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Article links
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Description
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General (Article)
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FamilySearch Wiki:Purpose, Policies, and Procedures
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Free, Verifiable, Neutral, Spam free, and Code of Conduct
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General (Article)
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Consensus
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Defined as: first, general agreement, and second, group solidarity of belief
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General (Article)
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Manual of Style
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A set of standards for the design and writing of wiki articles
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General (Article)
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Transforming a Style Idea to a Manual of Style Guideline
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Procedure to try to transform your idea into a site-wide guideline
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Behavioral guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:Assume Good Faith
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Be civil and follow dispute resolution processes, rather than attacking contributors or edit warring with them
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Behavioral guideline
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Etiquette Guidelines
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Principles of etiquette or "Wikiquette", on how to work with others on the Wiki
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Behavioral guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:Be Kind to Newcomers
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Most newcomers are not familiar with the policies or guiding principles so respectfully instruct them
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Behavioral guideline
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Digital Coups
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Don’t try to win an edit war by bringing in allies or by enlisting friends to create the illusion of support.
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Behavioral (Article)
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Tips to avoid disputes
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To prevent an edit war, both contributors should use civilized discussion
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Behavioral (Article)
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Talk to each other
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The negotiation process will remain transparent by recording the entire conversation on the article "talk" page
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Behavioral (Article)
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Contributor assistance
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Contributor assistance can be sought by listing a dispute through an edit to this site
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Behavioral (Article)
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Mediation Requests
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If you are experiencing an editing conflict, you can submit the issue here so that it will be mediated
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Content guideline
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Proper Content
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Just because you can publish something widely doesn’t mean you should if it is not relevant
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Content guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:Proven Techniques
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When sharing research information avoid unproven techniques. If you have not tried it then do not share it
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Content guideline
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Source Citation Formats
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The first contributor to add a reference to an article sets the style for that article.
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Content guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:Link, Don’t Copy
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It is far better to add a brief quote or summary and then link to the public domain source material
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Content guideline
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Biographies
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Biographies of individuals, whether living or deceased, are not allowed (except as an short example)
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Content guideline
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Syllabuses
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An article that covers a syllabus should remain as given, a new article can be created with the latest information
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Content (Article)
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FamilySearch Wiki:Accuracy and Collaboration
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Wiki content authoring isn’t about command and control; it’s about the merit of ideas. We are smarter than me
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Organizational (Proposal)
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Categorization
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Proposal: The categories used should reflect where users are most likely to look if they can't remember the article name
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Organizational guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:Category Deletion
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Categories that do not follow naming conventions can be immediately renamed and deleted after moving articles
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Organizational guideline
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Disambiguation
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Process of resolving conflicts when a single term can be associated with more than one topic
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Editing guideline
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Signatures
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Talk pages should be signed to aid discussions: articles should not be signed because they are shared work
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Editing guideline
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User ID
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It is best to choose a neutral, non-controversial name. No obscene or profane names are allowed.
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Editing guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:Talk Page Guidelines
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A space for editors to discuss improvements to articles and other pages using courtesy and consideration
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Editing guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:Three-Revert Rule
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Do not revert any page or any part of a page more than 3 times in 24 hours or involvement by an administrator may result
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Editing guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:User Page
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Your user page is not a personal website and should only be used for Wiki related content
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Style Guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:Article or Page Size
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Article size should be determined by readability and organization (100K byte maximum per Wikipedia)
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Style Guideline
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FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article
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Best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates for this Wiki.
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Style (Proposal)
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FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article
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Proposed policy provides that article names should be chosen for the general reader, not for specialists
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Category
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Category:Style guidelines
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Category listing
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Template
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Template:Policies and guidelines
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Template of policies and guidelines
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