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WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI BE USED FOR BE USED FOR HOW DO WE USE IT? HOW DO WE USE IT? WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO DO BETTER? DO BETTER?

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●WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI BE USED FORBE USED FOR

●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?●WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO DO BETTER?DO BETTER?

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●WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI BE USED FORBE USED FOR

● CHESTER.WIKI currently runs on the CHESTER.WIKI currently runs on the dashboard.thenetmonitor.orgdashboard.thenetmonitor.org tools tools

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●WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI BE USED FORBE USED FOR

● Communities Communities as small as streetsas small as streets could could use it to build their use it to build their own news-wikiown news-wiki easily, easily, quickly and cheaplyquickly and cheaply

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●WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI BE USED FORBE USED FOR

● It could also be used for It could also be used for advertisingadvertising events, local products & services and events, local products & services and telling the outside worldtelling the outside world what the what the community needscommunity needs

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● When you go to When you go to CHESTER.WIKICHESTER.WIKI, you'll , you'll see a see a patchwork of different rectangles patchwork of different rectangles of informationof information – they're called “widgets” – they're called “widgets”

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● You can make these widgets bigger or You can make these widgets bigger or smaller, smaller, whenever you want to see the whenever you want to see the information more clearlyinformation more clearly. You don't have . You don't have to log in to do this, either!to log in to do this, either!

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● If you do log in (If you do log in (you have to create a you have to create a username and password firstusername and password first – as with – as with most websites, it's very easy to do), you most websites, it's very easy to do), you can then take the next stepcan then take the next step

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● Go ahead and Go ahead and clone (ie copy) clone (ie copy) CHESTER.WIKICHESTER.WIKI

● Now you can Now you can edit what has become your edit what has become your own Dashboard (ie your own online own Dashboard (ie your own online bulletin board - or even newspaper!)bulletin board - or even newspaper!) for for your own neighbourhoodyour own neighbourhood

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● Of course, if you prefer, you don't have Of course, if you prefer, you don't have to log in at all – to log in at all – you can create and edit you can create and edit a Dashboard (bulletin board, newspaper a Dashboard (bulletin board, newspaper – it can really be anything you want it to – it can really be anything you want it to be) anonymouslybe) anonymously

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● There are some There are some downsides like not downsides like not appearing in listingsappearing in listings, but you can at least , but you can at least safely get the hang of how to use the safely get the hang of how to use the technology, before you put your name to technology, before you put your name to somethingsomething

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●WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO DO BETTER?DO BETTER?

● Any ideas as to Any ideas as to what you'd like it to do what you'd like it to do better – or do in the future which it better – or do in the future which it doesn't do yet?doesn't do yet? Me too … (with Me too … (with everything, mind – nothing personal!) everything, mind – nothing personal!)

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●WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO DO BETTER?DO BETTER? ● TThen hen let's have a natter on Twitter let's have a natter on Twitter @zebrared or @chestertweet@zebrared or @chestertweet

● Or send me an Or send me an email on email on [email protected]@pobox.com

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●WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI BE USED FORBE USED FOR

●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?●WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO DO BETTER?DO BETTER?

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●WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI BE USED FORBE USED FOR

● CHESTER.WIKI currently runs on the CHESTER.WIKI currently runs on the dashboard.thenetmonitor.orgdashboard.thenetmonitor.org tools tools

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●WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI BE USED FORBE USED FOR

● Communities Communities as small as streetsas small as streets could could use it to build their use it to build their own news-wikiown news-wiki easily, easily, quickly and cheaplyquickly and cheaply

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●WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI WHAT COULD CHESTER.WIKI BE USED FORBE USED FOR

● It could also be used for It could also be used for advertisingadvertising events, local products & services and events, local products & services and telling the outside worldtelling the outside world what the what the community needscommunity needs

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● When you go to When you go to CHESTER.WIKICHESTER.WIKI, you'll , you'll see a see a patchwork of different rectangles patchwork of different rectangles of informationof information – they're called “widgets” – they're called “widgets”

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● You can make these widgets bigger or You can make these widgets bigger or smaller, smaller, whenever you want to see the whenever you want to see the information more clearlyinformation more clearly. You don't have . You don't have to log in to do this, either!to log in to do this, either!

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● If you do log in (If you do log in (you have to create a you have to create a username and password firstusername and password first – as with – as with most websites, it's very easy to do), you most websites, it's very easy to do), you can then take the next stepcan then take the next step

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●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● Go ahead and Go ahead and clone (ie copy) clone (ie copy) CHESTER.WIKICHESTER.WIKI

● Now you can Now you can edit what has become your edit what has become your own Dashboard (ie your own online own Dashboard (ie your own online bulletin board - or even newspaper!)bulletin board - or even newspaper!) for for your own neighbourhoodyour own neighbourhood

Page 21: chester.wiki howto

●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● Of course, if you prefer, you don't have Of course, if you prefer, you don't have to log in at all – to log in at all – you can create and edit you can create and edit a Dashboard (bulletin board, newspaper a Dashboard (bulletin board, newspaper – it can really be anything you want it to – it can really be anything you want it to be) anonymouslybe) anonymously

Page 22: chester.wiki howto

●HOW DO WE USE IT?HOW DO WE USE IT?

● There are some There are some downsides like not downsides like not appearing in listingsappearing in listings, but you can at least , but you can at least safely get the hang of how to use the safely get the hang of how to use the technology, before you put your name to technology, before you put your name to somethingsomething

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●WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO DO BETTER?DO BETTER?

● Any ideas as to Any ideas as to what you'd like it to do what you'd like it to do better – or do in the future which it better – or do in the future which it doesn't do yet?doesn't do yet? Me too … (with Me too … (with everything, mind – nothing personal!) everything, mind – nothing personal!)

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●WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO WHAT WOULD WE LIKE IT TO DO BETTER?DO BETTER? ● TThen hen let's have a natter on Twitter let's have a natter on Twitter @zebrared or @chestertweet@zebrared or @chestertweet

● Or send me an Or send me an email on email on [email protected]@pobox.com