User group meeting agenda & minutes 11 June 2008

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= Agenda =

Administrative items

 * 1) Assignment of time keeper and note taker
 * 2) Introduction of new members: 10 seconds for name and desired takeaways.
 * 3) Review of Minutes
 * 4) Today's agenda preview

Information items

 * Server Problems
 * From James Anderson: Here's another example of a wiki to take a look at how they structure things. http://ccgwiki.vpl.ca/index.php/ccg_wiki/

Carryover from Last Week

 * Encouraging new contributors -- Darris Williams


 * "Articles Needed" Page: Is the timing right to do this? -- James Anderson


 * Moderators, etc.

This item is from the one of the May meetings:


 * 1) What should we be doing to help with user needs?
 * 2) Cleanup states (Categories?)
 * 3) Add links, cleanup old research outlines, update links to "this section of the outline" (Research outlines)
 * 4) Involve genealogical societies in cleanup?
 * 5) Each portal has a things you can do box. This needs to be updated! Do we need to change the placement of the box on the portal page? Move it towards the top?
 * 6) Have state, country, county coordinators. Could we advertize this need on a portal page? Coordinators should have genealogical experience? Have a way to give feedback on coordinators/moderators so those that are not effective can be evaluated and changed as needed.
 * 7) Volunteers for moderators


 * Jimmy Parker: Idaho, Indians of North America
 * Lisa McBride: Tennessee
 * Darris: Wales
 * David Samuelsen: New York, Oregon, Luxembourg, Germany
 * Baerbel Johnson: Germany

New Items

 * Criteria for posting 'Useful Websites' in wiki pages? -- Phill Dunn

= Minutes =

Facilitator was [Add name here], Note taker was [Add name here], Time keeper was [Add name here].

Prayer by [Add name here]