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With a geographically distributed team that works diverse hours communication is a challenge. Every data collector is required to engage in specified a minimal amount of communication.

'''Emails''', '''Voice mails''' and the '''[[Communication_for_the_CCMDB#"Recent Changes" Link|Recent Changes]]''' need to be checked '''at the beginning''' of every data collection session / shift.

==The CCMDB Wiki==

* If any information ~~is different from your paper coding guide, check who last edited~~ the ~~article~~.

See [[Discussion & Question Instruction]] for information how we use the wiki for communication. Also please see [[How to edit the wiki]].

** If the section in question was added/changed '''before''' the last edit ~~of that article by Trish it should be considered reviewed and taken to supersede~~ the ~~paper guide~~

* If you are not sure, just edit it, I will sort out details, formatting and linking. Ttenbergen 11:20, 2014 September 10 (CDT)

** If ~~the change was made '''after''' Trish last reviewed the article~~, ~~confirm with Trish and remind her to check/~~edit ~~the article to vet it.~~

* End your discussion points with a <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to "sign and date" it to show who contributed it, and ~~when. You can also use the second button from the right above the editor to enter this signature.~~

~~Entries in the main body of the wiki do not need to be signed~~.

=== "Recent Changes" Link ===

There is a link called "recent changes" in the "navigation panel" in the top left corner. This link will tell you the wiki articles that have been changed recently. Every entry either has a '''diff''' link or a '''# changes''' link (where "#" can be any number); following this link will show you what has actually changed in the article so you would not have to review the entire article.

Keeping track of the recent changes will tell you when a question or discussion item you have posted is addressed.

~~===Discussions===~~

There were concerns that important updates might get missed if we rely solely on "recent changes" for communication. A training session was held to remedy this on April 9. If you still have difficulty using the recent changes functionality, please contact [[p:Tina Tenbergen]].

If you have ~~details to add, disagree with an idea, have concerns, or something is unclear~~, please ~~write it right under discussions~~.

~~If an article does not have a discussion section yet, add one to the end of the article by adding the following before any <nowiki>~~[[~~Category:...~~]]~~</nowiki> entries (you can cut-~~and~~-paste these 3 lines from here):~~

=== Using uniform "My Preferences" ===

See [[My Preferences in the wiki]] for suggested preferences to use, some of which affect the behaviour of time stamps and recent changes.

~~<nowiki>{{~~Discussion~~}} </nowiki>~~

===Discussion & Question Instructions===

Follow the [[Discussion & Question Instruction]]s

~~<nowiki>==Discussion==</nowiki>~~

~~<nowiki>* your point...</nowiki>~~

[[Category:Wiki use]]

~~==== "Discussion" Tab ====~~

~~We are not using the discussion tab at the top of the page to prevent people from missing that there is a discussion going on.~~

~~{{discussion}}~~

~~== Discussion ==~~

* Trish needs to confirm timeframes.

[[Category:Wiki ~~Usage~~]]

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 With a geographically distributed team that works diverse hours communication is a challenge. Every data collector is required to engage in specified a minimal amount of communication.
 '''Emails''',  '''Voice mails''' and the '''[[Communication_for_the_CCMDB#"Recent Changes" Link|Recent Changes]]''' need to be checked '''at the beginning''' of every data collection session / shift.
 ==The CCMDB Wiki==
-* If any information is different from your paper coding guide, check who last edited the article.
+See [[Discussion & Question Instruction]] for information how we use the wiki for communication. Also please see [[How to edit the wiki]].
-** If the section in question was added/changed '''before''' the last edit of that article by Trish it should be considered reviewed and taken to supersede the paper guide
+* If you are not sure, just edit it, I will sort out details, formatting and linking. Ttenbergen 11:20, 2014 September 10 (CDT)
-** If the change was made '''after''' Trish last reviewed the article, confirm with Trish and remind her to check/edit the article to vet it.
-* End your discussion points with a <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to "sign and date" it to show who contributed it, and when. You can also use the second button from the right above the editor to enter this signature.
-Entries in the main body of the wiki do not need to be signed.
 === "Recent Changes" Link ===
 There is a link called "recent changes" in the "navigation panel" in the top left corner. This link will tell you the wiki articles that have been changed recently. Every entry either has a '''diff''' link or a '''# changes''' link (where "#" can be any number); following this link will show you what has actually changed in the article so you would not have to review the entire article.
 Keeping track of the recent changes will tell you when a question or discussion item you have posted is addressed.
-===Discussions===
+There were concerns that important updates might get missed if we rely solely on "recent changes" for communication. A training session was held to remedy this on April 9. If you still have difficulty using the recent changes functionality, please contact [[p:Tina Tenbergen]].
-If you have details to add, disagree with an idea, have concerns, or something is unclear, please write it right under discussions.
-If an article does not have a discussion section yet, add one to the end of the article by adding the following before any <nowiki>[[Category:...]]</nowiki> entries (you can cut-and-paste these 3 lines from here):
+=== Using uniform "My Preferences" ===
+See [[My Preferences in the wiki]] for suggested preferences to use, some of which affect the behaviour of time stamps and recent changes.
-<nowiki>{{Discussion}} </nowiki>
+===Discussion & Question Instructions===
+Follow the [[Discussion & Question Instruction]]s
-<nowiki>==Discussion==</nowiki>
-<nowiki>* your point...</nowiki>
+[[Category:Wiki use]]
-==== "Discussion" Tab ====
-We are not using the discussion tab at the top of the page to prevent people from missing that there is a discussion going on.
-{{discussion}}
-== Discussion ==
-* Trish needs to confirm timeframes.
-[[Category:Wiki Usage]]