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This page provides more detail on the various functions of the APWN site. If you have any questions, or you're having trouble using the site, please contact us so we can help!

Forums

Forums allow you to communicate directly with other APWN members. Within the forums you can create a new thread (a conversation topic), or reply to other people's threads. If a thread already exists that covers your desired topic it's best if you reply to the existing thread, rather than creating a new one.

The forums are broken up into two sections, Student Chat and Supervisor Chat. If you are a supervisor and would like access to the Supervisor Chat forum, please contact the APWN and we'll enable your account.

Groups

A group is a collection of members that share similar interests, such as groups of students, supervisors or members from a specific university. You can subscribe to a group to easily keep up to date with posts that might interest you.

To see only the groups that you subscribed to, click the My groups menu item.

Blogs

A blog, short for "web log", is a journal that you maintain online. Unlike forums and groups, a blog is a monologue rather than a dialogue. You maintain your own blog, however you can still read other members' blogs and comment on their posts.

Once you have created an APWN account, you can start blogging by clicking the My blog menu item. You may choose to blog about any range of topics.

RSS

Many of the features on the APWN website use Really Simple Syndication (RSS), you may notice a small orange icon on some pages, this is a link to a relevant RSS Feed. Using RSS can help you keep to date with the APWN site without having to come back and check the site regularly. You can find more information on using RSS at http://whatisrss.com.

Reports

From time to time we will generate reports and other information about using this site, and participating in the APWN community. The current report, dated 19 November 2008, is available here .