FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting 10 Jan 2012

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Kudos go to ...

 * Jane working on FSC pages - see San Diego!
 * Lise - is going to be presenting at the FGS Radio show this Saturday
 * Showing them the Mentoring page
 * Introducing them to the contributor meeting
 * James is going to be presenting at multiple conferences and expos
 * UGA - 3rd Thursday meeting on the 19th will be about the Wiki

Updates and follow up

 * Business Card - Carol and Darris [[Image:Moderator business card.jpg|thumb|center]]


 * Lise was having a problem with emails in the "Share" feature and that is on the list of things to be fixed. There is a Jira for it 1252
 * Report from Nathan - Brainstorm ideas for a Widget/Button/Badge for libraries, societies, organizations to include on their pages that identifes them as being mentioned/featured in the FamilySearch wiki. See Maureen Taylor's blog for a Wikipedia example. Thanks to Fran Jensen for pointing this out.

Business/Announcements

 * Live chat schedule:
 * Monday 8-5 Tues 11-5 Wed 8-5 Thurs 8-5 Friday 8-2
 * Survey results being addressed by Support missionaries - Lynda

Project Help Requests

 * Need help with your project? See a project that needs to be done? Add it here:

Improve the Wiki

 * When giving presentations, what are the two things that we want people to come away with? (brainstorm)
 * How to find the wiki
 * Excited about using it
 * It's for everyone - all levels
 * It tells you what's available in the area you're researching
 * We're here to help researchers find their ancestors.
 * We welcome contributions large and small, and we'll help you learn how to do it.

Forums Overview

 * Be part of the solution! Make your opinions known! Post comments to an existing thread or start a new discussion at Wiki Contributors Corner forum.