FamilySearch Wiki:Contributors Meeting

Contributors and Moderators
Attend this meeting to discuss issues, ways to improve the wiki, connect to others, and get training.

Meetings
Click a meeting below for the agenda of a specific date. Please add what you would like to discuss and see what is planned. You can join the meeting from there.

Create new agenda pages by using {{subst:Contributor Meeting Agenda}}.

Upcoming Meetings
'''Beginning April 2, 2015 the Contributors discussion will be held the 1st Thursday of each month. Starting in June, training will be held the remaining Thursdays in this time slot.''' A list of training topics will be posted.

2015 Meetings

 * 6 Aug 2015 Meeting, Focus: Projects for contributors; upcoming changes to US County pages


 * June, July - no meeting


 * 7 May 2015 Meeting, Focus: Meeting  and future trainings changes Recording.


 * 2 Apr 2015 Meeting, Recording


 * 26 Mar 2015 Meeting Suspended
 * 19 Mar 2015 Meeting Suspended
 * 12 Mar 2015 Meeting, Focus: CHANGES to the meeting Recording
 * 5 Mar 2015 Meeting, Recording


 * 26 Feb 2015 Meeting, Recording
 * 19 Feb 2015 Meeting, Recording RootsTech highlights and learnings
 * 12 Feb 2015 (cancelled due to RootsTech2015)
 * 5 Feb 2015 Meeting, Recording


 * 29 Jan 2015 Meeting, Recording
 * 22 Jan 2015 Meeting, Recording
 * 15 Jan 2015 Meeting, Recordings Guests: Family History Centers
 * 8 Jan 2015 Meeting, Recording
 * 1 Jan 2015 Happy New Year!

2014 Meetings

 * 25 Dec 2014 Merry Christmas!
 * 18 Dec 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 11 Dec 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 4 Dec 2014 Meeting, Recording


 * 27 Nov 2014 Thanksgiving (US holiday) no meeting.
 * 20 Nov 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 13 Nov 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 6 Nov 2014 Meeting, Recording


 * 2 Oct 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 9 Oct 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 16 Oct 2014 Meeting, Recording Template Documentation
 * 23 Oct 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 30 Oct 2014 Meeting, Recording


 * 4 Sep 2014 Meeting, Recording Guest speaker James Tanner, Moderator, Blogger
 * 11 Sep 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 18 Sep 2014 Meeting, Reording
 * 25 Sep 2014 Meeting, Recording No recording (duration: 7 seconds)


 * 7 Aug 2014 Meeting, Recording Guest speaker: Danielle Batson, Governance Council
 * 14 Aug 2014 Meeting, Recording Guest speaker: Dorothy Horan, User Guidance
 * 21 Aug 2014 Meeting, Recording Guest speaker: Lisa McBride, Outreach to FHCs
 * 28 Aug 2014 Meeting, Recording


 * 3 July 2014 Meeting cancelled
 * 10 July 2014 Meeting
 * 17 July 2014 Meeting
 * 24 July 2014 Meeting cancelled (Utah state holiday)
 * 31 July 2014 Meeting


 * 5 June 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 12 June 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 19 June 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 26 June 2014 Meeting, Recording


 * 1 May 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 8 May 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 15 May 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 22 May 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 29 May 2014 Meeting, Recording


 * 3 April 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 10 April 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 17 April 2014 Meeting, Recording
 * 24 April 2014 Meeting, Recording


 * 6 March 2014 Meeting; Recording
 * 13 March 2014 Meeting
 * 20 March 2014 Meeting; Recording
 * 27 March 2014 Meeting;


 * 6 February 2014 No Meeting (Roots Tech)
 * 13 February 2014 Meeting
 * 20 February 2014 Meeting
 * 27 February 2014 Meeting; Recording


 * 2 January 2014 no meeting Happy New Year
 * 9 January 2014 Meeting; Recording
 * 16 January 2014 Meeting; Recording
 * 23 January 2014 Meeting; Recording
 * 30 January 2014 Meeting

Join Now

 * 1) Go to WebEx to join the meeting
 * 2) Enter the meeting number: 992 936 234
 * 3) Enter your name and e-mail address
 * 4) Click "Join."

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Discussion and Proposal page
A page has been created to list ongoing suggestions and ideas that evolve from these meetings. It is hoped that possible changes and projects will not be forgotten, and will eventually reach a resolution. See Community Discussions and Proposals for the list.

Historical Perspective
The Contributor's meeting was spurred by discussions from the Contributor's Corner Forum, including:


 * Define the roles of moderators and adopters and the impact upon other contributors
 * Discuss content isssues, such as the manual of style, creating informative links, and more.
 * Share best practices, ideas, and suggestions
 * Move from talk to decision and implementation

The Technical Meeting previously handled many of these issues. It has recently evolved into technical issues that may not interest all contributors.