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== Notify ==
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Mention Appropedia on email lists and comments to blog feeds on topics like:
!<big><big>Chris Watkins</big>
*permaculture
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*eco-village
|<center>[[Image:Singkong2005 shorn.jpg|Chris Watkins]]</center>
*sustainability
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*worldchanging
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|'''Languages''':
English (native)
Indonesian (fluent)
Malaysian (conversational)
Japanese & German (very basic - thanks, excuse me, delicious, ''mein linke Blinker ist kaput''...).
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|'''My writing'''
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|[http://chriswaterguy.blogspot.com My (new) blog] - observations on life, culture, politics...<br>
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|[http://wannaresolution.blogspot.com Resolution] - joint blog with [[User:Curtbeckmann|Curt]] on development & sustainability<br>
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|''I wonder if I can automatically list links to my most recent posts in a table on this page?'' Here's my [[Wikipedia:User:Chriswaterguy/Bloggy_thing|out of date blog]] which I must copy over...
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|[[Wikibooks:User:Singkong2005/recipes_and_cooking_tips|'''My vegetarian recipes''']]: for me, food has to taste good, ''and'' make me feel good.
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!<center><big><big><big>Welcome to the homepage of Chris Watkins</big></big></big>
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!<big><big>a.k.a. "Chriswaterguy"</big></big>
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|Anyone calling themselves Chriswaterguy (or, formerly, Singkong2005) on the internet is probably me, whereas "Chris Watkins" describes a lot of people... if my parents had taken my sister's suggestion to call me "Gilligan," then I'd probably be the only Gilligan Watkins, but thankfully they insisted she pick again.
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!What I'm doing now...</center>
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|Catching up on the [http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archives talks from Wikimania]. Some interesting stuff.


Mention Appropedia to:  
Currently (August 7) indulging my [[Wikipedia:User:Chriswaterguy/notice|Wikiholism]] for a few days, before I get onto doing the boring stuff I need to do (taxes, passport, sorting through all my crap...) before buying my one-way ticket overseas.  
* sites with a similar kind of focus to Appropedia. When you edit a page and link to a good resource, contact the owner of the resource and let them know, e.g. <tt>You may be interested to know that I've cited your page at Appropedia.org - see (link addresses of page where you've linked to them).</tt>


* activist NGOs, and political parties (especially Green type parties, but members of other parties may also share the passion, albeit with different perspectives).  
I love the way the internet facilitates collaboration, and I'm quite involved in several collaborations, as you can see below.
* [[appropriate technology advocates]]
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|Sometime in the second half of 2006 I'm heading to Asia on a one-way ticket. I'll visit and learn from development projects, gain experience and use it (perhaps) for a career, and (definitely) to share via Appropedia and Wikipedia. Partly, though, it's a lifestyle thing - I don't enjoy living in Australia, and long to get back to Indonesia, and explore other countries as well, broadening my horizons.
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|To help pay my way, I have 3 options:
* Development work (probably further down the track)
* Exporting - I have some experience with this, so I'll be looking for those things that I know I can reliably sell. I specialise in scarves and shawls.  
* English teaching. I think I'll enjoy this. Getting a gig at a university would be ideal.
If and when I do English language teaching, I plan to collaborate on lesson planning, using ''[[Wikibooks:English as an Additional Language|Wikibooks]], [http://eslcafe.com/ Dave's ESL Cafe], ''and perhaps'' [http://teacherslounge.editme.com/ The Teachers' Lounge] ''and'' [http://teachforward.org/ TeachForward] ''(not running yet).
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!<big>Contact</big>
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|I don't put my email on here, as I want to avoid spam... likewise I don't put my chat usernames here as a whole word - you'll have to do some simple decoding...


