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Adding Topics and Overview of Topic Facts
Topic Facts and Terms
• Topic - equivalent to a subject category and comprising
a grouping of knowledge items within a specific subject
area. A topic may have many subtopics.
• Subtopic - equivalent to a sub-category. Comprises a connected
topic one level down from the current topic.
• Parent Topic - the connected topic one level up in the
hierarchy from the current topic, and the initial topic
to which you added your subtopic.
• Topic Tree - a topic with subtopics and their subtopics,
etc. etc.
• Linked Topics - extremely relevant to the current topic
and appearing in the list of actual subtopics, but followed
by an @ sign.
• Virtual Office Topics - a customised topic/topic tree
relating to the activities and specialisations of an organisation
or project.
Topic Tips
Before suggesting a new topic, search and/or browse through
FreshwaterLife in areas inside and outside your
top level topic to find areas of potential duplication.
If there is a topic in another area of FreshwaterLife
that is similar to the topic you are considering suggesting
or creating, consult the other topic editor and/or the chief
editor. When choosing a title for your topic,
first refer to subject specific thesauri e.g.:
AGROVOC for
geographic, species and broad subject terms, and ASFA
for more specific subject terms. Avoid using acronyms
or abbreviations unless they are commonly understood and
avoid repeating the name of the parent topic in the subtopic
name. When adding the name of an organisation as a topic,
please refer to: Recommended
Abbreviations .
Please DO NOT create topics called "General",
"Miscellaneous", "Other Topics," or
any other variation that implies a collection of general
or unrelated links.
Do not use abbreviations, and symbols to represent words,
e.g. &, +, `n.
Suggesting Topics
To suggest a new topic you must be a registered member
of FreshwaterLife.
When you suggest a new topic to FreshwaterLife, you are
also volunteering to manage that topic. Therefore, please
ensure that your contact information includes details
of your experience and qualifications as this information
will help the parent topic editor or the Chief Editor
decide whether to accept your topic.
Use search or browse to find an appropriate topic to add
your new subtopic to.
Login, then click on +suggest sub-Topic to open the Suggest
a Topic form.
Following the on-screen examples and help?, complete the
required and optional fields.
Enter keywords specific to the subject of your topic using
the linked recommended sources.
Linking and Relating Topics
You can suggest linking and relating existing topics
to your new topic using the two fields Relate to this
Topic and Link to this Topic.
Click on the Site Map link in the side bar and the topic
site map will open up in a new screen. Moving up and down
the site map, cut and paste the number of each topic you
wish to link or relate to your new topic into the relevant
box on the suggestion form. Separate each number with
either a comma (,) or semi-colon (;).
You can set various permission levels for your topic by
checking the boxes in the bottom section of the form.
The permission levels will dictate who can browse your
topic, suggest knowledge, add knowledge, edit your topic,
or suggest links.
When you have completed the form, click on submit.
You will be notified in a few days, via your Recent Activity
screen, if your topic has been accepted.
Editing Topics
All of the topics you Edit will be listed in the My Topics
screen of your FreshwaterLife Explorer. Click on the edit
button next to the relevant topic to go to the edit screen
and make any changes required.
Alternatively use the search or browse facilities to find
the topic, then click on the edit tab to go to the edit
screen and make any changes required.
If you want to change the topics that are linked or related
to this topic, check the boxes next to the topic links
you wish to remove, and enter the numbers of new topics
in either the Relate to this Topic and Link to this Topic
fields, separating each with a comma (,) or semi-colon
(;).
Click on Submit to finish.
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