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-	Wiki successfully set up.	+	;DARN Disaster Animal Relief Network
-	==First Steps==	+	== Welcome ==
-	The username and password for the administrative account is '''admin''', '''admin'''.	+
-	#<font color="red">Important:</font>  [[Special:Userlogin|Log in]] as admin and go to [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] to change your password!	+
-	#Write down your password.	+
-	#On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo.	+
		+	This wiki is a gathering place for people involved in rescue and relief for animals caught up in disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires,  and earthquakes.
		+	The goals are to:
		+	# Introduce the benefits of wiki technology
		+	# Create a knowlege base for sharing information to:
		+	## Coordinate requests for assistance
		+	## Categorize links to resources on the internet
		+	## Categorize State and city resources
		+	## Prepare for disasters
		+	# Assist animal groups with their own wiki pages to:
		+	## Provide contact information and description of the group
		+	## Provide a portal for group members to enter the wiki
		+	## Creat their own wiki at [http://www.editthis.info/ editthis.info] [http://www.wikia.com/ Wikia.com] or other wikifarm.
		+	# Provide a meeting place for different groups to share plans
-		+	This wiki will follow the model created by [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] will be the "Wikipedia for disaster animal relief".
-	==Other optional things to do==	+
-	*Add the url for your wiki to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Categorized_Wiki_List Categorized wiki list]. Simply edit that page and put your wiki under the appropriate category.	+
-	*To increase the amount of space you have for uploads, add links to http://editthis.info from external sites, and go to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Link_Quota_Page Link Quota Page] to increase your uploads quota.	+
-	*Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu	+
-	*Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes:	+
-	#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki Wikipedia list of wikis]	+
-	#[http://www.wikiindex.com/Add_a_Wiki WikiIndex]<br>	+
-	*If you are feeling adventurous and know a little about web design you can edit the  javascript and css to the [[Header]] to change the look of your wiki.	+
-	**You must log as admin to do this	+
-	**Whatever you enter in this page will be added to the html in the header after the standard style sheet, so you can override styles.	+
-	*Read the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for other usage and configuration help.	+
-	*Add your wiki to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Map_of_wikis map of wikis]	+

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Revision as of 21:00, 9 April 2006

DARN Disaster Animal Relief Network

Welcome

This wiki is a gathering place for people involved in rescue and relief for animals caught up in disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires, and earthquakes.

The goals are to:

1. Introduce the benefits of wiki technology
2. Create a knowlege base for sharing information to:
   1. Coordinate requests for assistance
   2. Categorize links to resources on the internet
   3. Categorize State and city resources
   4. Prepare for disasters
3. Assist animal groups with their own wiki pages to:
   1. Provide contact information and description of the group
   2. Provide a portal for group members to enter the wiki
   3. Creat their own wiki at editthis.info Wikia.com or other wikifarm.
4. Provide a meeting place for different groups to share plans

This wiki will follow the model created by Wikipedia will be the "Wikipedia for disaster animal relief".