User:JensenFA

You may reach me at: Talk Page, FamilySearch Forum, Ask Fran Blog, Twitter, GenealogyWise, Facebook, or franjensen on Skype.

= What am I working on? =

Useful Links

 * Category:Utility templates
 * Category:Maintenance templates
 * Category:File namespace templates
 * LDSTech Templates

Dispute resolution process documentation
Dispute resolution process documentation


 * FamilySearch Wiki:Editor assistance
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Third opinion
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Request comments
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Wikiquette alerts
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Mediation Cabal - is this informal mediation? If so, suggest title is changed.
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Mediation Committee
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Request mediation
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Arbitration Board
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Request arbitration
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Editing restrictions
 * FamilySearch Wiki:General sanctions

Review documentation on categorization guidelines

 * Categorize articles - As of 29 July 2009 there are 973 pages in the Wiki without a category. All uncategorized pages need at least one category added to the page.
 * Uncategorized category pages - 8 category pages need at least one category added to the page.
 * Unused Categories - 168 categories in the Wiki are unused as of 18 Dec 2008. Evaluate each instance and either delete, redirect, correct, or use the category.
 * Wanted Categories - As of 18 Dec 2008 there are 438 categories that need a description added to the category page.
 * Category:FamilySearch Wiki
 * Category:Help

Maintenance Projects
Create awareness of the maintenance tasks by developing the Maintenance page with directions and links to categories, templates, and other pages that describe the maintenance process on the wiki:


 * Create FamilySearch Wiki:Maintenance page
 * Create the side menu similar to the one found on Wikipedia

Stub Pages

 * Create process for creating sub-categories for Stub pages that will help organize the stub pages.
 * Stub pages and (2) Wanted Pages. Both lists are the same, but are organized differently. Find one of interest and add what you know about the subject.

Welcoming Committee

 * Check FamilySearch Wiki's account creation log
 * Check Newbies' contributions page
 * Check history pages for users links that are red - check their talk page, say hi, offer assistance
 * Check recent changes look for (New user account). These users will also be on the account creation log. You can then click on the red linked talk page and then greet them. This is also helpful if you are looking for newbies, vandalism, etc.

Follow up

 * User:JensenFA/Monitoring - daily monitoring
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Maintenance Templates
 * Expand an article or short page
 * Double redirects need fixing - 14 pages as of 18 Dec 2008 have double redirects. Each case needs to be fixed.
 * Link dead end pages in FamilySearch Wiki to other pages as needed - 2139 pages as of 18 Dec 2008 that do not link to other pages in FamilySearchWiki.
 * Stub Pages - As of 18 Dec 2008 there are over 5,000 wanted pages. The wanted pages are those that were created as a stub article, meaning the beginning of an article that needs to be written. There are two ways to view the list of stub/wanted pages, (1)
 * Merge articles - when two articles contain the same or similar content they can be flagged for review.
 * User:JensenFA/Policies and Procedures
 * User:JensenFA/Policy namespace - documents sprint task to move policy pages to the policy namespace
 * User:JensenFA/Flagging
 * User:JensenFA/Sprints - past Sprint work
 * Delete this one User:JensenFA/what2do - old sprint work for Community Portal page

Other Wiki Work

 * Read my Wiki success stories
 * User:JensenFA/Sandbox
 * User:JensenFA/New Ways to Publish a Personal or Family History
 * User:JensenFA/Mayflower
 * Follow up on this site Clusty
 * Getting Started Page
 * Family History for Beginners
 * Contributors Page
 * Moderators Page
 * Administrators Page
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Sources Consulted but Not Referenced

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
 * Template:Details - doesn't work yet. Need to figure out how to fix it.
 * ToDo template and list
 * Collaborations
 * Community portal

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.