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| '''Appropedia welcomes the WikiGreen community!'''<br>
For the last few weeks, folks at WikiGreen and Appropedia have considered how best to collaborate on our shared goals. The decision: Assimilation!  So, in less time than it takes to build a [[Composting greenhouse provides hot water (original)|strawbale greenhouse]], nearly 1000 pages and more than 1000 images have been migrated from WikiGreen to Appropedia. ''Yay!'' It was a pretty clean process, but some tidying up continues.  Please pardon our "dust" as we wrap up the integration.  And, as usual, your help and feedback is valued!
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Appropedia is a living library ''wiki'', focused on success in two global initiatives:
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*Reduce poverty through '''International Development'''
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*Increase '''Sustainability''' through the use of [[Appropriate technology|Appropriate Technology]]
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Appropedia follows an [[Wikipedia:Open_design|open design]] approach. Anyone can write or edit articles, anyone can plant the seed of an idea and any group can use these pages to work collaboratively, all to further the success in our global initiatives.  Others will build onto the ideas, contribute to the work or get inspired to create something new altogether. Which of your ideas, projects or current works would you like to add?  Would you like to help in our exciting project of [[porting]] valuable information from other sites (with permission of course)? The table below has some ideas for contributors.  We invite you to start today.
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Or perhaps you came here in search of information. The material on this site is here free (as in speech) for your use! Use the search box at left, click on one of the categories in the table below, or browse [[Special:Categories|all categories]] and [[Special:Allpages|all '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles]].  If you don't find what you're looking for, please let us know on our [[Appropedia:Request|Requested content page]].  We value your feedback.<br clear="all" />
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;[[:Category: Project|Project]]
:Onsite and academic projects e.g. [[UTC Solar Distiller]]<br>
;[[:Category: Organization|Organization]]
:Organizations, e.g. [[Demotech, design for self-reliance| Demotech]]<br>
;[[:Category:Topic|Topic]]
:Public education and discourse topics, e.g. [[:Category:Photovoltaic|Photovoltaics]]<br>
;[[:Category: Program|Program]]
:Schools, Summer Intensives, Classes, Workshops, e.g. [[:Category:Parras|Parras]]<br>
;[[:Category: How to|How to]]
:Step by step instructions, e.g. How to [[Weld wood]] <br>
;[[:Category: Thesis|Thesis]]
:Thesis papers, e.g. [[Water management and culture in Indonesian cities|Water management & culture in Indonesian cities]]<br>
;[[:Category:Coordination|Coordination]]
:For managing events, publications, projects, etc. e.g. [[Car-Free Day]] <br>
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We encourage you to [[A:BOLD|boldly]] create a page or article.  Others will welcome you and offer help and suggestions as they notice the new content.
# [[Special:Userlogin| Create a user ID]]. It's not required, but it does provide [[Appropedia:Benefits_of_registering|some benefits]].
# Click on an interesting area in the column on the left, or check out the [[porting]] tasks.  You'll find guidance on creating your article.
# It's easy.  Go to our [[Practice Page]] and do your first edit.
# [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors Click Here] for more help on how to edit a wiki.
# ''Don't worry'' if your articles aren't complete, edited, or formatted! Others can help you with this.  Your content and ideas are what bring the most value.
# See the [[Appropedia:Ruleset|Ruleset]] for Appropedia's guidelines.
# See what we're working on. Click on [[Appropedia:Community_portal|Help Out]] on the nav bar to the left.
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* Have an idea that isn't fully developed? Short on time?  Create a brief article [[:Category:Stubs|stub]]. You and others can grow it over time.
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* Enable email alerts whenever a particular page changes by clicking the "watch" tab at the top of the page.
* Use the "discussion" tab at the top of articles to join or start a discussion about the article.
* Click on the "History" tab at the top of articles to view revisions and their authors.
* If you like a page's formatting and want to see how it was done, simply click on the edit tab (or section edit).  Exit safely via Cancel or your browser's "Back" button.  Try it on the [[Practice Page]].


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* A brief description of a technology and its uses.
* Regional considerations such as climate, locating raw materials, etc, as well as cultural, social and political context.
* A materials list, including possible alternative materials
* Simple how-to sections for building or using a technology or material
* Possible alternative approaches when building or using a technology
* Common mistakes to avoid in building or using a technology
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* Case study of a technology being used
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==Recent Praise for Appropedia==
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*[http://www.ewb-international.org/solutionofmonth.htm Engineers Without Borders-International] solution of the month for September, as well as inclusion in their [http://www.ewb-international.org/ASTdatabases.htm Comprehensive Appropriate and Sustainable Technologies Databases]  and placed among their list of 12 phenomenal [http://www.ewb-international.org/Tools.htm Useful Tools]
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*Listed as one of [http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/index.php?s=appropedia Ethan Zuckerman]'s, links... and quote, <tt>''"very cool idea"''</tt>.
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*One of five '''Links of Interest''' on [http://www.aiti-kace.com.gh/blog/ Kofi Annan's Centre of Excellence in ICT Blog].
*One of three [http://www.inveneo.org/?q=webresources recommended websites] at [[Inveneo]].
*A mention on the [http://www.o2nederland.org/main.asp?pid=5&sid=0&iid=395 O2 Nederland] site.
*A mention on the [http://www.itdg.org/?id=links_development ITDG / Practical Action] site.


==Respect Copyrights==
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Content on Appropedia is made available under the terms of the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU-FDL] copyright, which has been chosen to ensure that the information will continue to be available.  See [[Appropedia:Copyrights|our copyright page]] for details.
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