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{{greybox|text=As an experiment in history by the the people, some of the content of OutHistory.org is user-generated by anyone with data or documents and source citations to share.  Content is also solicited from or volunteered by  independent scholars, institutionally-based  researchers, archivists, collectors, and the public.
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=Ways to Participate in OutHistory.org=
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*[[Create Content]]
  
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*[[Explore Content]]
  
Users are encouraged to participate in creating the site, following the site’s [[About#Contributors.27_Guidelines|Contributors’ Guidelines]].  So help OutHistory.org make history.}}
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*[[Discuss Content]]
  
== Ways to Participate ==
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*[[Use Content]]
  
'''* Discusss:''' All users can freely [[Talk:Main Page|discuss the site]] or discuss a particular article or timeline entry, including stub articles (see below).  Suggestions for additions to or changes in the site and in entries will be seriously considered by all of us who work to improve the content to the site.
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*[[Solve Mysteries, Fill in Stubs, Research Requests]]
  
'''* Search Stubs:''' Users can [[:Category:Stub|search the site’s stub categories]], articles for which content is desired, but for which there is no or little content, and begin to fill in a stub.
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*[[Create Links]]</h4>
  
'''* Create New Stubs:''' Users can also create new stub categories, suggestions for entries for which there is no or little content. And, if users desire, they can begin to fill in the new stub article.
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=Create an Open Entry=
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OutHistory.org includes articles marked “Open Entry”. These are collaboratively and anonymously created by logged-on users with evidence, citations, and analysis to share.  
  
'''* Create New Timeline Stubs:''' Users can [[:Category:Timeline Suggestions|suggest or add a timeline stub]].
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To create an Open Entry click [[Create a New Entry]]
  
'''* Upload Content:''' Users can [[Special:Upload|offer documents]]: audio recordings, court records, diaries, letters, photographs, publications, movies, video, or other evidence relevant to LGBTQ history for which permission to publish has been obtained.  
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=Create a Protected Entry with a Named Author or Authors=
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OutHistory.org also includes articles marked “Protected Entry”. These are by named, logged-on creators and can be edited only by that creator or site administrators. So the named author is responsible for the entry’s accuracy, clarity, and source citations. Upon request, the Coordinator of OutHistory.org will protect an entry by a named author from changes. To create a Protected Entry click [[Create a New Entry]] and follow the instructions at the bottom of the page.
  
'''* Offer Help:''' Users can offer skilled help with: administration, editing, copy-editing, financial planning, fundraising, graphic design, publicity, proof-reading, research, technical matters, writing, etc. by emailing the site Coordinator at [mailto:outhistory@gc.cuny.edu outhistory@gc.cuny.edu].
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'''* Teachers:''' [[Teachers and Students]] can work with students to submit content to the site. Before participating, please study the [[About#Contributors.27_Guidelines|Contributors’ Guidelines]].
 
 
 
'''* Donate:''' And, of course, you can always contribute to the site by [[Donate|donating]] financially to it, and helping to insure its continued existence.
 
 
 
If you want to participate in some way, but your questions are not answered here or elsewhere on the site, please [mailto:outhistory@gc.cuny.edu contact OutHistory].
 

Latest revision as of 08:58, 4 June 2011

Ways to Participate in OutHistory.org

Create an Open Entry

OutHistory.org includes articles marked “Open Entry”. These are collaboratively and anonymously created by logged-on users with evidence, citations, and analysis to share.

To create an Open Entry click Create a New Entry

Create a Protected Entry with a Named Author or Authors

OutHistory.org also includes articles marked “Protected Entry”. These are by named, logged-on creators and can be edited only by that creator or site administrators. So the named author is responsible for the entry’s accuracy, clarity, and source citations. Upon request, the Coordinator of OutHistory.org will protect an entry by a named author from changes. To create a Protected Entry click Create a New Entry and follow the instructions at the bottom of the page.

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