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diff --git a/_posts/2011-07-27-speeding-things-up-with-varnish.markdown b/_posts/2011-07-27-speeding-things-up-with-varnish.markdown index a2bd23ab9..70d79c941 100644 --- a/_posts/2011-07-27-speeding-things-up-with-varnish.markdown +++ b/_posts/2011-07-27-speeding-things-up-with-varnish.markdown @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ layout: post slug: speeding-things-up-with-varnish title: Speeding things up with Varnish wordpress_id: 49 -categories: -- Uncategorised --- On [WhatDoTheyKnow](http://www.whatdotheyknow.com), the Alaveteli software has lately been grinding to a halt. It's hard to pinpoint the exact cause, but it's related to many of the following points: diff --git a/_posts/2011-07-29-you-need-volunteers-to-make-your-website-work.markdown b/_posts/2011-07-29-you-need-volunteers-to-make-your-website-work.markdown index 54239cc55..bf4f760af 100644 --- a/_posts/2011-07-29-you-need-volunteers-to-make-your-website-work.markdown +++ b/_posts/2011-07-29-you-need-volunteers-to-make-your-website-work.markdown @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ layout: post slug: you-need-volunteers-to-make-your-website-work title: You need volunteers to make your website work wordpress_id: 55 -categories: -- Uncategorised --- A successful Alaveteli website is nothing without its volunteers. These are people who care so much about transparency and the right to know that they are motivated to help run a busy website. There's [some details here](/running/admin_manual), but in short, volunteers do things like: diff --git a/_posts/2012-01-31-can-you-come-to-an-alaveteli-event-in-april.markdown b/_posts/2012-01-31-can-you-come-to-an-alaveteli-event-in-april.markdown index 1b616e453..2a1f3edee 100644 --- a/_posts/2012-01-31-can-you-come-to-an-alaveteli-event-in-april.markdown +++ b/_posts/2012-01-31-can-you-come-to-an-alaveteli-event-in-april.markdown @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ layout: post slug: can-you-come-to-an-alaveteli-event-in-april title: Can you come to an Alaveteli event in April? wordpress_id: 100 -categories: -- Uncategorised --- We are planning a diff --git a/_posts/2012-04-16-a-right-to-know-site-for-spain.markdown b/_posts/2012-04-16-a-right-to-know-site-for-spain.markdown index c5971814e..e58043aac 100644 --- a/_posts/2012-04-16-a-right-to-know-site-for-spain.markdown +++ b/_posts/2012-04-16-a-right-to-know-site-for-spain.markdown @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ layout: post slug: a-right-to-know-site-for-spain title: A Right-to-Know site for Spain wordpress_id: 339 -categories: -- Uncategorised --- ##  diff --git a/_posts/2012-04-16-alavetelicon-community-cakes-and-black-boxes.markdown b/_posts/2012-04-16-alavetelicon-community-cakes-and-black-boxes.markdown index bb66b331e..bcc77dbd8 100644 --- a/_posts/2012-04-16-alavetelicon-community-cakes-and-black-boxes.markdown +++ b/_posts/2012-04-16-alavetelicon-community-cakes-and-black-boxes.markdown @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ layout: post slug: alavetelicon-community-cakes-and-black-boxes title: 'Alavetelicon: community, cakes, and black boxes' wordpress_id: 325 -categories: -- Uncategorised --- [Alavetelicon 2012](http://www.alaveteli.org/about-2/alavetelicon-april-2012/) has finished, the tweeting has subsided, and I think I've just about finished digesting the enormous conference dinner. It was a lot of fun, with [a host of dedicated FOI activists and hackers](http://www.alaveteli.org/about-2/alavetelicon-april-2012/delegates/) who could only make it thanks to the generous funding provided by [Open Society Foundation](http://www.soros.org/) and [Hivos](http://www.hivos.nl/). diff --git a/_posts/2012-05-15-alavetelicon-or-how-to-give-a-voice-to-the-people.markdown b/_posts/2012-05-15-alavetelicon-or-how-to-give-a-voice-to-the-people.markdown index 8fae9b976..af62be29c 100644 --- a/_posts/2012-05-15-alavetelicon-or-how-to-give-a-voice-to-the-people.markdown +++ b/_posts/2012-05-15-alavetelicon-or-how-to-give-a-voice-to-the-people.markdown @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ layout: post slug: alavetelicon-or-how-to-give-a-voice-to-the-people title: Alavetelicon, or how to give a voice to the people wordpress_id: 348 -categories: -- Uncategorised --- _This guest post by Romina Colman from Argentina is a translation of her [original article at La Nacion](http://blogs.lanacion.com.ar/data/mundo/conferencia-de-alaveteli-o-de-como-darle-voz-a-la-sociedad-civil/)_ diff --git a/_posts/2012-06-20-new-feature-easier-request-moderation.markdown b/_posts/2012-06-20-new-feature-easier-request-moderation.markdown index 9e095c062..12a4bbb26 100644 --- a/_posts/2012-06-20-new-feature-easier-request-moderation.markdown +++ b/_posts/2012-06-20-new-feature-easier-request-moderation.markdown @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ layout: post slug: new-feature-easier-request-moderation title: 'New feature: easier request moderation' wordpress_id: 361 -categories: -- Uncategorised --- WhatDoTheyKnow [has been criticised in the past](http://2040infolawblog.com/2012/02/09/do-they-know-what/) for not doing more to discourage frivolous or abusive requests. The vast majority of requests for information are sensible, but we get a some citizens using the site to vent their anger or frustration at something, and a reasonable number of requests which are not really FOI requests at all, made by people who misunderstand the purpose of the site. diff --git a/_posts/2012-06-21-new-feature-following-and-the-wall.markdown b/_posts/2012-06-21-new-feature-following-and-the-wall.markdown index ce70efad5..df6bb6ef5 100644 --- a/_posts/2012-06-21-new-feature-following-and-the-wall.markdown +++ b/_posts/2012-06-21-new-feature-following-and-the-wall.markdown @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ layout: post slug: new-feature-following-and-the-wall title: 'New feature: "following" and the "wall"' wordpress_id: 369 -categories: -- Uncategorised --- You've always been able to subscribe to email alerts about requests. However, since WhatDoTheyKnow (the predecessor to Alaveteli) was first conceived, [certain](http://www.facebook.com) [well-known](http://twitter.com) websites have become the primary way many of us interact with the internet. So we decided to use some of their technology. Instead of subscribing to alerts, you now follow topics. And when you follow a topic, by default this still means you get email; but you can turn email alerts off, and choose to view updates on a new "wall" area. diff --git a/_posts/2012-06-28-api-update-now-you-can-create-and-update-requests.markdown b/_posts/2012-06-28-api-update-now-you-can-create-and-update-requests.markdown index 0cc677118..066f0d32c 100644 --- a/_posts/2012-06-28-api-update-now-you-can-create-and-update-requests.markdown +++ b/_posts/2012-06-28-api-update-now-you-can-create-and-update-requests.markdown @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ layout: post slug: api-update-now-you-can-create-and-update-requests title: 'API update: now you can create and update requests' wordpress_id: 376 -categories: -- Uncategorised --- Version 0.6.1 of the software was recently released with an urgent security update. Also included in this release was an extension of Alaveteli's API, which allows developers to write apps that create and update requests on a per-public body basis. There's the start of some documentation [here](/developers/api). diff --git a/docs/getting_started.md b/docs/getting_started.md index c51847b69..862a72ee7 100644 --- a/docs/getting_started.md +++ b/docs/getting_started.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ available time. You can get a feeling for how things might turn out by reading [how an Alaveteli was set up in -Spain](http://www.alaveteli.org/2012/04/a-right-to-know-site-for-spain/) +Spain]({{ site.baseurl }}2012/04/16/a-right-to-know-site-for-spain/) (remember that this was with an experienced developer in charge). You will also need to think about how you will run the website; a successful Alaveteli requires lots of ongoing effort to moderate and publicise (see Step 6 and Step @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ If you email possible supporters asking for help, in addition to helping make your job easier, it will also help you identify eager people who might be interested in helping you maintain and run the website. We have written [a blog post about -this](http://www.alaveteli.org/2011/07/you-need-volunteers-to-make-your-website-work/). +this]({{ site.baseurl }}2011/07/29/you-need-volunteers-to-make-your-website-work/). The admin interface includes a page where you can upload a CSV file (that's a file containing comma-separated values) to create or edit authorities. CSV is a @@ -345,8 +345,7 @@ This will be easier to do with a small team of people sharing jobs. Hopefully you have been lucky enough to get funding to pay people to do these tasks. However, you are also likely to have to rely on volunteers. We've written [a blog post about the importance of -volunteers](http://www.alaveteli.org/2011/07/you-need-volunteers-to-make-your-we -bsite-work/), which you should read. +volunteers]({{ site.baseurl }}2011/07/29/you-need-volunteers-to-make-your-website-work/), which you should read. You'll need to set up a group email address for all the people who will manage the website. All site user queries will go here, as will automatic |