Need a little help?

You need a little help or tips on how to use the attac community?

The timeline

The timeline shows everything your friends are doing in this community. Whenever someone you follow creates any kind of content or posts a comment it will appear in the timeline. You can add your own comment on items in the timeline. Simply write your comment in the text field underneath and click on "submit".

Status updates

Status updates are short messages you can use to share links to interesting articles or invite your friends to collaborate with you on a wiki page. Simply enter your message, paste your links and click "share".

Attach a link

If you want to share a link with a description your can click on the "link" icon in the bottom left corner of the text area. A small window will pop up that enter the URL. Once you've clicked on "attach" you can add your description and select a thumbnail.

@Reply to others

You can start a conversation with other people on the network by typingng @username in the status update text area (replace "username" with the name of the user you want to reply to). For an example my username is moreonion, so if you want to send me a reply you have to type @moreonion followed by your message.

Share a status update

You can share a status update by clicking on the little "share" button at the bottom right of the status update. If you "share" another person's status update it will appear in your updates so that your followers can see it, but mentioning the original author at the same time.

Delete and edit your status updates

You can delete your own status updates by clicking on the little X at the top right corner of your update. This works the same way for timeline items and comments. If you click "edit" you can change your updates after you've posted them. This way you can correct typos or fix a broken link you've added accidentally.

#Hashtags

You can add tags(keywords) to your status updates. For an example if your message is about the G8 protest you can add #G8 to your status update. Any word starting with the hash-key (#) will automatically turn into a link. If you click on the link you can see all status updates using the tag.

Blogposts

A blogpost can be an article, a rather long comment on a current event or just some content you want to share in the community. You can create a blogpost by visiting your profile or the "Home" page. In either case you have to click on the "Blogposts" tab and then click on "Add new blogpost".

The form will guide you through the process of creating your first blogpost. You can upload an image along with your blogpost that will be resized and cropped automatically. If you want to add more images to your blogpost you can upload them elsewhere and add them in the text area by clicking on the image link in the editor.

Wiki pages

Wiki pages can be used to collaboratively work on a text. This could be the notes of a meeting, a longer publication or just a page that needs to be updated by multiple users. To see who changed what on a wiki page you can use the select box in the sidebar. Simply click on it and choose the version you would like to see. This way you can keep track of what's happening with a wiki page.

Events

If you are organising an event or want to mobilise members of the community to an event click on the "Events" Tab on your profile or on the "Home" page. Then click on the "Create new event" button. The form will guide you through the process of creating an event. Once you are done other members can show that they will be "attending" the event by clicking on the orange "attend" button on the event page. Once they've expressed their intention to "attend" to the event it will show up on their profile page and will be shared with their followers.

Images & Videos

You can upload images to the community as well as embed videos from youtube or vimeo. To upload an image click on the "Images & videos" tab on the homepage or on your profile page. Then click "Add new image" or "Add new video". The form will guide you through the process of uploading and embedding media.

The "Home" page

Once you are logged in the "Home" page shows you content you or your friends have created. In the right sidebar you side a selection of groups you could join. If you click on "View all groups" you will go to the group directory page. Underneath you will see a selection of people you could "follow", which means to receive all their updates. If you click on "View all people" you will see a list of all community members that you can interact with.

Your profile

If you click on the "Profile" link you will see your own user profile. This profile shows all the content you have contributed. In the sidebar you will see all people who "follow" you, the people you "follow" and the groups you have joined.

Edit your profile

To edit your profile click on the link that says "Edit your profile". When you edit your profile you can add a short biography and a link to your blog or website. You can also change your location and select a preferred language. In this area you can also change your email address or set a new password.

Groups

Groups can be a platform for you to discuss specific topics with your fellow activitst. But they are also used to communicate within the attac chapter or help you facilitate internationally.

To browse all existing groups you can visit the groups directory. You can always access the groups directory by visiting the "Home" page and clicking on the "View all groups" link in the sidebar.

You can also create new groups by visiting the group directory and clicking on the "Create new group" link in the sidebar. When creating a group you can select it to be a "Chapter group" or a "Topic group". Chapter groups need to have a location assigned, topic groups help you to facilitate dicsussions or any other fun stuff you can come up with.

To join a group click the "Join" link next to the group in the list, or directly on the group page.

People

People are what this community is all about. Everyone has a user profile that holds all the content they have produced and shows actions they have taken. To connect with another user you can follow him/her. To browse all people in the community and find someone you would like to follow visit the people directory. You can always access the people directory form your "Home" page by clicking on the link in the sidebar labeled "View all members" underneath the people avatars.

You can "follow" people

When you "follow" a user his/her acitivity will show up in your "Home" page. You will the the activity int he "Timeline", his/her content in the blogpost/wiki/images tabs and events the person will be attending n the "Event" tab. On your own user profile all the people you "follow" will show up.

To follow another user visit their profile and click the "follow" button. To "unfollow" a user simply visit their profile and click the same button again (now it says "unfollow").

Other people can "follow" you

The same system also works the other way around. Other users can "follow" you and they will receive all your updates.

Bookmarks

You can bookmark Wiki pages, blogposts, images and events so that you don't have to search for them all the time. To bookmark one of these pages simply click the "Bookmark" link at the bottom of any page. For an example on this page if you scroll down to the bottom of the page you will see a small start icon with the "bookmark" link. To find all the pages you have bookmarked simply click the Bookmarks link in the top menu.