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''welcome! '''Good luck, and have fun.''''' {{{{{subst|}}}#if:{{{sig|}}}|{{{sig}}}|----[[User:Sj|Sj]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Sj|<font style="color:#f70; font-size:70%">talk</font>]] 19:58, 11 February 2008 (EST)}}
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:Thanks, SJ! &mdash;Les [[User:Leskerr|Leskerr]] 23:35, 11 February 2008 (EST)
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<center><font size="+1" {{#ifeq:{{{clear}}}|true||color="white"}}>Hi Leskerr, and <font color="orange">Welcome to the OLPC wiki!</font></font> [[Image:Olpc_badge_white.gif|100px]]</center></div>
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I hope you enjoy browsing and want to stay. As a first step, you may wish to read our [[One Laptop per Child|introduction]].


== Welcome! ==
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me at my talk page — I'm happy to help. Or, you can ask your question at the [[Talk:The OLPC Wiki|main talk page]].
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Welcome to the One Laptop per Child wiki. Please make yourself at home; read through the [[Table of Contents]] and [[OLPC FAQ|FAQ]], and take a look around. If you need a general wiki-tutorial, [http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial Wikieducator has some excellent ones].


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Great starting points...
Here are some more resources to help you as you explore and contribute to our education project:
* [[Volunteer]] - Volunteer program.
* [[Simplified_users_guide]] - How to use your new XO.
* [[Ask OLPC a Question]] - a place to start with questions.
* [[Support]] - Support for any issues or questions.
* [[OLPC:News]] - Weekly news of OLPC.


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<big> '''Finding your way around:''' </big>
Here are some ways you can....
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* [[Contribute]] - Would you like to give some of your work, expertise, or time to OLPC ?
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* [[Participate]] - Many ways you can be part of the OLPC community .
* '''[[Table of Contents]]'''
* [[Pictures]] - Are you a [[Photographer]] ? Like to organize images, or have collections ?
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* [[Translation]] - Do you speak, read, or write multiple languages, your help is needed !
* '''[[:Category:Projects|Project directory]]'''
* [[Wiki cleanup]] - Have wiki background, or just like to edit or merge info together, page just for you.
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* '''[[FAQ|Questions]]''' — a guide on where to ask questions.
* '''[[Getting Started]]''' — quick reference on how to use the XO.
* '''[[Support]]''' — technical support for what ails you
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* '''[[OLPC:Five principles|OLPC's 5 principles]]''' — an overview of the project's foundations
* '''[[HIG|Human Interface Guidelines]]''' — a summary of our goals for interface design
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Examples: [[User:Mchua]], [[User:Ixo]]
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* '''[[Participate|Contributing to OLPC]]''' — a guide on how you can help.
* '''[[Template:Opentasks|Open tasks]]'''
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* '''[[Ask OLPC a Question|Ask a question]]''' — A hub of community activity.
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* If you would like to play around with your new Wiki skills the '''''[[OLPC:Sandbox|Sandbox]]''''' is for you.
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Feel free to leave me a note on my [[User talk:ixo|talk page]] if you have further questions or need help finding your way around. :-)
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 12 February 2008

welcome! Good luck, and have fun. ----Sj talk 19:58, 11 February 2008 (EST)

Thanks, SJ! —Les Leskerr 23:35, 11 February 2008 (EST)

Welcome!

Green and white machine.jpg

Welcome to the One Laptop per Child wiki. Please make yourself at home; read through the Table of Contents and FAQ, and take a look around. If you need a general wiki-tutorial, Wikieducator has some excellent ones.


Great starting points...


Here are some ways you can....

  • Contribute - Would you like to give some of your work, expertise, or time to OLPC ?
  • Participate - Many ways you can be part of the OLPC community .
  • Pictures - Are you a Photographer ? Like to organize images, or have collections ?
  • Translation - Do you speak, read, or write multiple languages, your help is needed !
  • Wiki cleanup - Have wiki background, or just like to edit or merge info together, page just for you.

Also remember to check your preferences and be sure you verify your email address and turn on email notification if you'd like it -- you can find out when your talk page, or any page on your watchlist, is modified. You may want to upload a photo or information about yourself to your userpage.

Examples: User:Mchua, User:Ixo


Feel free to leave me a note on my talk page if you have further questions or need help finding your way around.  :-)

Cheers, ixo  (talk or discussion)

--ixo 18:33, 12 February 2008 (EST)