PlanetShifter.com -- How to Collaborate Guide for New Members (v. 1.0)

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PlanetShifter.com --
How to Collaborate Guide for New Members (v. 1.0)
Launch Draft 03/03/09

We want creative Green artists, musicians, writers and inventors from across the planet to share their work, offer critique and form new bonds and enterprises from our four member groups.

What Can You Do in PlanetShifter.com?

• Find green and innovative ideas, companies and people
• Show off your green work (avi, doc, jpg, pdf)
• Test an idea
• Start a discussion
• Seek-out partners for projects and start-ups
• Participate in the Event Circle presenter series
• Learn about, promote and develop new sustainable products and services
• Publish your best work with other members in forthcoming issues of greencatcherunion.com:
the eMagazine of PlanetShifter.com

How do new members get permission to upload files?
After you sign up, we approve your account and send you a welcome email. You can then upload your initial gallery images, sounds or text.

How do I edit my gallery and forum posts?
The Gallery pix are automatically culled from the most recent posts of the user. If the user wants to change the pictures shown in their gallery they can change the picture in their own posts, or add new posts to make the old posts disappear (those over the six image limit). Thus users really do have the power to change and remove their own pictures.

How do I do select a notification schedule?
Click the notification tab on you Profile page and select the frequently of new content updates you wish to receive.

How to I find other members?
Click on photo to go to the member profile and click on the name to see member gallery.

What is the site taxonomy? Can I search it?
Taxonomy refers to specific categories that group member content. By clicking on “natural” or “image”, the database will return all of the content that was originally labeled as such.

How does the forum tool work?
The PlanetShifter.com Forum is the Drupal version of the standard online threaded discussion. Comments are placed below each other in order of entry. Any member can start a forum. Go to the Lounge: http://www.planetshifter.com/forum and click Post New Forum Topic.

How to find folks in your group?
See who is an artist or writer, etc. on the member page:
http://www.planetshifter.com/user_list.

How does PlanetShifter.com view member content? Please see the FAQ:
http://www.planetshifter.com/node/51

How can I participate in the Event Circle?
Join in the Forum discussion!

What file formats are allowed to be uploaded in the system?
txt, pdf, mp3, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, flv, swf

Can members suggest new products for the Green Market?
Yes, please visit and send us recommendations:
http://www.planetshifter.com/node/38

How can members share and develop new ideas effectively?
Please see the process presented on the Vision Map:
http://www.planetshifter.com/node/40

Is there a FAQ? Yes, see:
http://www.planetshifter.com/node/51

What is coming next in terms of member collaboration?
Three additional collaborative opportunities are coming: the ability to barter services and find freelance work; a mechanism to sell or barter products made by members; and an online work space where members can develop projects in a secure and private space in the Rotator.

If you have any questions, please contact us at: center@planetshifter.com