Frequently Asked Questions

USERS

--How do I register or create an account?

• click "create new account" under user log in
• type in user name, email address, affiliation, real name, bio, url for website
• click "new account"

 --How do I edit and manage my profile? 

• click on "my account" in the navigation under your user name
• click "edit" to update account settings, affiliation, and personal info (such as changing your password, uploading a picture or flickr ID, setting your signature, or editing your bio)
• click "my notification settings" to get updates on content
• click "track" to monitor content and comments on the site
• click "contact" to send a message to other members through the site 

--How do I view other profiles?

• select "user list" in the navigation under your user name
• or click on a user name under "who's online" at the bottom of the right column

 --How do I submit an article, project, or review for consideration? 

• register/create an account
• log in
• click "create content " under your user navigation
• click "submission" under your user navigation
• put title in the title field
• put name, email, and abstract in the body
• make sure there are no identifying names in your text or document name
• attach Word or media file (browse, click attach)
• click "submit" at the bottom of the page

--How do I edit a submission?

• once you have submitted a paper, a "my paper" link will show up in the user navigation under your name
• click on "my paper"
• click on the title of your submission
• click "edit"
• change your title, abstract, or attachment
• click "submit" at the bottom of the page

--How do I submit a link for review?

• select "create content" under your user navigation
• select "link"
• type in title to the dialog box
• type title, url, and brief description into the body dialog box
• click "submit" at the bottom of the page

--How do I submit my external blog to the aggregator?

• email bhawk [at] gmu [dot] edu and request a listing
• be sure to inlcude your user name, blog title, and url for the RSS or Atom feed

--How do I request a blog on Enculturation?

• email bhawk [at] gmu [dot] edu and request a blog account
• be sure to inlcude your user name in the email

--How do I post an encult blog entry?

• once you have been given the option to blog
• select "my blog" under your user navigation
• click "post new blog entry" at the top-left
• fill in title dialog box
• write entry in the body dialog box
• click "submit" at the bottom of the page

--How do I edit an encult blog entry?

• select "my blog" under your user navigation
• click on the title of any entry
• edit the title, keywords, or body
• click "submit" at the bottom of the page

--How do I view other blogs?

• click entry under "encult blogs" or "net blogs" in right column
• click "encult blogs" or "net blogs" from the top/main navigation
• click "user list" under your user navigation and select a specific user
• select a specific user under "who's online"
• then choose a specific entry