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NEWS DIRECTORY
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Introducing FARMERSNEED.ORG |
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Farmers' Needs is the official website for a
project titled Answering Farmers’
Needs in Nigeria:
A demand-driven information system for life-long
learning and improved food and livelihood security.
The goal
of the project is to increase
life-long
learning opportunities and
improve
food and livelihood security
of rural
farmers by facilitating access
to
information on food production,
processing, marketing and rural
enterprise development.
It is specially designed to Answer Needs of
rural Farmers in Nigeria by facilitating access to
information on:
· Food production,
· Marketing
· Credit and
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Rural enterprise development.
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HOW TO USE THE FARMERS HELPDESK |
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FAQ Table of Contents |
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Registering |
Yes, registration is required. Registration is free and
only takes a few minutes. The only required fields are
your Username, which may be your real name or a
nickname, a Password, and a valid e-mail address.
The information you provide during registration is not
outsourced or used for any advertising by Farmers
Helpdesk.
If you believe someone is sending you advertisements as
a result of the information you provided through your
registration, please notify us immediately. |
Smilies |
You've probably seen others use smilies before in e-mail
messages or other bulletin board posts. Smilies are
keyboard characters used to convey an emotion, such as a
smile
or a frown
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This bulletin board automatically converts certain text
to a graphical representation when it is inserted
between brackets []. Here are the smilies that are
currently supported by Farmers Helpdesk:
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smile |
[:)] |
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big smile |
[:D] |
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cool |
[8D] |
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blush |
[:I] |
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tongue |
[:p] |
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evil |
[}:)] |
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wink |
[;)] |
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clown |
[:o)] |
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black eye |
[B)] |
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eightball |
[8] |
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frown |
[:(] |
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shy |
[8)] |
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shocked |
[:0] |
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angry |
[:(!] |
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dead |
[xx(] |
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sleepy |
[|)] |
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kisses |
[:X] |
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approve |
[^] |
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disapprove |
[V] |
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question |
[?] |
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Creating
a Hyperlink in your message |
You can easily add a hyperlink to your message.
All that you need to do is type the URL (http://www.famersneeds.org/helpdesk/),
and it will automatically be converted to a URL (http://www.famersneeds.org/helpdesk/)!
The trick here is to make sure you prefix your URL with the http://,
https:// or file://
You can also add a mailto link to your message by typing in your e-mail
address.
This Example:
info@farmersneed.org
Outputs this:
info@farmersneeds.org
Another way to add hyperlinks is to use the [url]linkto[/url]
tags
This Example:
[url]http://www.famersneeds.org/helpdesk/[/url]
takes you home!
Outputs This:
http://www.famersneeds.org/helpdesk/
takes you home!
If you use this tag: [url="linkto"]description[/url]
you can add a description to the link.
This Example:
Take me to [url="http://www.famersneeds.org/helpdesk/"]Farmers
Helpdesk[/url]
Outputs This:
Take me to
Farmers Helpdesk
This Example:
If you have a question [url="info@farmersneeds.org"]E-Mail
Me[/url]
Outputs This:
If you have a question
E-Mail Me
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How
to format text with Bold, Italic, Quote, etc... |
There are several Forum Codes you may use to change the
appearance of your text. Following is the list of
codes currently available:
Bold: Enclose your text with [b] and [/b]
. Example: This is [b]bold[/b]
text. = This is bold text.
Italic: Enclose your text with [i] and [/i]
. Example: This is [i]italic[/i]
text. = This is italic text.
Underline: Enclose your text with [u] and
[/u]. Example: This is [u]underline[/u]
text. = This is underline text.