Mention it to likeminded [[blogs|bloggers]]:
You can contact me:
* Find bloggers with similar interests through blog search sites. E.g.:
* via my [[User:Chriswaterguy|talk page]],
**[http://technorati.com/blogs/appropriate-technology Find blogs with the "blog tag" "appropriate technology"] (then change search, e.g. to "blog posts" to get more hits)
* via my [[User talk:Chriswaterguy|Wikipedia talk page]],  
**[http://technorati.com/blogs/international-development Find blogs with the "blog tag" "international development"] (then change search, e.g. to "blog posts" to get more hits)
* via gooogle chat. Take my wiki username, remove the 4 digits from that end, and that's the google username.
**When searching, remember that phrases must be in quote marks or use a hyphen between words.
* via Yahoo messnger. One word, first part ''mbah'' and second part ''yogi''.
**http://blogsearch.google.com/ is another useful blog search
**(seems like we should have something about [http://del.icio.us/ del.icio.us] but I'm no expert)
* Suggested blogs, yet to contact: http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/,
* If we're active on these blogs, engaging with these people, we can mention relevant Appropedia pages as appropriate. This should be done specifically where it's relevant to the topic being discussed, not just promoting Appropedia, as we don't wish to be pushy.  


Organizations, such as the various [[Engineers Without Borders]] groups (chapters and national organizations):
I also like IRC chat... but you'll need to contact me first to arrange a channel. I plan to spend a bit of time on the wiki-related IRC channels occasionally (e.g. #wikipedia & #wikimedia on  irc.freenode.net).
* [[EWB Australia]] via email;
* [[EWB NSW]] at a meeting, with positive response. Not much action yet, but there is still interest. --[[User:Singkong2005|Singkong2005]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Singkong2005|talk]]</small></sup> 23:29, 9 August 2006 (PDT), updated 23:57, 27 October 2006 (PDT)


:''See [[#Draft notifications]], below.''
Please note: I enjoy chatting, but don't be offended if I sometimes say I can't chat for long (I believe in honesty).  
Some won't reply, so we will polish our pitch and send the word out again later... Do not spam! Be sure that most of the targeted group woul likely be interested.  


When you have notified a person, group or site, it helps if you add it to the list below ([[#Already notified]]) with a date, to avoid unorganized repetition and to keep track of what is achieved by the promotion.  
Often when I'm on the computer, I've started editing one Wikipedia or Appropedia page, then realised I need to check something else and maybe correct it, which leads to yet another article... having 4 or more editing windows open plus various google searches is fairly standard for me. And it all starts with one little edit...


===Media===
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As Appropedia becomes more active, we could seek media attention.  
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!<big>My collaborations</big>
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|<br>'''''Development stuff'''''
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|[[Main Page|Appropedia]] - Appropriate technology, development, sustainability. [[User:Chriswaterguy|''User page'']]
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|[http://www.wikiindex.com WikiIndex] - a great site that helps people find wikis by topic. For me it's a tool to encourage more synergy, or mergers even, between sustainability- & development-related wikis. See [http://www.wikiindex.com/User:Singkong2005 my userpage] for more on this.
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|[http://www.nabuur.com Nabuur.com] - "The global neighbour network." Assisting mainly with water and sanitation. [http://www.nabuur.com/userinfo.php?uid=6488 ''User page'']
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|Development-related topics on Wikipedia. See [[Wikipedia:User:Chriswaterguy|Wikipedia user page]].
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|-  <!--'''Off Wikipedia:''' [http://Appropedia.org Appropedia] and [http://Nabuur.com Nabuur]<br>''both related to development, Appropedia as a resource and Nabuur as a way of networking and helping.'' -->
|[[Wikipedia:|'''Wikipedia''']] - [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|The concept]] inspires me. [[Wikipedia:User:Chriswaterguy|''User page'']]. I'm involved in several WikiProjects (collaborations to improve content) including:
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|[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject Climate change|Climate change]]<br>
[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject Energy development|Energy development]]<br>
[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject Water purification|Water purification]]<br>
[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject Urban studies and planning|Urban studies and planning]]
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|'''''Learning & teaching''''' at [[Wikibooks:|Wikibooks]]. ''[[Wikipedia:User:Chriswaterguy|Wikipedia user page]].
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|Mainly [[Wikibooks:Indonesian|Indonesian]] and [[Wikibooks:English as an Additional Language|English]].
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|'''''Wiki-based communities: [http://www.wikia.com Wikia.com]''''' has a number of community sites. My [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Singkong2005 ''user page''] has miscellaneous net-related stuff, and links to the Wikia communities I'm watching.
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|'''''Political''''': [[wikia:Campaigns Wikia|Campaigns]], and also the Australian Greens' wiki... still experimental.
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|I'm looking and waiting for a '''community recipes''' site - for now see [[Wikibooks:User:Singkong2005/recipes_and_cooking_tips|my recipes and recipe links]].
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|'''''Other exciting free sites'''''
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|[http://couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing] - share your couch or spare bed. It can be a great experience. ''My username: Singkong''
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|[http://helpx.net HelpX] - work for accomodation. <small>''For work in Asia & developing nations, free. Most advanced nations, free reg, 10 euros/2 years to make contact with hosts.''</small>
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|[http://okcupid.com OkCupid] The most interesting dating site, with the most accurate matching, completely free. ''My username: Bayangan''
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|[http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Singkong2005/Networking more...]
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|'''''My other writing''''' - see the blue box on the right.
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===Who I am===
One of my reasons for putting this info here is to make it easier for people find me - e.g. people who went to the same school.  


