Your Guide to Getting Started!

Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:38 pm

1. Register! Click on the register link on the top right corner of the forum's home page. You won't be able to see any of the posted discussions until you have registered.

2. Check out the meeting notes! If you missed a meeting or just want to refresh your memory on what we have talked about at the meetings, you'll find them posted in the forum titled "Meeting Notes." After clicking on the link to the forum, you can also ask a question by posting a reply to any of the notes posted.

3. Give Feedback! Click on the forum titled "Project Discussions" and then click on the work you want to read. To read someone's work, they will instruct you to find it in a link they post OR they will tell you the title of their work in Publications.

For a link, simply click on the link, read the work.
For a publication, click on the Publications link at the top of screen, on the navigation bar and then search for that publication. Find the title of the author's work and click on that.
Once you've read the author's linked work or publication, go back to the forum and discuss the work there. If the author has questions or specific feed back they are looking for, they will let you know.
You can post your feedback by replying to the author's topic.

PLEASE review the PENCIL guidelines before posting feedback!!

4. Post your own work! To post your own work, first decide if you will post a link to the work or if you will use the Publications function.

To post your own link, go to the Project Discussion forum and start a "New Topic." In the body of your topic, give the name of your Work and use the formatting tools to post your link. After you post your link, let everyone know what specific feedback you're looking for.
To post a Publication, first, click on the Publications link at the top of your screen, in the navigation bar. Once you're in the publication section, use the side menu to Add a Publication. Write or copy and paste your text into the publication, review and publish. An administrator will have to review your publication before it is posted. It there is a problem, the admin will let you know. After the publication is approved by the admin, go to the Project Discussions forum and add a "New Topic." In the body of your topic, give the name of your work and tell everyone that your work can be found in the Publications section of the forum. Be sure to let everyone know what specific feedback you are looking for.

If you have any additional questions about getting started, please feel free to REPLY to this topic.