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Mia: Added link to http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/en mention

2016-01-26T14:24:45Z

Added link to http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/en mention

Mia: /* Thanks and recent contributions */ Moved section to front page of site

2016-01-09T11:52:26Z

‎Thanks and recent contributions: Moved section to front page of site

Mia: /* Thanks and recent contributions */ Added thanks to VLeachman

2016-01-08T01:44:02Z

‎Thanks and recent contributions: Added thanks to VLeachman

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2015-07-03T18:58:37Z

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2015-06-27T18:52:39Z

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Mia: /* Have you got a few free minutes to take on a small research challenge? */ Tweaked text. 'Easy' probably isn't the best description

2015-02-14T13:09:53Z

‎Have you got a few free minutes to take on a small research challenge?: Tweaked text. 'Easy' probably isn't the best description

Mia: /* Other ways you can help */ Added text re MediaWiki help

2015-02-01T23:59:28Z

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2014-12-05T15:03:09Z

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Mia: /* Thanks and recent contributions */ Shout out to the kiwis!

2014-12-04T09:43:51Z

‎Thanks and recent contributions: Shout out to the kiwis!

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2014-12-04T09:29:12Z

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−	There are hundreds or thousands of personal accounts of the war online, whether on large sites like Europeana 1914-1918, national libraries and archives, or individual diaries transcribed and posted online through small local projects. The challenge is to link these personal accounts by creating links from the individual who wrote them to their military unit.	+	There are hundreds or thousands of personal accounts of the war online, whether on large sites like [http://www.europeana1914-1918.eu/en Europeana 1914-1918], national libraries and archives, or individual diaries transcribed and posted online through small local projects. The challenge is to link these personal accounts by creating links from the individual who wrote them to their military unit.

	'''In this phase of the project, the aim is find a personal narrative - a diary, letters, memoirs or images - for each military battalion or regiment in the Allied Armies.'''		'''In this phase of the project, the aim is find a personal narrative - a diary, letters, memoirs or images - for each military battalion or regiment in the Allied Armies.'''

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	Don't worry about doing it perfectly, any help is better than none and it's easy to gradually improve wiki pages!		Don't worry about doing it perfectly, any help is better than none and it's easy to gradually improve wiki pages!
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−	~~== Thanks and recent contributions ==~~
−	Someone suggested a document via the [https://mia2.typeform.com/to/dkhC4B form] which was part of correspondence between two men, so their suggested added personal accounts to an Australian and a British battalion with just one link! Thanks to them pages for the [[1/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, British infantry]] and [[5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] now exist and have links to documents created by a soldier in each battalion.
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−	~~[[User:VLeachman\|VLeachman]] has done lots of work adding documents to NZ unit pages, and found some great connections.~~
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−	~~[[Special:Contributions/Jasonmarkwebber\|Jasonmarkwebber]] worked on the [[3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry]] page.~~
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−	~~[[Special:Contributions/B3rn\|B3rn]] has been doing great work on Australian units, particularly medical units which weren't previously listed.~~
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−	~~Huge thanks to various New Zealanders who sent me lists of units from the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces! It's been an immense help with [[New Zealand battalions in World War I]].~~
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−	Finally, [[Special:Contributions/GavinRobinson\|GavinRobinson]] has done brilliant work, not only contributing information about specific battalions but also helping work out the requirements for structured data about battalions, regiments and other military units in the British Army.
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−	~~You can also [http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/index.php?namespace=0&title=Special%3ARecentChanges view pages recently edited on this wiki].~~
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−	~~[[Category:Help]]~~
−	~~[[Category:To do]]~~

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 == Thanks and recent contributions ==
 Someone suggested a document via the [https://mia2.typeform.com/to/dkhC4B form]  which was part of correspondence between two men, so their suggested added personal accounts to an Australian and a British battalion with just one link! Thanks to them pages for the [[1/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, British infantry]] and [[5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] now exist and have links to documents created by a soldier in each battalion.
 [[Special:Contributions/Jasonmarkwebber|Jasonmarkwebber]] worked on the [[3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry]] page.