Media outlets to approach:
====Memberships, places of study, associations====
Current memberships:
*[[Wikipedia:Engineers Without Borders (Australia)|Engineers Without Borders (Australia)]]
*[[Wikipedia:Australian Greens|Australian Greens]]. Formerly a member of SHAG (Summer Hill Ashfield Greens), but now I don't belong to a branch as I'm leaving Australia.


*[http://slashdot.org/ Slashdot] & other online news sources where anyone can post (but may need an article to link to?)  
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*Periodicals that focus on appropriate or alternative technology, sustainability, permaculture or international development... (contact re getting an article or column published; failing that, write a letter)  
Former memberships, associations (80s and 90s):
*Syndicated column for relevant periodicals or even more mainstream papers, or local papers...? Something to dream about, but we can practise by blogging first. (e.g. [http://wannaresolution.blogspot.com/ Curt & Chris's blog...)
*[[Wikipedia:Australian Democrats|Australian Democrats]] (until 2003) till
*Small local papers might be happy to snap up a well-written article or column, particularly if it's free, and particularly in areas with a lot of hobby farmers or progressive/liberal/greenie/hippie readers, e.g. the North Coast of NSW, Australia.)  
*Abbotsford 12 Foot Flying Squadron, on the Parramatta River - sailed [[Wikipedia:12 foot skiff|12 foot skiff]]s 1986-88, also sailed Sabots and Flying 11s before that.
*English language papers in developing countries. These sometimes have articles on appropriate technology. Ideally tailor the article, e.g. mentioning specific organizations in that country and the local term for appropriate technology (which may not be an exact translation). Language should be slightly simpler and clearer to allow for non-native English speakers. See [[Appropedia:Promotion of Appropedia/Developing country media]].
*In the past I was involved with various churches & Christian groups around Sydney, including:
**Offers to tailor the article and contact media:
**St Michael's and All Angels Anglican Church & youth group, Newport, NSW. (Sydney).
***[[User:Singkong2005|Singkong2005]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Singkong2005|talk]]</small> for Indonesia.
**Southern Cross [[Wikipedia:Independent Baptist|Independent Baptist]] church, Engadine and Harvest Independent Baptist Church, Narrabeen.  
*Find relevant media outlets by searching on [http://news.google.com/ Google News] for "appropriate technology" "alternative technology," "international development," or permaculture, or other specific terms, and sustainability-related terms.
**St Matthias ([[Wikipedia:Phillip Jensen|Phillip Jensen]]'s church)
**The Australian [[Wikipedia:The Navigators (organization)|Navigators|]]
* Back when I still believed in stuff (and was moving a lot, living in different parts of Sydney):
** St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church & youth group in Newport. 1988-89.  
** Southern Cross Bapist Church, Engadine, 1989-91. They taught me to really read the Bible. I took their advice, and started asking questions - they were probably glad to see me go.  
** Harvest Baptist Church, Narrabeen. 1991-2. Had a lot of respect for Col, the pastor. Again, he was probably relieved when I left.
** [[Wikipedia:The Navigators (organization)|The Navigators]] at Sydney University, 1992-97. "Putting the ''sin'' back into ''cynicism''." Lots of big talk... wasn't all hot air, and there was a real sense of community, but it left me a bit burnt-out as well.  
** Church of the [[Wikipedia:Flying Spaghetti Monster|Flying Spaghetti Monster]], present. (Just kidding.)


