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Ok, you have made it this far either by blindly wandering in or by following one of the links supplied in the forum section. So what do you do now?
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'''Welcome to Family Tree Forum's Site Projects area.'''
  
The search box in the left hand pane is your new best friend. If the text you enter into it is present on the wiki it will find it.  If there is no corresponding entry and you have appropriate permissions, you can even create a new page and enter appropriate information into it.
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== Current Projects ==
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We have supplied a list of ongoing projects below.
  
The sections below will help you get started in the wondeful world of wiki.
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* '''[[Places of Worship]]''' <br>
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* '''[[Family Tree Forum Costume Gallery|Costume Gallery]]''' - The gallery hosts a growing number of photographs of costume through the ages which have been contributed by the members.
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* '''[[War Memorials|FTF Gallery of International War Memorials]]''' - War Memorial photographs from outside the UK
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* '''[[Surname Directory]]''' - The Surname Directory is a selection of the surnames being researched by the members of the Family Tree Forum.
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* '''[[Unwanted Certificates|Certificate Exchange]]''' - A place to list all those wrong certificates or maybe to find the one you have been looking for.
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* [https://records.familytreeforum.com '''Parish Record Transcriptions'''] - Baptism and Burial Records transcribed by our members.
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<!-- * <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.familytreeforum.com/stones_index.php '''Foundation Stones Database''']</span> - Historical information linking ancestors and buildings. -->
  
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Additionally, if you wish to view a full list of the pages within this area, please click '''[[Special:AllPages|here]]'''. 
  
==Help==
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==Contributions==
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* '''All Family Tree Forum members have the ability to add content to pages in the Site Projects area.'''
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* If you wish to create or amend content, you should also read the '''[[Help:Notes for Editors|Help Page for Editors]]''' first to familiarise yourself.
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* '''Please ensure that you read our <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.familytreeforum.com/content.php/3-Terms-and-Conditions Terms and Conditions]</span> and the <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.familytreeforum.com/content.php/5-Copyright-Guidelines Copyright Guidelines]</span>.''' before adding any content.
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* Unless otherwise specified, all content will be published under the terms of the '''[[GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation Licence]]'''
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* For more help, see  '''[[:Category:Help|The Wiki Guide]].'''
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* Any additions and amendments will be tracked to ensure conformity with layout as well as preventing undesirable content from appearing on the site.
  
*[[Help Pages for Users]]
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'''Family Tree Forum reserves the right to amend any content not formatted to the style of the rest of the site without notification.'''
  
*[[Help Page for Editors]]
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==IMPORTANT==
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Before editing the wiki, members must login to this section of the site (top right of page).
  
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'''Please Note: This is a separate login to that used on the main Family Tree Forum site.'''
  
==Starter Pages==
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If you are not already registered with a wiki account (see [https://reference.familytreeforum.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&limit=500 User List]) then please contact any member of the Admin & Moderation Team via PM (personal message) to request one.
 
 
If you are unsure where to go, try one of the pages below.
 
 
 
*[[World Index Page]]
 
 
 
*[[Big Book]]
 
 
 
*[[Census Search]]
 
 
 
*[[Records Office Guide]]
 
 
 
*[[BMD Certificates]] work in progress - only just started ...
 
 
 
*[[Online Research]]
 
 
 
*[[Trades and Occupations]]
 
 
 
*[[Taster Page]] a sort of mini-wiki
 
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==Here be dragons==
 
 
 
The pages below should be considered as reference points for creating pages, any information held within them should not be considered as verified from a genealogical standpoint
 
 
 
*[[The Playground]] use this page to practise the coding ...
 
 
 
*[[Authoring|Authoring Suggestions]] - Please read before creating content on the wiki
 
 
 
*[[Counties Page Template]] - Please stick to the conventions laid out in this template
 
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==Mediawiki resources==
 
 
 
This section contains information regarding the actual wiki package being used to serve these pages
 
 
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
 
* [http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
 

Latest revision as of 19:05, 2 March 2023

Welcome to Family Tree Forum's Site Projects area.

Current Projects

We have supplied a list of ongoing projects below.

Additionally, if you wish to view a full list of the pages within this area, please click here.

Contributions

  • All Family Tree Forum members have the ability to add content to pages in the Site Projects area.
  • If you wish to create or amend content, you should also read the Help Page for Editors first to familiarise yourself.
  • Please ensure that you read our Terms and Conditions and the Copyright Guidelines. before adding any content.
  • Unless otherwise specified, all content will be published under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation Licence
  • For more help, see The Wiki Guide.
  • Any additions and amendments will be tracked to ensure conformity with layout as well as preventing undesirable content from appearing on the site.

Family Tree Forum reserves the right to amend any content not formatted to the style of the rest of the site without notification.

IMPORTANT

Before editing the wiki, members must login to this section of the site (top right of page).

Please Note: This is a separate login to that used on the main Family Tree Forum site.

If you are not already registered with a wiki account (see User List) then please contact any member of the Admin & Moderation Team via PM (personal message) to request one.