implement Flagging. See Flagging for documentation
 * Design and implement Disambiguation.
 * Design and implement Editing best practices. See Wikipedia How to edit a page for ideas
 * Design and implement Moderator role and vetting practices.
 * Re-design and implement Patrolling procedures.
 * Re-design and implement Image approval processes.

Roles

 * FamilySearch Wiki:Administrators (aka Sysops)
 * Moderators - do we really need moderators? Wikipedia only has Administrators/Sysops, not moderators.

= Maintenance Flag Monitoring =


 * Category:Deletion Requests - immediate action is needed
 * Category:Outdated articles - flag remains until fixed
 * Category:Neutrality disputes - two week requirement
 * Category:Not English - move pages to language wiki if available
 * Category:Copyright problems - one week requirement
 * Category:Ambiguous page title - flag remains until fixed
 * Category:Merge articles - flag remains until fixed
 * Category:Articles needing citations - discussion needed before implementation

= Sprint Tasks =

Sprint 12

 * Manage United States barn raising to add US Reference Documents on FamilySearch.org to the Wiki
 * Manage Canada barn raising to add Canadian Reference Documents to the Wiki- done
 * Redesign Getting Started page - done
 * German wiki integration

Other tasks outside of Sprint

 * FamilySearch Blog 1 hour per week- done
 * Update Utah History with content from Utah Historical Background - done
 * Manage FamilySearch Research Wiki Policies and Procedures

Sprint 11.5

 * Maryland Barn Raising Tasks - done
 * Task to Copy Research Guidance and Help Content - done
 * FamilySearch Blog 1 hour per week
 * Finding Genealogy News and Events within the United States - done
 * Community Portal - done

Possible Future Tasks

 * Add citations to all content originated from Research Outlines. See the Wales Biography as an example.

= Quick Links =


 * Category:FamilySearch Wiki
 * Category:Help
 * Getting Started Page
 * Family History for Beginners
 * Contributors Page
 * Moderators Page
 * Administrators Page
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Sources Consulted but Not Referenced

= Forums =

Steps to search for unanswered posts in a Forum:


 * 1) Click on North America
 * 2) Click on Search this Forum
 * 3) Click on Advanced Search
 * 4) In the Search Options section, change the first item, “Find Threads with” from “At Least” to “At Most”
 * 5) Leave the Replies at 0
 * 6) Click Search Now

= My Teams =

= My Sub-Pages =


 * User:Franjensen/what2do
 * User:Franjensen/Policy namespace
 * User:Franjensen/Research topics is an attempt to browse by topic.
 * User:Franjensen/Sandbox is my sandbox.
 * User:Franjensen/New Ways to Publish a Personal or Family History
 * User:Franjensen/Flagging
 * User:Franjensen/Mayflower
 * Follow up on this site or just plain clusty.com

= Wikipedia Help =


 * Wiki text markup articles: Wikipedia: How to edit a page and specifically the Wiki Markup section of the article.
 * Transclusion
 * Help Template
 * Template Messages
 * ToDo template and list
 * Collaborations
 * Community portal

= Class on Creating Memory Books =


 * Writing Your Family and Personal History
 * Write a Family History
 * For Further Reading about writing a family history see the bibliography listed under the section titled "Writing a Family History."

= My Ancestors =

My ancestors were from Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland. After my ancestors immigrated to the United States they settled in California, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, and Utah. My husband's ancestors were from Denmark, England, and various U.S. Southern States.