=== Wish List ===
Places of Education (all in Sydney, Australia):
*Add Appropedia to the wikis indexed on [http://qwika.com/ Qwika] (wiki search engine)
*Santa Maria Del Monte (K-3)
*Short article for [http://www.treehugger.com TreeHugger]
*St Patrick's College Strathfield (years 4-8).  
*Project writeup/link on [http://www.makezine.com/blog/ Make Zine]
*Pittwater High School (years 9-12). I enjoyed school much more here (in spite of being quickly given the role of school nerd), doing some debating and being in two school musicals. Was known as Harvey for a while after a couple of singing lines in ''Bye Bye Birdie''. Also enjoyed living in the seaide suburb of Mona Vale.  
*[http://worldchanging.com/ WorldChanging.com]. Work on the [[Appropedia:Promotion of Appropedia/Worldchanging submissions|Worldchanging submissions]]''
*[[Wikipedia:University of Sydney|University of Sydney]] - Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, 1989-1992. First year was the worst. Second year was the worst too. Third year was even worse and from there it went into a decline.  
*[[Wikipedia:University of New South Wales|University of New South Wales]] - Master of Engineering Science (Water), part-time, 1994-97. Much more interesting. Thesis research carried out in Surabaya, East Java (= Jawa Timur), Indonesia.


=== Wikipedia ===
Wikipedia is highly synergistic with Appropedia.  A high percentage of visitors to Appropedia come from Wikipedia.  Why?  Because the nature of the content that Appropedia focuses on is not "encyclopedic".  So it's not just "okay", but important to make sure to add a link (in the "External links" section) to Appropedia to all Wikipeda articles with an "Appropriate Technology" twist.  The links should be as honest and relevant as possible.  An appropriate link might look like:


<tt><nowiki>* [http://www.appropedia.org/XYZ Related article(s)] at Appropedia, a wiki for non-Wikipedia (projects & practical "how to") content.</nowiki></tt>
''Other stuff to help web searches to find this page''


The "XYZ" should be modified to point to a relevant category (for several articles) or specific article.
* Christopher Watkins, Christopher James Watkins.
 
* In the real world I have been known variously as: Harvey (Yr 9, after playing that character in Bye Bye Birdie... I wonder why they picked me to play a nerd?) Merf, Shadow. Many others names I can't recall.  
Similarly, all Appropedia articles could potentially benefit from a link to a relevant Wikipedia article.  See [[Template:Wikipedia]] and [[Template:Wikipeda p]] for ways to provide linkage from Appropedia articles to Wikipedia content.
* In the online world I have used the name [[Wikipedia:Kropotkin|Kropotkin]], Singkong (Indonesian for cassava/manioc), then Singkong2005, but have settled on Chriswaterguy as a name that describes me, and is likely to stay unique.
 
* Schools:
=== Other wikis ===
* Recreation:
Where there is a lot of overlap we should consider whether we could combine our efforts... being tactful of course, so we don't sound like "leave your wiki and join our better wiki." See Singkong2005's [[WikiIndex:The Wiki Synergy Project|The Wiki Synergy Project]] at WikiIndex.
** The Abbotsford 12ft Flying Squadron, sailing sabots, Flying 11s and two years in the amazing [[Wikipedia:12ft skiff|12ft skiff]]s.  
 
