DP Canada Forums

How do I ...? Common Site Q&A
The place to ask questions or read answers to previously asked questions about the DPC web site, its various pages and processes, and how to do things.

Common Proofreading Q&A
The place to ask (or look for answers to) questions about proofreading matters that the Proofreading Guidelines do not cover.

Smoothreading
We encourage all members to take part in the completion of projects by doing a "smooth-read" of an eBook that is in Post-Processing. The PPers will really appreciate your help--and it's great fun to see the whole book at once.

DP Canada Culture & History
A home for discussion of DPC as a community, its history and legends, and general DP-oriented chit-chat and entertainment

Proofing Team Talk
Automatically generated homes for each Proofing Team to communicate and promote their team.

Word Games
We're all readers, we love words, some of us love word games. When you need a break from proofing or foofing, drop by and have some fun.

Simon's Soapbox
One of the advantages of being Site Admin is you get to have a "bully pulpit" as Teddy Roosevelt said

Project Gutenberg Canada
Discussion of issues relating directly to PG Canada.

TPP & Copyright
This forum for discussion about the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) specifically with regards to copyright.

NAFTA & Copyright
This forum is for discussions about the potential for changes to NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) that could affect Canadian Copyright.

General - Proofing Life
General discussions about Distributed Proofreaders Canada as a whole from all Proofers

Promotion of DP Canada
Place to discuss, plan and coordinate publicity, membership drives and general promotion of DP Canada

Documentation Suggestions
Discussion of suggested improvements and maintenance of our various FAQs, guides and documents (specifically those in the Topics of Interest list on the Main DPC Wiki page) to make DP Canada easier to use. Also includes polls on topics relating to the DP Canada site and improving it.

Everything Else (except DP Canada)
Everything not directly related to Distributed Proofreaders or even e-texts/books... recipes, news, general chit-chat. This forum is *not* read by the administrators so don't expect an answer if you post here

Troubleshooting or Problem Reporting
This forum was created to consolidate reports and discussions of problems that are related to the day to day running of the site. Any "bugs" or glitches or errors that you find or see are welcome here.

Faded Page
Where every DPC member can suggest ideas and features for our "display" site: a showcase for our completed projects; and where people can download free copies of the posted eBooks.

DPC Wiki News
This forum is for news and discussion of revisions and updates to the DPC wiki.

Canada 150 Project
This forum is for discussions related to DPC's projects for Canada's 150th Anniversary in 2017 and which will continue into the future. Projects need to be related to Canada's history in some way and can be either fiction or non-fiction.

Formatting
The place to ask (or look for answers to) questions about formatting matters that the Formatting Guidelines do not cover.

Proofing
intended for advanced proofers to discuss more complex matters related to proofing

Providing Content
Discussion, questions, tips on scanning, OCR, pre-processing and all other aspects of project preparation prior to creating it on site, including a place for co-ordination of the above, where for instance one person has the images and another can do the OCR.

Managing Projects
Information and discussion related to Managing Projects at DPC: creating them on site, using the PM pages. For the scanning, OCR, and pre-processing steps please see the Providing Content forum.

Mentoring
Information and discussion relating to the Mentoring process and Mentors, and also, more generally, topics related to ways and means of helping new users

Post-Processing
Discussion amongst those who are or will be involved in the Post-Processing part of this site. The PP FAQ can be found here

Projects Waiting
Sharing information related to or posting questions concerning specific projects (books) waiting for release on DP Canada. Topics are automatically created and moved by the system.

Projects Being Proofed or Formatted
Sharing information related to or posting questions concerning specific projects (books) currently being proofed or formatted. Topics are automatically created and moved by the system.

Projects Being Post-Processed or Verified
Sharing information related to or posting questions concerning specific projects (books) currently being post-processed or verified. Topics are automatically created and moved by the system.

UberProjects
Discussion, questions and comments on those very large scale, continuing, many-volumed projects that will be with us for a while to come

Archive of Posted Projects
Archive of project threads for projects that have since been posted to Faded Page from DP Canada. Topics are automatically created and moved by the system.