UNI Communicators' Forum

Very easily, and quite quickly. We used a free open sourcei Content Management Systemi called Drupali, adding a number of extensions made by others in the Drupal community. It is hosted on a server running the open source Linux operating system with open source Apachei web server software. We'll be happy to show you more at the Forum.

Yes. We have a 'print friendly' option. Clicking this at the bottom of an article page will open that page without the extra formatting. You can then print this page.

These are 'quick add' buttons for social bookmarking sites. If you us any of these services, you can add that page to your collection by clicking the button. you will then be taken to that site, with most of the taggingi details filled for you already. If you don't use any yet, follow the links to give them a go!

Yes. Users who have a blogi on this site can upload picture to a library, and then use any picture from the library in a post. However, you can't add very large images, and there is finite space for them, so it's best to resize them first if you can. To add a picture, look for the picture icon when adding a post and choose. You can also specify the URL of an image on the web with the same icon.

Currently, the site only allows people who are attending the Singapore Forum, and certain guest posters, to create blogis on the site. Other users are welcome to register though, and comment and vote on the posts and polls.

If you do have access to the blog tool, you'll find the option for adding a new entry to your blog in the top right menu, under the Create Content option. Just choose which theme it fits best into from the drop-down list, type a title for your post and add your article in the box below, then scroll to the bottom and click submit. You don't need to worry about the other options on the page if you don't want to, but they will let you format or categorise the post more precisely.

You don't need to register to read and comment on content, but if you do, your comments won't be delayed by moderation, and you'll also be able to access other features like a better search, a profile in the site users' directory, and email subscription to site updates.

There are two easy ways to do this. The RSS syndication will let you subscribe to all additions to the front page of the site, in the feed reader of your choice. You can find the link on the left menu bar.

Alternatively, you can subcribe to an email roundup of all site additions (including changes that don't appear on the front page). This will be sent out daily (though not on days where there are no changes), and is a list of links to the new information. To subscribe or to cancel, click on My Account in the top right menu bar and you'll get a My Notification Settings option. Click on this and set email notifications how you would like them.

Yes. Find them in the User directory, and you can send them a private message. This will go into their inbox on this site, for them to retrieve and reply to when they next log in.

Yes - forum attendees can create and edit terms in the Jargonbuster. Once you've written your post and saved it. Click on Create Content in your personal menu (top right) and then on Jargonbuster definition. You can then add the term you want to define, and write a description for it. Every time that term is mentioned on the site, it will automatically be annotated with a linked footnote.