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	Greetings ! March is Women's History Month. Check out these Communities to pay tribute to women around the globe!

You Have The Power: Community Rings
Community ? a group of people with a common characteristic or interest interacting within a particular area.

This defines the WebRing experience, and we now offer even more options for you to interact, most notably with the introduction of Community Rings. What does this mean to you as a member of a WebRing Community? Put simply, you now have the power to help build the Communities you belong to.

When you visit one of your Communities, you will note some management functions just below the title bar: Member Helper Tools and Membership/tools.

If you see the Member Helper Tools functions, there is a submission to process. Click on "Process New Submissions" to open the pending submissions page, and then you can usher in a terrific new member to the WebRing Community.

However, you will want to show some discretion in who you approve. Here is a short list of things you should do before approving a pending submission:

Click on "Test" to see if the submission currently contains the correct and properly functioning NavBar.
Click on the site title to visit and verify that the site contains the WebRing NavBar. If you can't find the NavBar on the site yet the site passed the "Test" in step 1 above, report it by clicking on the "Navigation" flag link.
Make sure the submitted site's content matches the topic of the ring. If the site's content matches the topic of the ring, approve them regardless of whether the code is present or not.
If the submitted URL is a "links" page, ask the applicant to consider changing it to a page with the most relevant content when you send the "Submission Approved" email. In addition, you can mention any glaring grammatical issues you notice in their site title or description.

The new Community Rings feature puts the power in your hands, as well as alleviates the Ring Manager's workload. Your efforts will result in even better WebRing Communities that are well-focused and high-quality.

Green Round Winners Set to Hit the Road
Congratulations to Firecat Studios, winner of Round 3 of the Iron WebMaster competition. Their entry, "Living the Green Life," went up against many other excellent sites designed around green living.

Thanks to all of you WebRing members who participated in the Voting Phase. And a big congratulations to [2 members who won] who won the raffle for this round.

Round 4 Design Phase has begun, with our competitors preparing to "Hit the Road," as it were. Entries for this round will highlight the exciting world of travel!

Women's History Project

Founded in 1980, the National Women's History Project's mission is "to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs."

Through their efforts to "write women back into history," this nonprofit organization has helped expand our awareness of just how important everyone in a society is to its development.

Please consider visiting www.nwhp.org today and making a donation.

Did you know that March 4 is International Scrapbooking Industry Day? That's right! One day a year dedicated to the art of preserving memories. Here are a few communities you might want to check out before pulling out your scissors and glue:

Scrapbooking Resources

Open to all personal, retail and wholesale websites that are directly related to scrapbooking AND considered to be a Scrapbooking website. It's designed to be a great resource for all aspects of scrapbooking, including tips, products, help, and just a place to show off! Enjoy!

Scrapbooking Ideas Ring

Scrapbooking Ideas Ring Members of this ring are sharing scrapbooking tips, ideas, and resources for free. Some offer communities with message boards and chat rooms while others offer their personal website; there's something for everyone here!

Scrapbooking Guide

We welcome all scrapbooking sites. Anything with a scrapbooking theme or if you sell a scrapbooking product.

Remembering the Moments

The goal of this ring is to be a reliable resource for scrapbookers -- scrapbooking resources including tips, galleries, products, ideas, techniques and more!

Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks A WebRing of independent "for hire" custom scrapbook artists.

Dreamweaver
Hello,

One by one, we are making Web Editor Video Tutorials. This month, we present you with the featured web editing program: Dreamweaver. To watch the video tutorial, click here.

Haven't seen your web editor featured yet? We may have already created the tutorial for it. Check the ever-growing list of available tutorials by clicking here.

Until next month,
Wayland H.
WebRing Member Services