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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 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>'''

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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 WikiVetTM 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>'''

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===What is WikiVet?===

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===What is WikiVetTM?===

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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]], 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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WikiVetTM 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 WikiVetTM in the [[WikiVet Introduction|WikiVetTM 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?===

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===Who's involved in WikiVetTM?===

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We have a small core team of Veterinary graduates who work full-time on the project. We also have a small steering group with members from the original founding UK vetschools. 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. If you want to read what our users think of WikiVet, have a look at our [[User Testimonials]] page.

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We have a small core team of Veterinary graduates who work full-time on the project. We also have a small steering group with members from the original founding UK vetschools. 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 WikiVetTM 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. If you want to read what our users think of WikiVetTM, have a look at our [[User Testimonials]] page.

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

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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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WikiVetTM 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.

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

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===How do I log in?===

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To log in you'll first need to have your account request accepted. This sometimes takes up to 48 hours, so please be patient. If your request is accepted, you'll be emailed a '''temporary''' password which you'll be able to enter in the [http://en.wikivet.net/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin login screen]. This temporary password will only work once, you'll be prompted to create your own personal password. This short document, [http://upload.wikivet.net/images/7/77/Logging_into_WikiVet.pdf Logging into WikiVet] provides some further instructions.

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To log in you'll first need to have your account request accepted. This sometimes takes up to 48 hours, so please be patient. If your request is accepted, you'll be emailed a '''temporary''' password which you'll be able to enter in the [http://en.wikivet.net/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin login screen]. This temporary password will only work once, you'll be prompted to create your own personal password. This short document, [http://upload.wikivet.net/images/7/77/Logging_into_WikiVet.pdf Logging into WikiVetTM] provides some further instructions.

===How do I register?===

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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're interested in registering for WikiVetTM, 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 WikiVetTM] to find out what the process involves, and who's allowed to register if you're not sure.

===I've filled in the registration, but not received a confirmation link in an email yet, where is it?===

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===I have forgotten my user name and/or password===

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If you have forgotten your '''password''', click the "[http://en.wikivet.net/Special:PasswordReset Forgotten your login details]" link on the log in screen, then enter your username and click on the "email me a new password" button (see [http://upload.wikivet.net/images/7/77/Logging_into_WikiVet.pdf Logging into WikiVet] for more details).

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If you have forgotten your '''password''', click the "[http://en.wikivet.net/Special:PasswordReset Forgotten your login details]" link on the log in screen, then enter your username and click on the "email me a new password" button (see [http://upload.wikivet.net/images/7/77/Logging_into_WikiVet.pdf Logging into WikiVetTM] for more details).

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If you have forgotten your '''user name''', please email the [mailto:wikimaster@wikivet.net WikiVet team] with as much detail as you can, your full name and the email address you registered with or any other email addresses you may have used. They'll then remind you of your username.

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If you have forgotten your '''user name''', please email the [mailto:wikimaster@wikivet.net WikiVetTM team] with as much detail as you can, your full name and the email address you registered with or any other email addresses you may have used. They'll then remind you of your username.

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

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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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Once you're registered with WikiVetTM, 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.

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?===

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===How can I stay up to date with what's happening in WikiVetTM?===

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. How?===

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

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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]] page.

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There are two main ways that students can help us currently. We want WikiVetTM 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 WikiVetTM 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 WikiVetTM 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|WikiVetTM Student Ambassadors]] page.

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]].

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