A quick guide to useful features, and some Frequently Asked Questions
Quick Guide
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- FEEDBACK—use the Comments at the end of a page to leave behind feedback. Use the Newsdesk to inform the editors of any relevant third-party material you have come across
F.A.Q.
How to find out about Edward Goldsmith?
Visit the About page in the navigation bar above
Back to topHow to keep up-to-date with edwardgoldsmith.org?
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Back to topHow to find an article?
- Try the searchbar on the right (use “quotation marks” for an exact phrase), or try the Index on the navigation bar above and search the page
- For articles under a particular subject or category try the Sitemap on the top navigation bar, or click one of the subject or category tags at the bottom of an article
- For more articles by a particular author, click their name under the title, visit the index of authors, or try a search (using “quotes”)
- A blue navigation bar and a breadcrumb above the article are also available
- Adding Edward Goldsmith to your browser’s own searchbar will also provide you with suggestions as you type (certain browsers only)
How to view more results or change the order they appear?
Select the number of results to show at the bottom-left of the page. By default, search results are shown in order of relevance. To sort by date, select the appropriate option under the searchbar (some articles may be promoted to the top of the list by the editors regardless of their date)
Back to topHow to view an entire article on a single page?
Click “All” at the bottom of the page
Back to topHow to share content?
Click “Share” under a heading, or scroll to the end of the page and select the appropriate social-media button
Back to topHow to print content?
Articles may be printed out for personal and non-commercial use. Click “Print” under a heading for the complete article to appear in a new tab in ready-to-print format
Back to topHow to republish an article?
Small extracts may be republished under the widely recognised custom of “fair use”. To republish larger extracts or entire articles, please contact the editors for the appropriate permission
Back to topWhere to find shortlinks?
You can shortlink to any article by removing the article title from the url, e.g.
http://www.edwardgoldsmith.org/26/towards-a-biospheric-ethic/
to
http://www.edwardgoldsmith.org/26
or further by substituting the site domain with “cym.biz”
http://cym.biz/26
Shortlinks are automatically provided with the twitter and identi.ca buttons at the end of each article
Back to topWhere are the readers’ comments?
If an article allows comments, a link will be available under the title or at the end of the page. The comments for each article are held on their own separate page.
Back to topWhere is my comment?
Comments are selected for publication by the editors (see our Comment policy for more about this). A separate discussion forum may appear in the future
Back to topHow to link to a specific comment?
The link for each comment is contained in its date. Right-click on the date, and select the appropriate choice to copy the link
Back to topHow to return to an article from its comment page?
The article title links back to the first page of the article
Back to topHow to register for membership?
Click Register at the top-right of the page. There are also separate options available for registering for the Newsletter, or for updates of new articles and comments published on the website (see “How to keep up-to-date” above). Once logged in, further options will be found in the Members menu on the right of the page
Back to topBenefits of registering
Registered readers—
- are not required to enter their details or the CAPTCHA code to comment
- may request the deletion of their comments
- may opt in and out of the Newsletter at any time
- may post suggestions for future articles at the Newsdesk
- may delete their account and details at any time (see our Privacy statement)
How do I delete my account?
Further information can be found in the Privacy statement
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