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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
This is a wiki, which is a collaboratively edited website. Each edit to a page is recorded as a separate change, resulting in a history of what the page looked like in the past and which user made which changes to it. | |||
(Wikipedia is the most famous example of a wiki, but there are important differences here, explained below.) | (Wikipedia is the most famous example of a wiki, but there are important differences here, explained below.) | ||
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The visual editor is most useful for new users, but even users comfortable with markup will find its guidance useful for e.g. providing template parameters. You can choose either, and even switch between them in the same editing session. | The visual editor is most useful for new users, but even users comfortable with markup will find its guidance useful for e.g. providing template parameters. You can choose either, and even switch between them in the same editing session. | ||
=== | === Every Page Should Contain === | ||
There are a number of templates useful for NET Team pages. | There are a number of templates useful for NET Team pages. | ||
Every team page should use these templates. They provide a consistent look and feel, and group team pages into categories: | |||
* [[Template:TeamPageBanner]] | |||
* [[Template:Team]] | * [[Template:Team]] | ||
* [[Template:Neighborhood]] | * [[Template:Neighborhood]] | ||
=== Other Useful Templates === | |||
Other templates do things like make links pretty. Please use them for more appealing team pages: | Other templates do things like make links pretty. Please use them for more appealing team pages: | ||
* [[Template:EmailLink]] | * [[Template:EmailLink]] | ||
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* [[Template:SignalLink]] | * [[Template:SignalLink]] | ||
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Here is how they are useful: | |||
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== Policies == | == Policies == | ||
=== What goes on a team page? === | |||
Please consider it a "landing page" that describes aspects of emergency preparedness that are ''unique to your neighborhood''. For example, | |||
* For potential volunteers: | |||
** provide ways to engage with the local team (e.g. point of contact, public discussion forums) | |||
** describe unique considerations (e.g. "we work closely with this school," "we meet at this location", "90% of Oregon's fuel supply passes through our neighborhood") | |||
** team accomplishments (e.g. "we've deployed at warming shelters", "we provided first aid at this parade") | |||
* For existing team members: | |||
** recognize team positions | |||
** contain important links (e.g. to a shared team folder) | |||
Some content belongs elsewhere: | |||
* News: this content often goes stale | |||
* Orientation to the NET program: this is best centralized at PBEM, rather than re-written by individual teams | |||
* Tips for personal preparedness: this is best centralized at PublicAlerts.org, rather than re-written by individual teams | |||
=== Can other NET members edit my team's page? === | === Can other NET members edit my team's page? === | ||
