Like Wikipedia, the Street Lawyer Wiki is a repository of information from many individuals and groups who have expertise on particular topics. Yet unlike Wikipedia, only certain users are allowed to change the content of pages.
After you sign-in and become a registered user, you will need to contact NLCHP ltilley@nlchp.org to become an editor if you want to make changes to pages or upload documents. Review the User Guide section on registration for an explanation of the difference between different types of users.
*Editing Pages
Editors may make changes to the Advocacy Manual. The Advocacy Manual is divided into topics like Criminalization and Domestic Violence. Each of these sections contain pages with information on each topic. There are separate pages for Questions & Answers on each topic such as Facts and Figures about Domestic Violence and Housing. In each of the topic areas, there are several national organizations and many more local groups and programs who have considerable expertise. The quality of the information on the Wiki will be greatly enhanced through the contributions of our editors and we want to encourage you to share your expertise. Editors can change or add to answers to correct or expand on them. You are also encouraged to add new questions and answers to the list. The Wiki retains prior versions of the page so that we are able to roll back a page to a prior version when necessary. In addition to the Q&A pages, editors are also encouraged to add to sections that explain statutes and describe models or best practices. When editing a page, you can display documents and add links to documents and other web pages. See the Editor's Guide for specific instructions on Rich Text and Wiki Markup formatting options.
*Uploading Documents
In addition to editing pages, editors can also upload documents. For example, the Education Fact Sheets section of the Advocacy Manual contains several fact sheets. If your organization has additional fact sheets, you can upload them and add them to the list so that others can use them. You can also upload legal pleadings and briefs for attorneys. In addition, you can upload images to display on your page. Keep in mind the size of documents before you upload them as server space costs money. When possible, link to your organization's website if the document is located there. This will give you the advantage of directing traffic to your organization. The disadvantage is that if the location of the document changes, it will no longer be available on the Wiki.
There are two steps involved in adding a document or image to the Wiki. First, you need to upload the file. Once it has been uploaded, you need to create a link to the file on the page. Any type of file can be uploaded such as a PDF, Word document, or image file such as a GIF or JPEG. To upload a file, press the insert link icon when in the edit mode. Alternately, you can press the insert image icon when in the edit mode to upload an image. Once the file has been uploaded, select the file name and the image or link to the document will be displayed on the page.
*Adding Pages
As an editor, you can also add pages, but you cannot delete them. Contact the site administrator ltilley@nlchp.org if you need to delete a page. There are different reasons for adding pages such as adding news items or adding a forum discussion topic. Less frequently, you might want to add a page to the Advocacy Manual, but this should be done sparingly.
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