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 To contribute to curating these pages, you will need to set up an account, similarly to on many other sites. To contribute to curating these pages, you will need to set up an account, similarly to on many other sites.
-We give our curators editing rights over specific topics, and we are encouraging collective responsibility for maintaining and extending those aspects of the knowledge base. (It's not like Wikipedia, where everyone can change anything.)+We give our curators editing rights over specific topics, and we are encouraging collective responsibility for maintaining and extending those aspects of the knowledge base. (It's not like Wikipedia, where anyone can change anything.)
  
 If you haven't already talked to us about this, please send [[asimong@growingthecommons.org]] an e-mail, letting us know: If you haven't already talked to us about this, please send [[asimong@growingthecommons.org]] an e-mail, letting us know:
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   * your preferred username   * your preferred username
   * which topics you are offering to help with curating   * which topics you are offering to help with curating
-  * a little about your knowledge and experience with these topics+  * if you would like to have an organisation next to your name, what is that, and does it have a web site? 
 +  * if we don't already know, a little about your knowledge and experience with these topics
  
 You will be able to set your own password when you log in for the first time; and you can change it whenever you wish. You will be able to set your own password when you log in for the first time; and you can change it whenever you wish.
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 ===== What happens next ===== ===== What happens next =====
  
-This is our plan, at least!+This is what we would like to happen…
   - We set up your account on DokuWiki   - We set up your account on DokuWiki
   - We give you a wiki home page, like mine at [[user:asimong]] or Dave's at [[user:Dave]]   - We give you a wiki home page, like mine at [[user:asimong]] or Dave's at [[user:Dave]]
-  - Go to [[editing saving reverting]] to see how to fill in your home page with anything you like — there is a template to help you here :-) +  - Fill in your home page with anything you like — see one of the [[templates]] — more help at [[editing saving reverting]] .
   - You can find other people's home pages through the Sitemap, under the ''user:'' [[namespace]]   - You can find other people's home pages through the Sitemap, under the ''user:'' [[namespace]]
   - You might like, among other things, to link to the topics you are helping to curate   - You might like, among other things, to link to the topics you are helping to curate
-  - Adding a photo is nice, but that needs a little more explanation, see below … +  - It would be great to have a photo of everyone, see below for a little more explanation … 
-  - You need to [[watch pages]] that you are helping to curate.+  - We think it's important that you **[[watch pages]] that you are helping to curate**.
  
 ==== Adding your photo ==== ==== Adding your photo ====
  
 In the user home page template, we have put a placeholder, like: In the user home page template, we have put a placeholder, like:
-`{{location-of-your-photo?250}}`.+`{{location-of-your-photo?250x250}}`.
  
 === From the web === === From the web ===
-If there is photo of you on the web, anywhere, that you like, you can simply put the URL in place of "location-of-your-photo"\\ — but leave the `?250x250`, which will make the width of everyone's photo the same, and you don't need to worry about the size of the photo.  +If there is photo of you on the web, anywhere, that you like, you can simply put the URL in place of "location-of-your-photo"\\ — but leave the `?250x250`, which will make everyone's photo the same size — you don't need to worry about the size of the original.  
-If you have a photo that is not square, the `250x250` will crop it to size. Check that this works for you, and ask for help if it doesn't.+If you have a photo that is not square, the `250x250` will crop it to be square. Check that this works for you, and ask for help if it doesn't.
  
 I'm following along with this to illustrate what happens. I could use one of my photos on the web, at URL:\\ https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1456257276658913284/menJaSAo_400x400.jpg to give\\ I'm following along with this to illustrate what happens. I could use one of my photos on the web, at URL:\\ https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1456257276658913284/menJaSAo_400x400.jpg to give\\
-`{{https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1456257276658913284/menJaSAo_400x400.jpg?250}}`\\+`{{https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1456257276658913284/menJaSAo_400x400.jpg?250x250}}`\\
 which is shown as which is shown as
  
-{{https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1456257276658913284/menJaSAo_400x400.jpg?250}}+{{https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1456257276658913284/menJaSAo_400x400.jpg?250x250}}
  
-If you prefer the photo centred, you can add blank spaces just inside the `{{ ` and ` }}` to make the photo centred, like this\\ `{{ https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1456257276658913284/menJaSAo_400x400.jpg?250 }} 
-` 
- 
-{{ https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1456257276658913284/menJaSAo_400x400.jpg?250 }} 
    
 === From your file system === === From your file system ===
 Please see the documentation on [[uploading images]], then [[inserting images]]. Please see the documentation on [[uploading images]], then [[inserting images]].
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 +The end product in DokuWiki syntax could look like this, with a few more details:
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 +`{{2009_asimong.jpg?250}}`
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 +which is displayed as (a younger version of myself ;-) )
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 +{{2009_asimong.jpg?250}}
  
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