Wiki LDSClerks.com Status
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:48 pm
The LDSClerks.com wiki represents the combined experience of clerks who have participated on the LDSClerks discussion list during its 10 years of existence. It is one of the most thorough and useful resources for helping clerks get their work done. More information about the discussion list is available at: http://lists.mormonstoday.com/listinfo/ldsclerks. You can visit the wiki at http://www.ldsclerks.com.
Wiki LDSClerks Status:
Editing slowed down a bit since my last update (last Thursday). I think the
wiki looks great and is very, very useful, thanks to the hard work of Alan
Brown, Steve Cotrell and Rob Smith.
Their updates this week include including 2 new pages, 2 new talk pages,
and 2 word documents.
38 edits were made since the last report.
I'm sure they could use some help, so take a minute and read the
suggestions at the bottom of this message so that you can lend a hand.
Statistics:
Total Pages: 118
Categories: 19
The most viewed pages are:
* Main Page (13,899)
* Ward Clerk (1,722)
* Member and Leader Services (1,174)
* Talk:Main Page (1,147)
* Maps and Boundaries (1,085)
* LDSClerks:Community Portal (873)
* Financial Clerk (872)
* Local Unit Website (778)
* Talk:Membership Records (737)
* Stake Clerk (605)
Suggestions for improvements:
If you are not sure how to help, please consider doing one of the following:
* Cleanup
You can get a list of pages needing cleanup, by visiting the following
category pages:
Category:Pages to be edited
Category:Pages to be merged
* Harvest Information from the LDSClerks Mailing List
* Harvest Information from the Yahoo Files Area
* Harvest Information from the LDSTech site
* Add categories to improve navigation
* Add templates where appropriate
o Add a {{Edit}} to flag articles or sections that need to be rewritten
(useful for the harvesting project)
o Add a {{Merge}} to flag articles that need to be merged (if an
article duplicates information found in another article)
o Add a {{Delete}} to flag articles that need to be deleted (generally
this would only be needed if more than one article covers the same topic)
* Expand the style guide
* The Lingo page (a glossary of clerical terms) includes only acronyms. I'm
sure there are a few additional terms that could be added!!
* Review the following tasks for things you can do:
* Wikify: Follow the guidelines to make articles use links, headings,
sources, templates, and categories in a standard way.
* Create: If there is a topic you think needs to be addressed, create a
new article. Also, a red link anywhere on this wiki indicates that
someone thought an article should exist, but they didn't have the
time or expertise to write it themselves. If you can, get that topic
started by writing the first draft yourself.
* Copyedit: Fix grammar, punctuation, style to be more accurate, and in
accordance with the LDSClerks Style Guide.
* Source: Although opinions and personal ideas can be helpful,
statements purported to be official Church policy will be more
effective if backed up by an official source. Use the Cite extension
to add <ref> tags to list your sources
* See Also: Adding "See Also" sections to the end of articles can
improve navigation
* LDSClerks:Searching: Write/Edit this page, which is linked to from
the Search Results page
* Project:Copyrights: Write/Edit this page, which is linked to from the
Editing page that appears whenever you edit a page; this should briefly
explain Public Domain, Fair Use, and improper use of copyrighted
materials.
* User Page: Add your own user page to give people some idea of your
background and experience.
Please see the following page for more information on how to help out:
http://www.ldsclerks.org/index.php?titl ... ity_Portal
And if you need to know how to edit pages, please see;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia: ... dit_a_page
Wiki LDSClerks Status:
Editing slowed down a bit since my last update (last Thursday). I think the
wiki looks great and is very, very useful, thanks to the hard work of Alan
Brown, Steve Cotrell and Rob Smith.
Their updates this week include including 2 new pages, 2 new talk pages,
and 2 word documents.
38 edits were made since the last report.
I'm sure they could use some help, so take a minute and read the
suggestions at the bottom of this message so that you can lend a hand.
Statistics:
Total Pages: 118
Categories: 19
The most viewed pages are:
* Main Page (13,899)
* Ward Clerk (1,722)
* Member and Leader Services (1,174)
* Talk:Main Page (1,147)
* Maps and Boundaries (1,085)
* LDSClerks:Community Portal (873)
* Financial Clerk (872)
* Local Unit Website (778)
* Talk:Membership Records (737)
* Stake Clerk (605)
Suggestions for improvements:
If you are not sure how to help, please consider doing one of the following:
* Cleanup
You can get a list of pages needing cleanup, by visiting the following
category pages:
Category:Pages to be edited
Category:Pages to be merged
* Harvest Information from the LDSClerks Mailing List
* Harvest Information from the Yahoo Files Area
* Harvest Information from the LDSTech site
* Add categories to improve navigation
* Add templates where appropriate
o Add a {{Edit}} to flag articles or sections that need to be rewritten
(useful for the harvesting project)
o Add a {{Merge}} to flag articles that need to be merged (if an
article duplicates information found in another article)
o Add a {{Delete}} to flag articles that need to be deleted (generally
this would only be needed if more than one article covers the same topic)
* Expand the style guide
* The Lingo page (a glossary of clerical terms) includes only acronyms. I'm
sure there are a few additional terms that could be added!!
* Review the following tasks for things you can do:
* Wikify: Follow the guidelines to make articles use links, headings,
sources, templates, and categories in a standard way.
* Create: If there is a topic you think needs to be addressed, create a
new article. Also, a red link anywhere on this wiki indicates that
someone thought an article should exist, but they didn't have the
time or expertise to write it themselves. If you can, get that topic
started by writing the first draft yourself.
* Copyedit: Fix grammar, punctuation, style to be more accurate, and in
accordance with the LDSClerks Style Guide.
* Source: Although opinions and personal ideas can be helpful,
statements purported to be official Church policy will be more
effective if backed up by an official source. Use the Cite extension
to add <ref> tags to list your sources
* See Also: Adding "See Also" sections to the end of articles can
improve navigation
* LDSClerks:Searching: Write/Edit this page, which is linked to from
the Search Results page
* Project:Copyrights: Write/Edit this page, which is linked to from the
Editing page that appears whenever you edit a page; this should briefly
explain Public Domain, Fair Use, and improper use of copyrighted
materials.
* User Page: Add your own user page to give people some idea of your
background and experience.
Please see the following page for more information on how to help out:
http://www.ldsclerks.org/index.php?titl ... ity_Portal
And if you need to know how to edit pages, please see;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia: ... dit_a_page