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* [[WikiNode]]
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* See WikiIndex categories and [[WikiIndex:Category:Sustainability|Sustainability]], [[WikiIndex:Category:International development|International development]] and [[WikiIndex:Category:Technology|Technology]].
* [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Wikia List of Wikia] (verrrry long... but many of the most relevant ones already at the "WikiNode", above - which was partly taken from the List of Wikia).
* Many more wikis can be found by googling, e.g. [http://www.google.com.au/search?rls=en&q=sustainability+wiki&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 sustainability wiki], [http://www.google.com.au/search?rls=en&q=appropriate-technology+wiki&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 appropriate-technology wiki], [http://www.google.com.au/search?rls=en&q=international-development+wiki&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 international-development wiki], [http://www.google.com.au/search?rls=en&q=build-capacity+OR+building-capacity+wiki&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 build-capacity OR building-capacity wiki] or [http://www.google.com.au/search?rls=en&q=poverty-reduction+wiki&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 poverty-reduction wiki].
 
See [[#Notifying another wiki]].
 
===Already notified===
*The [http://www.gdrc.org Global Development Research Center] --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 12:23, 3 August 2006 (PDT)
*[http://journeytoforever.org/at_link.html Journey to Forever] --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 12:23, 3 August 2006 (PDT)
*[[:Category:CCAT|Campus Center for Appropriate Technology]] --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 12:23, 3 August 2006 (PDT)
*[[Wikipedia:User:Ethanz]],  Ethan Zuckerman of Geekcorp. (Has an interesting blog, too). --[[User:Singkong2005|Singkong2005]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Singkong2005|talk]]</small></sup> 10:54, 5 August 2006 (PDT)
*[http://www.rdic.org/home.htm RDI-Cambodia] --[[User:Singkong2005|Singkong2005]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Singkong2005|talk]]</small></sup> 23:45, 7 September 2006 (PDT)
 
=== Done, positive response ===
Some of the groups above may need occasional posting/contact. Those below have already had a good result, e.g. already link to us from their resources page... but occasional contact may still be good, to foster the relationship.
* [[wikiindex:Appropedia|Appropedia's WikiIndex entry] - needs the logo uploaded to WikiIndex. --[[User:Singkong2005|Singkong2005]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Singkong2005|talk]]</small></sup> 23:45, 7 September 2006 (PDT)
* EWB-International - already on their [http://www.ewb-international.org/ASTdatabases.htm databases page] --[[User:Singkong2005|Singkong2005]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Singkong2005|talk]]</small></sup> 16:41, 13 August 2006 (PDT)
 
=== Draft notifications ===
These are just examples... please adapt accordingly or help to improve them.
 
==== Sample request to add a link ====
<tt>Hello _____________,
 
First, thank you for your fantastic site; I have used ______ as a resource many times.
 
Second, I would like to introduce you to the Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development Living Library - http://www.appropedia.org/ .  This site is a wiki (i.e. anyone can edit and add to the content) with a focus on sustainable projects (mostly homemade), curricula, tools, howtos, organizations and social networks. See http://www.appropedia.org/?title=Category:Photovoltaic for an example... especially the project articles at the bottom.
 
Third, I ask you to consider adding Appropedia.org to your links page at http://www._______.org/links.html . We have added your site to our page, Useful sites - http://www.appropedia.org/Useful_sites .
 
Thank you again for the important work that you do,
 
___________________
</tt>
 
(Remember, this is only a sample.  Before submitting any request, please make any changes that you feel would make the request more appropriate)
 
==== Email lists ====
'''Permaculture lists''':
 
Hi,
 
I know that many permaculture people are interested in appropriate technology and international development, as well as sustainability (of course!), so you might be interested in this resource: [http://appropedia.org/ '''Appropedia'''] - it's a wiki, like Wikipedia, so that anyone can contribute. Add a link, describe a project, share your experiences, add a comment or question to one of the talk pages... or just have a read.  
 
There are categories such as [[Alternative building]], [[Water]] and [[Solar]].
 
Note that unlike Wikipedia, which is an encyclopedia, Appropedia accepts a wide range of materials such as project descriptions, how-tos, original research, and (within limits) commentary. Appropedia is meant to complement Wikipedia, not compete with it.
 
Btw, you're probably already aware that there is a permaculture wiki called [http://permaculture.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Permawiki] (which is very quiet at the moment... if it stays quiet like that I might suggest that it merge with Appropedia to benefit from a larger community of editors).
 
Cheers...
 
