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*Type the organization name in the search field to the left. | *Type the organization name in the search field to the left. | ||
*Click <strong>Go</strong>. | *Click <strong>Go</strong>. | ||
*If there is no page titled with the organization name, you can create the page by clicking <strong>page</strong> under search results. | *If there is no page titled with the organization name, you can create the page by clicking <strong>create this page</strong> under search results. | ||
See the list of [[:Category:Organizations|organizations]] for some examples and the general getting started notes above for editing information. | See the list of [[:Category:Organizations|organizations]] for some examples and the general getting started notes above for editing information. | ||
==Recent Praise for Appropedia== | ==Recent Praise for Appropedia== | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 30 September 2006
Welcome to Appropedia Template:Highlighted project Appropedia is a living library of appropriate technology, international development and sustainability, replete with collaborative pages, networking, project writeups and how-tos and original research such as theses. We are also starting to add material on the "soft" issues in development, such as culture and development and gender and development.
Feel free to contribute or just browse. If you contribute, please consider creating a login.
Browsing
There are several ways to browse. You can:
- Use the search box at left,
- Browse the category tree (i.e. starting at the broadest category),
- Browse all categories, or
- Browse all articles.
Editors and Creators Getting Started
- Go to our Practice Page to see how easy it is to get started.
- See the Ruleset for the overarching guidelines of Appropedia.
- For additional help, click the Help button in the navigation box to the left.
- See these Editing help contents from wikipedia, especially those on editing.
- See MediaWiki FAQ for much greater detail.
Project Page Creators Getting Started
To start:
- Type your project name in the search field to the left.
- Please make sure to use a unique name, such as Location or Organization followed by project description in lower case, e.g. AEF greywater.
- Click Go.
- If there is no page titled with your project name, you can create the page by clicking create this page under search results.
See the list of projects for some examples and the general getting started notes above for editing information.
Organization Page Creators Getting Started
To start:
- Type the organization name in the search field to the left.
- Click Go.
- If there is no page titled with the organization name, you can create the page by clicking create this page under search results.
See the list of organizations for some examples and the general getting started notes above for editing information.
Recent Praise for Appropedia
- Engineers Without Borders-International solution of the month for September, as well as inclusion in their Comprehensive Appropriate and Sustainable Technologies Databases and placed among their list of 12 phenomenal Useful Tools
- Listed as one of Ethan Zuckerman's, links... and quote, "very cool idea".
- A mention on the O2 Nederland site.