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'''<big>This page shows some of the queries that we get often, with some links to some of the answers you may find useful.  If the question you want to ask is not listed here, please do email the [mailto:wikimaster@wikivet.net WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} team] and we will do our best to find an answer for you. You can also let us know if you think a question not mentioned here should be included.</big>'''

'''<big>This page shows some of the queries that we get often, with some links to some of the answers you may find useful.  If the question you want to ask is not listed here, please do email the [mailto:wikimaster@wikivet.net WikiVet^® team] and we will do our best to find an answer for you. You can also let us know if you think a question not mentioned here should be included.</big>'''

===What is WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>}?===

===What is WikiVet^®?===

WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} is a collaborative initiative that aims to provide a complete undergraduate veterinary curriculum online.  It's a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki], which means that it can be edited by anyone who's registered with the site; this is why we restrict membership to those related to the veterinary profession.  You can read more about WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} in the [[WikiVet Introduction|WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} introduction]], which will hopefully give you more of an insight into what we are.  You can also look at our [[WikiVet Mission Statement|mission statement and guiding principles]].

WikiVet^® is a collaborative initiative that aims to provide a complete undergraduate veterinary curriculum online.  It's a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki], which means that it can be edited by anyone who's registered with the site; this is why we restrict membership to those related to the veterinary profession.  You can read more about WikiVet^® in the [[WikiVet Introduction|WikiVet^® introduction]], which will hopefully give you more of an insight into what we are.  You can also look at our [[WikiVet Mission Statement|mission statement and guiding principles]].

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===Who's involved in WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>}?===

===Who's involved in WikiVet^®?===

WikiVet is run by a small team of veterinary graduates and students. The site is managed by the [[WikiVet_Educational_Foundation|WikiVet Educational Foundation]].  

WikiVet is run by a small team of veterinary graduates and students. The site is managed by the [[WikiVet_Educational_Foundation|WikiVet Educational Foundation]].  

You can [[WikiVet Team|meet the team]] if you want to see who's involved in managing the project. This is really just the people who are involved in publicising and managing the site though, we like to think that all of our registered users are involved in WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} to a greater or lesser extent! We currently have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}]] users, who come from over 240 Vet schools in over 80 countries around the world.

You can [[WikiVet Team|meet the team]] if you want to see who's involved in managing the project. This is really just the people who are involved in publicising and managing the site though, we like to think that all of our registered users are involved in WikiVet^® to a greater or lesser extent! We currently have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}]] users, who come from over 240 Vet schools in over 80 countries around the world.

===How do you make money/how are you funded?===

===How do you make money/how are you funded?===

WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} does not make a profit.  We have been very lucky to receive generous help from some of our [[Sponsors|sponsors]] and have also been awarded some funding for various grants.  This funding has been used to pay our small team and as much as we can on creating new content.

WikiVet^® does not make a profit.  We have been very lucky to receive generous help from some of our [[Sponsors|sponsors]] and have also been awarded some funding for various grants.  This funding has been used to pay our small team and as much as we can on creating new content.

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===Is there any content I can see before registering?===

===Is there any content I can see before registering?===

===How do I register?===

===How do I register?===

If you're interested in registering for WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>}, then you'll need to go to our [http://en.wikivet.net/Special:RequestAccount registration page].  As a rule we only let in people who are related to the Veterinary profession, as every user is able to edit content and we'd prefer to not have material edited incorrectly.  You can read the document [http://commons.wikivet.net/images/b/b5/Registering_with_WikiVet.pdf Registering with WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>}] to find out what the process involves, and who's allowed to register if you're not sure.

If you're interested in registering for WikiVet^®, then you'll need to go to our [http://en.wikivet.net/Special:RequestAccount registration page].  As a rule we only let in people who are related to the Veterinary profession, as every user is able to edit content and we'd prefer to not have material edited incorrectly.  You can read the document [http://commons.wikivet.net/images/b/b5/Registering_with_WikiVet.pdf Registering with WikiVet^®] to find out what the process involves, and who's allowed to register if you're not sure.

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If you have forgotten your '''password''' and/or your '''username''', click the "[http://en.wikivet.net/Special:PasswordReset Forgotten your login details]" link on the log in screen, then enter the email address you registered with and click on the '''"email new password"''' button.

If you have forgotten your '''password''' and/or your '''username''', click the "[http://en.wikivet.net/Special:PasswordReset Forgotten your login details]" link on the log in screen, then enter the email address you registered with and click on the '''"email new password"''' button.

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If you are still having trouble, please email the [mailto:wikimaster@wikivet.net WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} team] with as much detail as you can.

If you are still having trouble, please email the [mailto:wikimaster@wikivet.net WikiVet^® team] with as much detail as you can.

