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Create an Entry: Help OutHistory Make LGBTQ and Heterosexual History
Users are encouraged to participate in creating content on OutHistory, following the site’s Contributors’ Guidelines, and the directions in its Help section. For copyright information, see Terms of Use at the bottom of this page. Any questions, email outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.
* Authors: Authors may contribute out-of-print but still valuable historical articles and books to which the copyright has reverted to the author. They may also contribute still valuable unpublished historical chapters deleted from published books, and never published historical articles. Content marked by a gray box and labeled "Protected" is volunteered by or solicited from named writers, independent scholars, institutionally-based researchers, archivists, collectors, and the public.
* Collectors: Collectors of LGBTQ artifacts of all kinds can scan and volunteer to exhibit on OutHistory selections of their most visually interesting, unique, and valuable items. To volunteer an exhibit based on a collection, email outhistory@gc.cuny.edu. For an example, also see: Jonathan Ned Katz: My Collectibles and Collecting, in progress.
* Content Providers: Content Wanted Priorities:
- African American LGBT history entries
- AIDS/HIV and the history of the response to the epidemic
- American Colonial Era LGBT history
- Asian American LGBT history entries
- Bibliographies on particular historical subjects
- LGBT Legal History: U.S. and Worldwide
- LGBT Marriage: A History (U.S.)
- LGBT Organizational Histories (U.S.)
- LGBT Corporate Employee Group Histories
- LGBT Governmental Employee Group Histories
- LGBT Union Groups
- LGBT People and the U.S. Military: A History
- Lesbian American history
- New York City and East Coast LGBT history
- Visuals to go with all of the above
* Creators of New, Open, Collaborative Articles: All logged-on users may create new, open, collaboratively created articles by carefully choosing a title, including a date if possible, typing the title in the search box, and opening, editing, and saving the article. Please use the "Format for Open, Collaborative Entries" found in the Help section. Content on OutHistory marked by a yellow "Open" box is created collaboratively by anyone with data, documents, and source citations to share.
* Creators of New Protected Articles: All logged-on users may contribute new articles signed by them, and protected against editing by anyone but them and site administrators. To volunteer a signed, protected article email outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.
* Creators of New Timeline Entries: In "Edit" mode, at the bottom of all entries an "Article timeline" asks users to fill in "From" and "To" years, and, if available, months and days. Filling in "From" and "To" years will ensure that a "Timeline" search via "MORE" will result in a list of articles that fall within that year or years.
* Creators of New Timeline Stub Entries: Users can suggest or add a timeline stub.
* Uploaders of Content: Users can 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.
Other Kinds of Volunteers and Ways to Participate
* Administrators: People with administrative skills may volunteer to help with the administration of OutHistory.org by emailing outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.
* Artists: Visual and audio artists may contribute on-line art works inspired by LGBTQ history. To volunteer an art work email outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.
* Category Administrators and Creators: Categories at the bottom of entries help users of OutHistory search for and find information. Help administer and create those categories.
* Copy editors: People with copy-editing skills may volunteer to copy edit OutHistory entries by emailing outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.
* Curators of exhibits: Curate a historical exhibit using lots of visual images.
* Discussants: All users can freely 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.
* Editors: People with editorial skills may volunteer to help edit OutHistory entries by emailing outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.
* Fact Checkers: Go through and fact-check OutHistory entries.
* Financial Contributors: Users of OutHistory.org can contribute financially to its development and maintenance by donating to it.
* Financial Planning for OutHistory's Future: Make a plan to help OutHistory maintain itself financially.
* Fundraisers: People with fundraising skills can contribute to OutHistory's fundraising strategies by emailing outhistory@gc.cuny.edu.
* Graphic Designers: Help OutHistory look and operate better.
* MediaWiki Consultants/Experts/Techies: Help OutHistory function better. Improve the user experiece. Help clarify OutHistory's focus on time and history.
"* Photographers: Professional and amateur photographs may contribute photos relevant to LGBTQ history by emailing outhistory@gc.cuny.edu, and asking for instructions on uploading. Or just consult "Help" and "Uploading".
* Picture Researchers: Help improve the visuals on OutHistory.
* Publicity: Help OutHistory get publicity, and plan for future publicity.
* Researchers: People with research skills may search stub articles and fill in missing information, and search research requests and fill in the requested data.
*Scanners: Help OutHistory scan printed materials and place them on the site.
*Search Improvement: Help OutHistory improve its search functions.
* Spam deleting and protection: Help OutHistory get rid of and protect itself from spam.
* Teachers: Teachers and Students can work with each other to submit content to the site. Before participating, please study the Contributors’ Guidelines.
* Uploaders of audio, still images, video: Help OutHistory improve its multi-media content.
* Volunteer managers: Help OutHistory manage its volunteers and use them in the most efficient and creative ways.
If you want to participate in some way, but your questions are not answered here or elsewhere on the site, please email OutHistory at outhistory@gc.cuny.edu
