Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What kinds of questions can I ask here?

Most importantly - questions should be relevant to this community. This is a community for the discussion of research and innovation management and all related tasks, issues and solutions relating to improving research and innovation management in Africa and the Caribbean. Before you ask - please make sure to search for a similar question. You can search questions by their title or tags.

What kinds of questions should be avoided?

Please avoid asking questions that are not relevant to this community, too subjective and argumentative. Whereas we would like to encourage free speech and communication across a number of regions, we respectfully request that you bear in mind that this is a largely professional and academic platform and seek answers accordingly.

What should I avoid in my answers?

This is a Q&A forum and not a discussion group. Therefore - please avoid having discussions in your answers the comment facility allows some space for brief discussions. Should you wish to continue with a discussion on a topic or develop a contact further, please indicate this preference when commenting on a question or answer and continue the discussion via alternative means such as email.

Who moderates this community?

This community is largely moderated by its users. Regular checks and input will be made initially by a number of interested experts and players in research and innovation management but ultimately, this community relies on you to ensure that it is adequately moderated. This website is moderated by the users. Karma system allows users to earn rights to perform a variety of moderation tasks

How to change my picture (gravatar) and what is gravatar?

The picture that appears on the users profiles is called gravatar (which means globally recognized avatar). Here is how it works: a cryptographic key (unbreakable code) is calculated from your email address. You upload your picture (or your favorite alter ego image) the website gravatar.com from where we later retreive your image using the key. This way all the websites you trust can show your image next to your posts and your email address remains private. Please personalize your account with an image - just register at gravatar.com (just please be sure to use the same email address that you used to register with us). Default image that looks like a kitchen tile is generated automatically.

Why other people can edit my questions/answers?

One of the goals of this site is that questions and answers can be edited like wiki pages by experienced users of this site and this improves the overall quality of the knowledge base content. If this approach is not for you, we respect your choice.

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