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===How do I edit content?===

===How do I edit content?===

Once you're registered with WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>}, it's relatively simple to edit a page if you spot a mistake.  Some pages are locked for editing by general users, as they may contain important bits of code or important navigation links.  For any other page, you can see and edit code for the entire page by clicking on 'edit' at the top of the page.  If you just want to edit a small section, then you can click on the the 'edit' link on the right side of the page, next to the section you're wanting to edit.

Once you're registered with WikiVet^®, it's relatively simple to edit a page if you spot a mistake.  Some pages are locked for editing by general users, as they may contain important bits of code or important navigation links.  For any other page, you can see and edit code for the entire page by clicking on 'edit' at the top of the page.  If you just want to edit a small section, then you can click on the the 'edit' link on the right side of the page, next to the section you're wanting to edit.

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It's worth looking at our helpful [http://commons.wikivet.net/images/b/b8/Editing_a_WikiVet_Page.pdf editing guide] or our [[Help:WikiMarkup Formatting|formatting cheatsheet]] if you're planning on doing anything complicated.  We do have some [[Help:General Guidelines|guidelines]] for general editing also that you should try to adhere to.

It's worth looking at our helpful [http://commons.wikivet.net/images/b/b8/Editing_a_WikiVet_Page.pdf editing guide] or our [[Help:WikiMarkup Formatting|formatting cheatsheet]] if you're planning on doing anything complicated.  We do have some [[Help:General Guidelines|guidelines]] for general editing also that you should try to adhere to.

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===How can I stay up to date with what's happening in WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>}?===

===How can I stay up to date with what's happening in WikiVet^®?===

We have a '''Facebook page''' at [http://www.facebook.com/wikivet www.facebook.com/WikiVet] which you can 'like' to get updates sent to your facebook profile, a '''Twitter feed''' at [http:/www.twitter.com/WikiVet www.twitter.com/WikiVet] where you can follow us, we send out a monthly Newsletter which you can subscribe to at [http://newsletter.wikivet.net newsletter.wikivet.net] and a group in NOVICE (the Network of Veterinary ICt in Education) which you can join at [http://www.noviceproject.eu/pg/groups/23370/wikivet/ www.noviceproject.eu/pg/groups/23370/wikivet/].

We have a '''Facebook page''' at [http://www.facebook.com/wikivet www.facebook.com/WikiVet] which you can 'like' to get updates sent to your facebook profile, a '''Twitter feed''' at [http:/www.twitter.com/WikiVet www.twitter.com/WikiVet] where you can follow us, we send out a monthly Newsletter which you can subscribe to at [http://newsletter.wikivet.net newsletter.wikivet.net] and a group in NOVICE (the Network of Veterinary ICt in Education) which you can join at [http://www.noviceproject.eu/pg/groups/23370/wikivet/ www.noviceproject.eu/pg/groups/23370/wikivet/].

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===I'm a student and I want to get more involved in WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>}. How?===

===I'm a student and I want to get more involved in WikiVet^®. How?===

There are two main ways that students can help us currently.  We want WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} to be used as widely as possible throughout the world so as many students as possible can have access to this great content.  To do this we need to let students know that WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} is here, so we're on the look out for [[WikiVet Student Ambassadors|student ambassadors]].  These ambassadors would act as a point of contact for the WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} team in their school, and help us keep the student body informed and motivated.  You can find out more information at the [[WikiVet Student Ambassadors|WikiVet^{<small>TM</small>} Student Ambassadors]] page.

There are two main ways that students can help us currently.  We want WikiVet^® to be used as widely as possible throughout the world so as many students as possible can have access to this great content.  To do this we need to let students know that WikiVet^® is here, so we're on the look out for [[WikiVet Student Ambassadors|student ambassadors]].  These ambassadors would act as a point of contact for the WikiVet^® team in their school, and help us keep the student body informed and motivated.  You can find out more information at the [[WikiVet Student Ambassadors|WikiVet^® Student Ambassadors]] page.

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We're also looking to create school pages about your school.  This will let students and graduates around the world find out more about your school, what the teaching is like and found out who they should contact.  If you'd like to help us create a page about your school (after all, who knows it better than you?) then have a look at the [[Help:Creating School Page|help page]].  If you want to see which schools already have pages and ambassadors, take a look at the [[Vet Schools Worldwide|vet schools world map]].

We're also looking to create school pages about your school.  This will let students and graduates around the world find out more about your school, what the teaching is like and found out who they should contact.  If you'd like to help us create a page about your school (after all, who knows it better than you?) then have a look at the [[Help:Creating School Page|help page]].  If you want to see which schools already have pages and ambassadors, take a look at the [[Vet Schools Worldwide|vet schools world map]].