October 22, 2007 – 11:35 am
If you’re new here, read more about the More Good Foundation. We help members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church) share their beliefs on the Internet. Learn more about what Mormons believe or talk with Mormons at LDS.net.The More Good Foundation is growing. We’re pleased to have [...]
I thought that it would be nice to keep a snapshot of when we reached 1,000 articles on our Mormonwiki. If you click on the thumbnail it will be enlarged.
February 1, 2007 – 3:51 pm
Blogs are a great communication tool. The immediacy and individuality evident in blogs are, I believe, part of their draw. They allow individuals of all stripes to share ideas and generate discussion.
There is an interesting side effect to blogs, however: They attract lightning. When a high-profile individual thoughtfully shares his or her ideas and feelings [...]
January 29, 2007 – 12:41 pm
Someone asked me how to set up Microsoft Word so that she could translate and type some good thing about Mormonism and the Mormon Church in another language (not English). I suspect that other people may be interested in knowing how to do it.
This is a quick explanation but it should be enough. For more [...]
August 31, 2006 – 11:59 am
I worked at the More Good Foundation as an intern for eight months and began work soon after the Foundation was formed. It has been a blast! The position I applied for was as a “writer/editor,” but I ended up doing much more. I learned so much and now feel confident using software programs and [...]
Christopher Phillips has been advocating an LDS content repository like commoncontent.org. If the Church were to license some or all of its content with a Creative Commons, GFDL, or other license, it would make it much easier for institute and seminary instructors, Sunday School teachers, and other members to share notes and collaborate on materials.
Imagine, [...]
I recently received an e-mail that I thought was interesting. Because the concern expressed by this member may be shared by others, I thought it worth addressing. It is a valuable concern that shows insight, but I fear that the writer is missing the point. This is an excerpt from the e:mail:
I earlier mentioned my [...]
February 13, 2006 – 12:11 pm
I have been with the More Good Foundation for a few weeks, and I am thrilled to participate in this work. I am becoming ever more convinced that the Foundation’s ideas about getting positive LDS information out on the Web, as well as its approaches to most effectively have that information found, will truly bear [...]
January 27, 2006 – 12:08 pm
We really need writers. It’s usually easier to find members who are willing to edit other people’s articles than people who accept the challenge of writing their own articles.
At this time, we especially need articles on basic principles of the gospel. It should be relatively easy for any member of the Church to write an [...]
December 14, 2005 – 11:54 am
Not all writers and editors are familiar with what needs to be done when we write articles on the Internet.
Since our goal is not only to write, but to have people see what we write, we need to follow a few rules to make sure people will find our articles on the Internet.
There are basically [...]