User talk:Marilynbgardner49

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Hello Marilynbgardner49 !

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Thank you
Thank you for sending Karen Munger the lessons for the Wiki. She came last week and I went out of town and did not put her on to those. You came to the rescue. AdkinsWH 14:39, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

New Welcome
Hi Marlyn,

Love the new Welcome. Great Job Sandralpond 22:12, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

Welcome and jpg maps request
Hi Marilyn thanks for my lessons and the nice welcome to FamilySearch Wiki.

I thought that I submitted some maps of Belarus that are in the public domain for approval so I can post them on the Belarus Wiki page. I don't see them when I search for jpg images.

Did I submit the request correctly?

If so, how do I check the status of my request?

If not, what do I need to do to add maps/photos etc.?

Thanks!

Janenowak 00:20, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Why do I have two profiles, a new one comprised of numbers, and my old one?
Hello, Marilyn, and thank you for your responses to my comments about Czech school records. I attempted to create a profile, as suggested, for my "new" profile (consisting of numbers only). I added information, saved it and when I returned to the page, there was nothing there. I went to my old username, and that profile page was also blank.

I am having a difficult time maneuvering through Wiki. I find the instructions confusing--I don't even know if you will get this.

I spend a large amount of time researching archives, etc. and don't want to sit down and learn how to maneuver what appears to be a somewhat complicated program: already what I did read about creating profiles did not work for me. Then when I tried to contact you, I really had to search around. I don't feel this is very user-friendly, which to me is very important.

So to get back to my original question, why do I have a number username plus the username I use when I log into FS? That alone is confusing.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kathif1951 (talk | contribs)  15:35, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks
thanks so much for your welcome email and links to get started. I'm quite overwhelmed with this, but will take it a step at a time and hope that I'll figure it out.

Gramssearch4family 10:13, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Wonderful Wonderful work not being seen
Dear Marlyn,

I just love the wonderful Welcome and lessons you are putting on the Talk pages. Just one problem. The first edit to a talk page doesnot go to the User in the form of an email or an alert on the page there has to be two put on the page. I just edit a second time and put an extra period. It is a glitch in the system. Though I had told you so sorry. I will activate the last back to February. Again so sorry. Sandralpond 15:02, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

I lOVE THIS WORK!
Hello, Marilynbgardner49! I appreciate the invitation and reception. I inform you that I am already Wiki contributor (especially Portuguese) as well as inform you that I already have my contributor page. I am available this wonderful work. Vilmarbarbosa 20:07, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for the welcome!
It was a surprise to get a user page! I am trying to place the userboxes with experience in my page, but am getting a list instead of the boxes. Maybe this will come with experience. I also tried to upload a photo of me, with no success. No doubt it is something simple I am missing.

Love indexing and working with FamilySearch although I am not a part of the LDS Church. I hope I can contribute solidly to your site.

--Peonygirl 15:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Peonygirl comment
Marilyn, I patrolled her comment on your page so I answered her questions (on her own talk page).

S. Birdsong, Wiki Support Team    18:46, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Messing up on student assignment
Marilyn, I'm so sorry I messed up on that assignment. It's been the most frustrating thing I've ever done. I'm supposed to put that message in this wiki, make changes, do some other things, submit it to the teacher for credit. I can't get past the first step. It will only let me type in Rich Editor. When I move it back to the other, I cannot even enter it. And that's where I'm supposed to be for the assignment. I really want to learn how to do this, but after three days of changing computers, using different browsers, downloading Firefox and Java to see if that would work, I've got nothing and it still won't let me in when I click on that little irritating wiki box. Sorry, I'm just frustrated. Is it possible for you to delete that assignment that I added? Somehow, I got into there. Wiki looks like a lot of fun, but after the last few days, I'm not sure I want to see it again for awhile. Thanks for your help. Patricia (Patsy) Brown

Thank you for the welcome.
I just became aware of your welcome message, and altough I believe myself to be fairly tech savy, I don't know how I blundered into it. The messaging and notifications here seem poorly thought out. I have turned on notifications on my account, I don't remember when I did it, it may have been after you messaged in August.

I am not sure if the standardization "future changes to the wiki" that is coming up will change the software here on the backend or not, but I find it so confusing right now that I have always gotten frustrated. I am assuming that the changes haven't happened yet.

Thank you again for the welcome

Randy

Our family blog - familyhistoryimages.com/

&amp; tree - gustafson.familyhistoryimages.com

Arlington, Oregon page
I forgot to add my signature when I edited the page. Could you please take a look at the page again and see if I did it correctly this time? Thank you --Dbunton (talk) 21:44, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Washington and Oregon moderators
Could you please point me to the moderators for the Washington and Oregon County pages? I have some questions about pages in those states and how they differ from what I have seen (and like) in California. The California moderator put a link at the bottom of the Info box for the state, which makes is easy to find out who moderates. Thank you for your help. --Delvin Bunton 21:32, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Note: I found the Washington moderator on a different page, and also discovered at present there is no Oregon moderator.

Submitting Image for Family History Center Wiki Page
I have been reading the instructions for adding an image to our Family History Center Wiki page. The instructions suggest:

1.	Log in to Family Search Wiki 2.	Click Upload File in the "Toolbox" section of the navigation bar.

However, when I am logged in to Family Search Wiki, the option “Upload File” is not available under “Tools”. The only options which I see under “Tools” are:

What links here Related changes Special pages Printable version Permanent link Page information Cite this page

Kjpearce (talk) 01:45, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Length of Time for Response to Uploaded File // Length of Time for Response to "Request Permission" from FamilySearch
Length of Time for Response to Uploaded File

I was informed by wikisupport about the glitch which occurred with the new version with the option of uploading images/files not rolling over to the new version of the wiki and of the resolution of the glitch with a link called Upload File/Image which was created in the sidebar under Volunteer and Helper. While the glitch was being fixed, wikisupport had me e-mail my image (picture of the exterior of the Family History Center) directly to them and they approved it and provided me a reference so that I could link to it from our Family History Center site.

I have since used the link to upload a file for approval (a pdf which contains a catalog of our local library's holdings). I created this file and uploaded it on 27 April 2016. I have not yet received a response about it being approved (or disapproved). Would you have any idea about how long this process should be? Or alternately, would you know how I would go about following up?

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Length of Time for Response to "Request Permission" from FamilySearch

I recently discovered that the sealing ordinance (sealing to parents) for one of my uncles was never performed. He is deceased, he never married, he never had any children, his parents (my grandparents) are deceased, and all of his siblings (including my mother) are deceased. Thus, his closest relatives are his nephews and nieces (of which I am one). I submitted a "Request for Permission" to perform this ordinance for him on 4 April 2016. (I received a case number for the request.) I have not yet received a response about it being approved (or disapproved). Would you have any idea about how long this process should be? Or alternately, would you know how I would go about following up?

Kjpearce (talk) 00:40, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Length of Time
Thank you for the information which found for me.

Kjpearce (talk) 01:32, 27 May 2016 (UTC)