User:Caleblove1/sandbox/ways-to-participate

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 A Barn-Raising is a monthly activity the entire community can participate in, every month it changes based on the community's needs. Click the image to the right to learn about this month's Barn-Raising.  Join the May Barn-Raising Illinois State Project        This is a list of the WikiProjects that are currently active and working on content. Project teams are always seeking additional community members to help with their projects, so feel free to join a group and have fun! Things to Do   Edit Articles  Update Articles   Create New Articles   Answer Requests <div style="position:absolute; top:225px; left:10px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:orange; text-align:center;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:349.5px; left:10px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:354px; left:20px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;"> Request Articles <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:349.5px; left:170px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:354px; left:180px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Add External Links <div style="position:absolute; top:225px; left:325px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:brown;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:349.5px; left:325px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:354px; left:337px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Add Internal Links <div style="position:absolute; top:225px; left:482.5px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:gray;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:349.5px; left:482px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:354px; left:490px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Help with Site Maintenance <div style="position:absolute; top:395px; left:10px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:orange; text-align:center;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:520px; left:10px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:524px; left:20px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">

<div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:520px; left:170px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:524px; left:180px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:395px; left:325px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:brown;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:520px; left:325px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:524px; left:337px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Edit Articles

<div style="position:absolute; top:395px; left:482.5px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:gray;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:520px; left:482px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:524px; left:490px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:20px; left:10px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; color:black; font-size:16pt; font-family:new times roman;">Things to Join <div style="position:absolute; top:55px; left:10px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:orange; text-align:center;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:179.5px; left:10px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:184px; left:20px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; text-align:center; color:white;">Projects <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:179.5px; left:170px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:184px; left:180px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; text-align:center; color:white;">Barn-Raisings

<div style="position:absolute; top:55px; left:325px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:brown;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:179.5px; left:325px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:184px; left:337px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Welcoming Committee

<div style="position:absolute; top:55px; left:482.5px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:gray;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:179.5px; left:482px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:184px; left:490px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Moderators <div style="position:absolute; top:225px; left:10px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:orange; text-align:center;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:349.5px; left:10px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:354px; left:20px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;"> Request Articles <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:349.5px; left:170px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:354px; left:180px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Add External Links <div style="position:absolute; top:225px; left:325px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:brown;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:349.5px; left:325px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:354px; left:337px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Add Internal Links

<div style="position:absolute; top:225px; left:482.5px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:gray;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:349.5px; left:482px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:354px; left:490px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Help with Site Maintenance <div style="position:absolute; top:395px; left:10px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:orange; text-align:center;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:520px; left:10px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:524px; left:20px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Become a Moderator

<div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:520px; left:170px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:524px; left:180px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Welcoming Committee <div style="position:absolute; top:395px; left:325px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:brown;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:520px; left:325px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:524px; left:337px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Edit Articles <div style="position:absolute; top:395px; left:482.5px; width:147.5px; height:147.5px; background-color:gray;"> <div style="position:absolute; font-size:12px; top:520px; left:482px; width:137.5px; height:23px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169;"> <div style="position:absolute; top:524px; left:490px; font-family:new times roman; font-size:12pt; color:white;">Update Articles <div style="position:absolute; top:5px; left:740px; width:200px; height:25px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#634169; font-size:14px; color:white;"> All Wiki Projects <div style="position:absolute; top:30px; left:740px; width:200px; height:675px; padding-left:10px; background-color:#E5E5E5; color:black;">
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