Any users can navigate the site and read articles without registering as a user.
Registration allows you to set a profile, post comments, submit links, submit articles, and list your external blogs on our aggregator. Registered users can also request permission to set up a blog on Enculturation's site.
To 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"
To edit your 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
External blogs will be aggregated under the "Net Blogs" link in the main menu. Internal blogs will be aggregated under the "Encult blogs" link in the main menu. Any registered user can contribute to the "Net blogs," but the "Encult blogs" will come from editors, authors, and on site bloggers and will often be related to Enculturation articles or special calls for posts on thematic topics.
To aggregate an external blog:
- email bhawk [at] gmu [dot] edu and request a listing
- be sure to include your user name, blog title, and url for the RSS or Atom feed
To request and create an encult blog:
- email bhawk [at] gmu [dot] edu and request a blog account
- 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