___________________
 
==== Notifying another wiki ====
<tt>Hi,
 
First, thank you for your fantastic site that I have used as a ______ resource many times.
 
Second, I would like to introduce you to another wiki on a related theme -  [Appropedia http://www.appropedia.org/], the "Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development Living Library."  It has a focus on sustainable projects (mostly homemade), curricula, tools, howtos, organizations and social networks. See [http://www.appropedia.org/Category:Photovoltaic Photovoltaic] for an example... especially the project articles at the bottom.
 
Third, we have placed your site on our [http://www.appropedia.org/WikiNode WikiNode]. Please consider adding [Appropedia http://www.appropedia.org/] to your main, or links, page.
 
Thank you again for the important work that you do,
 
___________________
 
</tt>
 
==== Topic notification ====
 
Mention relevant wikipedia projects as well as Appropedia.
 
==== Blog mentions ====
Include link text such as:
<nowiki> <a href="http://www.appropedia.org/">Appropriate Technology Living Library</a> </nowiki>
Check out this TreeHugger [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/07/300whr_a_day_th_1.php article] for an example.
 
You can [http://www.worldchanging.com/signup/ sign up to Worldchanging Headlines], and when there's a relevant article, leave a comment and link when appropriate. Note, this should ''only'' be done where this is a valuable and relevant comment and link (otherwise it's spam, and we don't want to do that!)
 
== Check progress ==
[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&hs=tR7&lr=&safe=off&client=opera&rls=en&q=link:www.appropedia.org/ Search for links to appropedia] (using google).
 
Note this only searches for links to one page  - so you have to enter a specific Appropedia page for links to that page. (However both links to the main page, i.e. link:www.appropedia.org and link:www.appropedia.org/Main_Page seem to give the same result.) In addition, this searches only for some links to that page, i.e. many links will not show up.
 
See also: [[Appropedia talk:Statistics tracking]] to see other metrics of progress.
 
==Ideas to promote Appropedia==
Note that the intent here is not to be ambitious for Appropedia for our own benefit - rather, we want to let people know what is on offer here, to increase collaboration with other groups (whether or not they actively join in the editing here) and spread knowledge about appropriate technology, development and sustainability.
 
==Offer our services==
If a group wishes to develop material, such as a brochure on an environmental issue, we can let them know that they can do it here, so they can edit collaboratively, and get the input of Appropedia community. E.g. [[Sustainable Energy booklet]].
 
== Design a poster==
Some ideas to communicate [[demotech]] are also suitable for the promotion of appropedia.
In order to promote these projects, designing a poster could be helpful to advertise the websites. The poster (as print or digital version?) could be send to Universities, libraries and Internet cafes in developing countries.
 
==Hand outs==
Hand out useful products with web address printed on – objects should be eco-friendly, therefore product should be carefully considered. e.g. Stickers, food wrappings, matches, pens/pencils, notepads... Problem: Sponsoring is needed to fund the products --[[User:Demotech (anna)|Demotech (anna)]] 11:25, 16 November 2006 (PST)
 
== Who can help? ==
 
Anyone. See [[Appropedia:Community portal]] for categories of helpers and how they can help.
 
When this page is fuller, mention the task at Wikipedia's promotion page (can't find it now - ask at community portal) and suitable WikiProjects.
 
