Manifold Atlas:Author orientation

Revision as of 20:02, 20 September 2009

• The Manifold Atlas is an open resource: its content is released into the public domain and freely available on the world wide web under the same copyright rules as Wikipedia, the GNU Free Documentation License 1.3.

• This page orients new authors to essential information about writing.

1 Getting started

The quickest way to get started runs as follows.

• First browse the page writing style to learn about the scientific aspects of writing in the Atlas.

• Then visit a sample page and click the edit box at the top of the page,
  • you arrive at the edit page of the article and can see the Wiki syntax at work,
  • click the back button to leave the page without altering it.
• Then create your page: it comes with a short template containing some simple instructions:
  • create a new open-editing page,
  • create a new author-based page.

2 Your user page

We ask each registered user to create their user page: having logged in, simply click the red link with your user name at the top of page. Your user page need only contain some form of current contact information: a current email or work address or a link to your homepage.

• The user rights in the Manifold Atlas are described here.
• You can adjust the preferences for your account by clicking the my preferences link at the top of the page.

3 Contact the administrators

If you have queries or questions, you may email the administrators.