PeopleFinderVolunteerInstructions

Step-by-step Instructions For Entering Data

• Click the "log in" link at the top right of this page. Create an account. Creating a username and password is quick and easy. We WILL NOT give or sell your information to ANYONE.

• Read the Tips on entering data and Place Name Tips

• Go to the assignments page. Scroll down to the Ready for claiming list and select one list. Click the link to that list. You'll see link to pages that are marked COMPLETED, claimed, or unclaimed.

• Click the edit tab at the top of the page containing the list, and scroll down to an unclaimed entry. Claim a that page changing "unclaimed" to "claimed." You can do this by selecting(highlighting) the word "unclaimed" and replacing it with "claimed." You do not need to put quotes around the words, but it's OK if you do. Selecting can usually be done by double-clicking on the word. (Note that you'll come back to this same place to change "claimed" to "completed" when you're done.)

• Put four tildes ~~~~ after the word "claimed." The tilde is the shift of the key to the left of the 1 key (top left of keyboard) This will put your username and the date/times.

• Save the changes to the page. The "Save" button is towards the bottom of the page.

• Click on the link for the page you claimed. That will take you to a list with links to data about missing/found persons.

• Enter the data you've claimed into the Data Form (http://www.katrinalist.net/volunteerSubmit.html). The Tip sheet has more information on specific questions Tips on entering data

• When your entry has been saved, a blank form will appear.

• Return to the page where you claimed entries. Mark it "completed," by following step 3.

• Very important - It's okay if you don't complete a set. But come back to the wiki, mark the set as "unfinished", and make clear which was the last entry you completed. That way someone else can pick up where you left off.

• Claim a new set!

Please Note

• If you leave and then come back later to do more work, please be sure to "log in" again.

• When your entry has been saved, a blank form will appear

• You're often going to read partial data (only a name of someone searched for, the person searching, perhaps a neighbourhood, etc.) Go ahead and enter this partial information and submit it.

• Remember to check the threaded replies. Some of them have additional info and many have additional missing persons.

• There are sometimes updates on a person's location where you weren't responsible for the original entry. Add a new entry for the person, post the update. When people search for the name, they'll get all the entries.

• There is currently no way to edit previous entries. If you make a mistake, it's okay to make a new entry to correct it.

• Questions? Send email to katrina-people (at) activist-tech.org.