As you all know by now, the new site for livingwithtrisomy13.org has been
launched and most information in the old site has been transferred. The new
interface is more dynamic and the site itself is self sustaining allowing
everyone to interact in the forum section, post and update stories in the blog
section, create small community groups, albums, calendar, and other functions.
The interface may take a day or two to get used to, please be patient as we
clean up the final issues.
The site is highly moderated for now, all users must register in order to post
anything on the site. Although some sections are public, there are private
sections that are viewed to members only, while others can be private or
available to a specific group. I would urge everyone to go to the
livingwithtrisomy13.org and register. When you register please enter the
following text in the referrer section "Living with T13 member", that will help
me quickly verify that you are a member of the group and allow you on the site.
After you register, you will get a notification email indicating that you are
now an active member on the site and you are able to post. Go to the
livingwithtrisomy13.org and login (top right corner), also it is a good idea to
select the "remember me" check.
The forum section:
The forum will replace the yahoo group in the near future. I am in the process
of trying to migrate the content of the group into the new forum, as soon as
that is done, I will let you know.
The forums are divided into a public and private sections. Public sections will
be available to everyone on the site regardless whether they are logged in or
not. Private sections are for registered users only. The forums act the the same
way as the yahoo group. If you realize that a new forum is required, please let
me know and I will create that for you. In addition, if I see a topic that
reqires its own forum, I will create one.
The blog section
Blogs are mainly used for the stories. To add comments to the blog, scroll to
the bottom of the page and select "Reply" or "Post comment". As in the forum,
you can include pictures and videos in your reply. As an example, if you want
to update the story for your child, post a comment on your child's blog and add
pictures and videos as needed. I would recommend that everyone posts at least
one comment in their child's blog indicating any contact information they want
to have public. Please be careful in providing more information than required,
the blogs are public, and are available to everyone to see. If you are unable to
post to your blog, please let me know as some blogs are closed for posting and I
need to reopen them.
You can also start your own blog if needed, on any topic you might find useful.
Please be careful as the blogs are public again. If you would like to post
something to the group only, please post it in the private forums. In addition,
you can post comments on others blogs also.
After you login, navigate the site and post any questions in the help forum. The
help forum will quickly grow to cover all "How to use" topics. Also, please post
and comments, recommendations, and other requirements there, it is easier for me
to track the site if we follow that procedure.
Last, I would ask for some volunteers to monitor and moderate the site. You can
pick a specific section to moderate or choose a site-wide moderation. If you are
interested in moderating the site, send me a message on the site (to Admin ) and
will contact you and provide training.
I can always be reached at info@livingwithtrisomy13.org if you have any
questions or concerns.
Thank you
Hosni Adra
Malek's Dad
WebMaster
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