What is the aim of the site? To provide a place onine
where people can discover sustainable solutions and share their
experiences of them with one another so as to bring them to a wider
audience, learn from one another and so improve their own
livelihoods and ways of operating their businesses.
How do I get in touch with people on the network? Once
you have signed up, you can comment or join in any discussion.
I have a question I want answered. How do I start a
discussion? Click on the tab marked Forum at the top of the wepage.
Now click where it says
+Add a discussion. Enter your question's title, add some more
detail about the specifics in the box marked 'Post' and choose some
relevent tags (topic titles), to make it easier for others to
search for the question.
How is the site financed? All financing is by the site's
creator, Jeremy Smith.
I want to invite other people, what do I do? Click on
the tab marked invite at the top
left of every page.
I want to write a story for the blog. What do I do? Run
your mouse over the tab marked 'Solutions' at the top of the page
and then click the Blogs tab on the
drop down menu. On the new page. click where it says where it says
+Add a New Blog
Post and then fill in your Blog, tag it accordingly and press
the button marked 'Publish Post'. It will then be sent to the
moderator for approval before being published on the site. For more
detailed information, click the drop down tab under solutions
marked 'contributing
guidelines'
I have some ideas for the site's development, what should I
do? Send a message to Jeremy Smith
What if someone doesn't have internet access but wants to
benefit from information on the site (or share information that
could benefit other users)?We are developing the site so that
some of its information will be available by people with mobile
phone access. If you have any suggestions for how this might work
best, please let us know.
How is the information on here protected? All
information on this website is designed to be shared for the good
of the community and wider world. However, all information and work
is protected under the terms of a Creative
Commons license
Why can't I add extra functions to my profile? Whereas
most social networking sites ar designed simply to be places to
chat with like minded people, and to share photos, songs or
whatever else takes your fancy, Ivili is designed to help people
comunicate in order to share solutions that can help them in the
real world. For this reason we have kept the gadgets on the site to
a minimum. If, however, you feel that the site's efforts to achieve
its aims, or your efforts to achieve yours would benefit from
additional functionality, please let us know.