== Some interesting links to Appropedia ==
*http://wannaresolution.blogspot.com/2006/09/another-wiki-on-right-track.html
*http://wiki.villageearth.org/Talk:Main_Page
*http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?s=appropedia
*http://www.ewb-international.org/solutionofmonth.htm
**http://www.ewb-international.org/ASTdatabases.htm
**http://www.edc-cu.org/tools.htm
*http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Development_and_Sustainability
*http://www.nabuur.com/modules/villages_issues/?villageid=105&actionId=4027&displayAll=true
*http://del.icio.us/search/?fr=del_icio_us&p=appropedia&type=all
*http://www.o2nederland.org/main.asp?pid=5&sid=0&iid=395
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Design
*One of five '''Links of Interest''' on [http://www.aiti-kace.com.gh/blog/ Kofi Annan's Centre of Excellence in ICT Blog].  We need to thank them.  --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 17:00, 18 October 2006 (PDT)
**Has this thank you been sent?  --[[User:Curtbeckmann|CurtB]] 20:59, 21 October 2006 (PDT)
***No, not yet.  Right now it is on my Wednesday's list.  Please let me know if someone else does it.  --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 13:23, 22 October 2006 (PDT)
****I sent a thank you a couple of days ago.  --[[User:Curtbeckmann|CurtB]] 10:22, 5 November 2006 (PST)
*http://www.infobong.com/wordpress/2006/08/13/links-for-2006-08-13/
*http://www.aidg.org/blog/
*http://www.inveneo.org/?q=webresources
*http://www.itdg.org/?id=links_development
*[http://www.studentworkforce.org/m/?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=49 Student workforce for sustainability and development]
*[http://spot.colorado.edu/~bielefel/links.html Links page of Angela R. Bielefeldt, Ph.D., P.E. at University of Colorado]
*[http://www.shapeshifters.net/muesli/stories/613/ Shapeshifters (via Helge)]
*[http://www.researchinformation.co.uk/links.php Researchinformation (UK)]
*[http://www.humscape.com/ Humscape] and [http://www.arcatacommunity.org/phpodp/odp.php Arcatacommunity] - Prominent links
*[http://www.squidoo.com/aidg/ Squidoo]
*[http://www.cd3wd.com/CD3WD/Links.HTM CD3WD]
*[http://www.qirimtatar.info/wiki/Kelecek:%C4%B0leti%C5%9Fim_panosu Turkish? wiki]
 
==External links==
*[[Meatball:WikiReputation]]
*[http://www.ccmc.org/oped.htm Op-eds & Letters to the Editor] - tips from [http://www.ccmc.org The Communications Consortium Media Center].
 
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Chris Watkins
Chris Watkins
Languages:

English (native) Indonesian (fluent) Malaysian (conversational) Japanese & German (very basic - thanks, excuse me, delicious, mein linke Blinker ist kaput...).

My writing
My (new) blog - observations on life, culture, politics...
Resolution - joint blog with Curt on development & sustainability
I wonder if I can automatically list links to my most recent posts in a table on this page? Here's my out of date blog which I must copy over...
My vegetarian recipes: for me, food has to taste good, and make me feel good.
Welcome to the homepage of Chris Watkins
a.k.a. "Chriswaterguy"
Anyone calling themselves Chriswaterguy (or, formerly, Singkong2005) on the internet is probably me, whereas "Chris Watkins" describes a lot of people... if my parents had taken my sister's suggestion to call me "Gilligan," then I'd probably be the only Gilligan Watkins, but thankfully they insisted she pick again.
What I'm doing now...
Catching up on the talks from Wikimania. Some interesting stuff.

Currently (August 7) indulging my Wikiholism for a few days, before I get onto doing the boring stuff I need to do (taxes, passport, sorting through all my crap...) before buying my one-way ticket overseas.

I love the way the internet facilitates collaboration, and I'm quite involved in several collaborations, as you can see below.

Contact
I don't put my email on here, as I want to avoid spam... likewise I don't put my chat usernames here as a whole word - you'll have to do some simple decoding...

You can contact me:

  • via my talk page,
  • via my Wikipedia talk page,
  • via gooogle chat. Take my wiki username, remove the 4 digits from that end, and that's the google username.
  • via Yahoo messnger. One word, first part mbah and second part yogi.

I also like IRC chat... but you'll need to contact me first to arrange a channel. I plan to spend a bit of time on the wiki-related IRC channels occasionally (e.g. #wikipedia & #wikimedia on irc.freenode.net).

Please note: I enjoy chatting, but don't be offended if I sometimes say I can't chat for long (I believe in honesty).

Often when I'm on the computer, I've started editing one Wikipedia or Appropedia page, then realised I need to check something else and maybe correct it, which leads to yet another article... having 4 or more editing windows open plus various google searches is fairly standard for me. And it all starts with one little edit...

