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* '''Saved PBEM staff time:''' An inordinate amount of PBEM staff time was spent writing emails to volunteers answering narrow questions about program protocols or best practices for response. Today, PBEM staff can publish much of that information to NETwiki and send volunteers links to comprehensive articles instead of calling up all the information or research needed in order to complete a reply. With that time saved, PBEM staff has increased capacity to respond to other volunteer requests and program needs.
* '''Saved PBEM staff time:''' An inordinate amount of PBEM staff time was spent writing emails to volunteers answering narrow questions about program protocols or best practices for response. Today, PBEM staff can publish much of that information to NETwiki and send volunteers links to comprehensive articles instead of calling up all the information or research needed in order to complete a reply. With that time saved, PBEM staff has increased capacity to respond to other volunteer requests and program needs.
* '''Quick and easy edits:''' A Wiki allows team members to update or correct content on the fly, ensuring that information stays current without requiring specialized technical skills (as was needed for the NET Guidelines, which was published through Adobe InDesign). Not for nothing, "Wiki" is a Hawaiian word meaning "quick".
* '''Quick and easy edits:''' A Wiki allows team members to update or correct content on the fly, ensuring that information stays current without requiring specialized technical skills (as was needed for the NET Guidelines, which was published through Adobe InDesign). Not for nothing, "Wiki" is a Hawaiian word meaning "quick".
* '''User-friendly interface:''' The familiar, web-based format is easy to navigate for volunteers and staff alike, offering a more approachable alternative to complex platforms like WebEOC.
* '''User-friendly interface:''' The familiar, web-based format is easy to navigate for volunteers and staff alike, offering a more approachable alternative to complex platforms like [https://www.juvare.com/webeoc/ WebEOC].
* '''Offline capability:''' Wiki content can be exported or mirrored for offline use, supporting continuity of operations in disconnected environments, such as over the AREDN mesh network.
* '''Offline capability:''' Wiki content can be exported or mirrored for offline use, supporting continuity of operations in disconnected environments, such as over the AREDN mesh network.
* '''Supports rich content:''' Wikis can host a wide range of media—text, images, videos, documents, and hyperlinks—making it easier to share training materials, guides, and operational protocols in one place.
* '''Supports rich content:''' Wikis can host a wide range of media—text, images, videos, documents, and hyperlinks—making it easier to share training materials, guides, and operational protocols in one place.
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NETwiki falls between those ends of the spectrum. PBEM does exercise some content control for the following reasons:
NETwiki falls between those ends of the spectrum. PBEM does exercise some content control for the following reasons:


# '''This is still a City of Portland government sponsored resource,''' and PBEM will not approve or allow any NETwiki content that does not conform with the City of Portland's [https://www.portland.gov/code/1/03 Code of Ethics]or [https://employees.portland.gov/human-resources/city-portland-core-values-0?_gl=1%2Al742pi%2A_ga%2AMTA4MDY3NTYwMi4xNjk0MTQ5ODY0%2A_ga_LH28Y7114F%2AczE3NTM3NDUwNzIkbzY3MyRnMSR0MTc1Mzc0NTIyNiRqMzYkbDAkaDA.&check_logged_in=1 City of Portland Core Values].
# '''This is a City of Portland government sponsored resource,''' and PBEM will not approve or allow any NETwiki content that does not conform with the City of Portland's [https://www.portland.gov/code/1/03 Code of Ethics]or [https://employees.portland.gov/human-resources/city-portland-core-values-0?_gl=1%2Al742pi%2A_ga%2AMTA4MDY3NTYwMi4xNjk0MTQ5ODY0%2A_ga_LH28Y7114F%2AczE3NTM3NDUwNzIkbzY3MyRnMSR0MTc1Mzc0NTIyNiRqMzYkbDAkaDA.&check_logged_in=1 City of Portland Core Values].
# '''PBEM will protect the credibility of the NETwiki since PBEM sponsors it.''' PBEM staff have heard often from community partners that they rely on us for credible information, and errant NETwiki content will not be permitted to interfere with that reputation.
# '''PBEM will protect the credibility of the NETwiki since PBEM sponsors it.''' PBEM staff have heard often from community partners that they rely on us for credible information, and errant NETwiki content will not be permitted to interfere with that reputation.
# '''The discipline of emergency management has become a strange place with contradictory information,''' as [https://www.wusf.org/weather/2024-10-20/why-femas-disaster-relief-gets-political political agendas] influence awareness and best practices while [https://www.vaemergency.gov/aem/blue-book/white-paper-4-mdm-information-101-for-emergency-managers.pdf conspiracy theories] burn up staff resources. PBEM will be associated only with information and data that respects the best tested science available.
# '''The discipline of emergency management has become a strange place with contradictory information,''' as [https://www.wusf.org/weather/2024-10-20/why-femas-disaster-relief-gets-political political agendas] influence awareness and best practices while [https://www.vaemergency.gov/aem/blue-book/white-paper-4-mdm-information-101-for-emergency-managers.pdf conspiracy theories] burn up staff resources. PBEM will be associated only with information and data that respects the best tested science available.
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