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| doc:getting_an_account [2026/04/11 15:49] – [Getting started with an account] Simon Grant | doc:getting_an_account [2026/05/13 20:00] (current) – Simon Grant | ||
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| 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.) | 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 | + | If we don't already |
| * your real name | * your real name | ||
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| * which topics you are offering to help with curating | * which topics you are offering to help with curating | ||
| * if you would like to have an organisation next to your name, what is that, and does it have a web site? | * 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 | + | * 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: | - We give you a wiki home page, like mine at [[user: | ||
| - | - 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' | - You can find other people' | ||
| - 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 | + | - It would be great to have a photo of everyone, see below for a little more explanation … |
| - | - We would say it is quite important that you **[[watch pages]] that you are helping to curate**. | + | - We think it' |
| ==== Adding your photo ==== | ==== Adding your photo ==== | ||
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| === 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? | ||
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| + | which is displayed as (a younger version of myself ;-) ) | ||
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| + | {{2009_asimong.jpg? | ||
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