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	You can also [http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/index.php?namespace=0&title=Special%3ARecentChanges view pages recently edited on this wiki].		You can also [http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/index.php?namespace=0&title=Special%3ARecentChanges view pages recently edited on this wiki].
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 # Take one of the [[Lists of personal diaries, letters, memoirs|personal diaries, letters or memoirs listed]]
-# Match its author with a regiment or battalion.
+# Match its author with a regiment or battalion. Sometimes you can find them just by googling their name, sometimes it'll require sleuthing through [[Researching_World_War_One_records|World War One records]]
 # Send in the results [https://mia2.typeform.com/to/dkhC4B via this form] or edit the wiki directly to add their diary to the relevant battalion or regiment page

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 * '''Add detail for battalions''' through 'infoboxes' that describe how different military units were related to each other (this one is a bit more technical, Find out more or discuss it on [[Creating structured data about WWI military units]]
 * Asking questions can also be helpful! You can start a conversation on the Talk page [[Talk:How you can help]].
 '''If you've got a diary you want to add now, search for their regiment or battalion - if the page doesn't already exist you will be prompted to create it. If you're not used to wikis, [https://mia2.typeform.com/to/dkhC4B use this form to suggest a link].''' You can can also click on any red-linked page name to create that page.

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 == Other ways you can help ==
-* '''Add other personal or official diaries''', memoirs and letters you know about to this site. '''If you're not used to wikis, [https://mia2.typeform.com/to/dkhC4B use this form to suggest a link].'''
+* '''Add to the [[lists of personal diaries, letters, memoirs]]'''. If you're not used to wikis, [http://www.miaridge.com/contact/ use this form to suggest a link].
 * '''Spread the word!''' Tell your local history group, museum, library or archive about this project and suggest they add any diaries they know about
-* Add resources for [[Researching World War One records|researching World War One records]] to help others get started
+* Add lessons you've learnt about [[Researching World War One records|researching World War One records]] and information [[about private letters, diaries and memoirs]] to help others get started and learn how to interpret what they're seeing
 * '''Help fill in the battalions for each regiment'''. Some battalions are already listed in the country pages on the left-hand side but populating the lists is a huge task. Find out more or discuss it on [[Populating lists of military units]].
 * '''Add detail for battalions''' through 'infoboxes' that describe how different military units were related to each other (this one is a bit more technical, Find out more or discuss it on [[Creating structured data about WWI military units]]

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	[[Special:Contributions/B3rn\|B3rn]] has been doing great work on Australian units, particularly medical units which weren't previously listed.		[[Special:Contributions/B3rn\|B3rn]] has been doing great work on Australian units, particularly medical units which weren't previously listed.
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		+	Huge thanks to various New Zealanders who sent me lists of units from the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces! It's been an immense help with [[New Zealand battalions in World War I]].

	Finally, [[Special:Contributions/GavinRobinson\|GavinRobinson]] has done brilliant work, not only contributing information about specific battalions but also helping work out the requirements for structured data about battalions, regiments and other military units in the British Army.		Finally, [[Special:Contributions/GavinRobinson\|GavinRobinson]] has done brilliant work, not only contributing information about specific battalions but also helping work out the requirements for structured data about battalions, regiments and other military units in the British Army.

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 Don't worry about doing it perfectly, any help is better than none and it's easy to gradually improve wiki pages!
-== Recent contributions ==
+== Thanks and recent contributions ==
 Someone suggested a document via the [https://mia2.typeform.com/to/dkhC4B form]  which was part of correspondence between two men, so their suggested added personal accounts to an Australian and a British battalion with just one link! Thanks to them pages for the [[1/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, British infantry]] and [[5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] now exist and have links to documents created by a soldier in each battalion.