My collaborations

Development stuff
Appropedia - Appropriate technology, development, sustainability. User page
WikiIndex - a great site that helps people find wikis by topic. For me it's a tool to encourage more synergy, or mergers even, between sustainability- & development-related wikis. See my userpage for more on this.
Nabuur.com - "The global neighbour network." Assisting mainly with water and sanitation. User page
Development-related topics on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia user page.
Wikipedia - The concept inspires me. User page. I'm involved in several WikiProjects (collaborations to improve content) including:
Climate change

Energy development
Water purification
Urban studies and planning

Learning & teaching at Wikibooks. Wikipedia user page.
Mainly Indonesian and English.
Wiki-based communities: Wikia.com has a number of community sites. My user page has miscellaneous net-related stuff, and links to the Wikia communities I'm watching.
Political: Campaigns, and also the Australian Greens' wiki... still experimental.
I'm looking and waiting for a community recipes site - for now see my recipes and recipe links.
Other exciting free sites
CouchSurfing - share your couch or spare bed. It can be a great experience. My username: Singkong
HelpX - work for accomodation. For work in Asia & developing nations, free. Most advanced nations, free reg, 10 euros/2 years to make contact with hosts.
OkCupid The most interesting dating site, with the most accurate matching, completely free. My username: Bayangan
more...
My other writing - see the blue box on the right.

Who I am

One of my reasons for putting this info here is to make it easier for people find me - e.g. people who went to the same school.

Memberships, places of study, associations

Current memberships:

Former memberships, associations (80s and 90s):

  • Australian Democrats (until 2003) till
  • Abbotsford 12 Foot Flying Squadron, on the Parramatta River - sailed 12 foot skiffs 1986-88, also sailed Sabots and Flying 11s before that.
  • In the past I was involved with various churches & Christian groups around Sydney, including:
    • St Michael's and All Angels Anglican Church & youth group, Newport, NSW. (Sydney).
    • Southern Cross Independent Baptist church, Engadine and Harvest Independent Baptist Church, Narrabeen.
    • St Matthias (Phillip Jensen's church)
    • The Australian Navigators|
  • Back when I still believed in stuff (and was moving a lot, living in different parts of Sydney):
    • St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church & youth group in Newport. 1988-89.
    • Southern Cross Bapist Church, Engadine, 1989-91. They taught me to really read the Bible. I took their advice, and started asking questions - they were probably glad to see me go.
    • Harvest Baptist Church, Narrabeen. 1991-2. Had a lot of respect for Col, the pastor. Again, he was probably relieved when I left.
    • The Navigators at Sydney University, 1992-97. "Putting the sin back into cynicism." Lots of big talk... wasn't all hot air, and there was a real sense of community, but it left me a bit burnt-out as well.
    • Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, present. (Just kidding.)

Places of Education (all in Sydney, Australia):

  • Santa Maria Del Monte (K-3)
  • St Patrick's College Strathfield (years 4-8).
  • Pittwater High School (years 9-12). I enjoyed school much more here (in spite of being quickly given the role of school nerd), doing some debating and being in two school musicals. Was known as Harvey for a while after a couple of singing lines in Bye Bye Birdie. Also enjoyed living in the seaide suburb of Mona Vale.
  • University of Sydney - Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, 1989-1992. First year was the worst. Second year was the worst too. Third year was even worse and from there it went into a decline.
  • University of New South Wales - Master of Engineering Science (Water), part-time, 1994-97. Much more interesting. Thesis research carried out in Surabaya, East Java (= Jawa Timur), Indonesia.


Other stuff to help web searches to find this page

  • Christopher Watkins, Christopher James Watkins.
  • In the real world I have been known variously as: Harvey (Yr 9, after playing that character in Bye Bye Birdie... I wonder why they picked me to play a nerd?) Merf, Shadow. Many others names I can't recall.
  • In the online world I have used the name Kropotkin, Singkong (Indonesian for cassava/manioc), then Singkong2005, but have settled on Chriswaterguy as a name that describes me, and is likely to stay unique.
  • Schools:
  • Recreation:
    • The Abbotsford 12ft Flying Squadron, sailing sabots, Flying 11s and two years in the amazing 12ft skiffs.

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