Aligning Text Left: Enclose your text with
[left] and [/left]
Aligning Text Center: Enclose your text
with [center] and [/center]
Aligning Text Right: Enclose your text
with [right] and [/right]
Striking Text: Enclose your text with [s]
and [/s]
Example: [s]mistake[/s] = mistake
Horizontal Rule: Place a horizontal line
in your post with [hr]
Example: [hr] =
Font Colors:
Enclose your text with [fontcolor] and [/fontcolor]
Example: [red]Text[/red] =
Text
Example: [blue]Text[/blue] =
Text
Example: [pink]Text[/pink] =
Text
Example: [brown]Text[/brown] =
Text
Example: [black]Text[/black] =
Text
Example: [orange]Text[/orange]
= Text
Example: [violet]Text[/violet]
= Text
Example: [yellow]Text[/yellow]
= Text
Example: [green]Text[/green] =
Text
Example: [gold]Text[/gold] =
Text
Example: [white]Text[/white] =
Text
Example: [purple]Text[/purple]
= Text
Headings: Enclose your text with [hnumber]
and [/hn]
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Example: [h1]Text[/h1]
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Text
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Example: [h2]Text[/h2]
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Example: [h3]Text[/h3]
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Example: [h4]Text[/h4]
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Example: [h5]Text[/h5]
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Example: [h6]Text[/h6]
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Font Sizes:
Example: [size=1]Text[/size=1]
= Text
Example: [size=2]Text[/size=2]
= Text
Example: [size=3]Text[/size=3]
= Text
Example: [size=4]Text[/size=4]
= Text
Example: [size=5]Text[/size=5]
= Text
Example: [size=6]Text[/size=6]
= Text
Bulleted List: [list] and
[/list], and items in list with [*] and
[/*].
Ordered Alpha List: [list=a] and
[/list=a], and items in list with [*] and
[/*].
Ordered Number List: [list=1] and
[/list=1], and items in list with [*]
and [/*].
Code: Enclose your text with [code]
and [/code].
Quote: Enclose your text with [quote]
and [/quote].
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Moderators |
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Moderators control individual forums. They may edit,
delete, or prune any posts in their forums. If you have
a question about a particular forum, you should direct
it to your forum moderator. |
Cookies |
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These Forums use cookies to store the following
information: the last time you logged in, your Username
and your Encrypted Password. These cookies are stored on
your hard drive. Cookies are not used to track your
movement or perform any function other than to enhance
your use of these forums. If you have not enabled
cookies in your browser, many of these time-saving
features will not work properly. Also, you need to
have cookies enabled if you want to enter a private
forum or post a topic/reply. You may delete all
cookies set by these forums in selecting the "logout"
button at the top of any page. |
Active
Topics |
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Active Topics are tracked by cookies. When you click on
the "active topics" link, a page is generated listing
all topics that have been posted since your last visit
to these forums (or approximately 20 minutes). |
Editing
Your Posts |
You may edit or delete your own posts at any time. Just
go to the topic where the post to be edited or deleted
is located and you will see a edit or delete icon ( )
on the line that begins "posted on..." Click on this
icon to edit or delete the post. No one else can edit
your post, except for the forum Moderator or the forum
Administrator. A note is generated at the bottom of each
edited post displaying when and by whom the post was
edited. |
Attaching
Files |
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For security reasons, you may not attach files to any
posts. However, you may cut and paste text into your
post. |
Searching
For Specific Posts |
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You may search for specific posts based on a word or
words found in the posts, user name, date, and
particular forum(s). Simply click on the "search" link
at the top of most pages. |
Editing
Your Profile |
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You may easily change any information stored in your
registration profile by using the "profile" link located
near the top of each page. Simply identify yourself by
typing your Username and Password and all of your
profile information will appear on screen. You may edit
any information (except your Username). |
Signatures |
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You may attach signatures to the end of your posts when
you post either a New Topic or Reply. Your signature is
editable by clicking on "profile" at the top of any
forum page and entering your Username and Password.
NOTE: HTML can't be used in Signatures. |
Censoring
Posts |
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The Forum does censor certain words that may be posted;
however, this censoring is not an exact science, and is
being done based on the words that are being screened,
so certain words may be censored out of context. By
default, words that are censored are replaced with
asterisks. |
What
is COPPA? |
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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and Rule
apply to individually identifiable information about a
child that is collected online, such as full name, home
address, e-mail address, telephone number or any other
information that would allow someone to identify or
contact the child. The Act and Rule also cover other
types of information -- for example, hobbies, interests
and information collected through cookies or other types
of tracking mechanisms -- when they are tied to
individually identifiable information. More information
can be found
here. |
Thank
you |
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Thanks
you |
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Fair use of the
material on this website is encouraged. Short excerpts of
text may be quoted provided that the source is acknowledged;
however, for permission to use substantial quantities of
text, or images, please contact IITA/COL program, the
Administrator, or
w.adekunle@cgiar.org. The project was
implemented by IITA in collaboration with Total Development
International Foundation, Oke-Ogun Community Development
Network, Oyo State Agricultural Development Program,
University of Ibadan and Bowen University Iwo, Nigeria © 2005 IITA.
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