Quick Start Guide for New Community Contributors

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&lt;body&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Welcome to the Service Provider Mobility Community&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our goal is to provide you with unique technical discussions covering&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;mobile operators&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;network migration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;technologies such as LTE, WiMAX, 3G and 4G, and femtocell&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a public community, open to everyone who is interested in mobile networks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you'd like to contribute to the community -- start a new discussion, or add to an existing discussion -- you will need to register.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First steps?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do">Register</a> (it's a short form, not to worry &lt;img ___jive_emoticon_name=&quot;happy&quot; class=&quot;jive_macro jive_emote&quot; jivemacro=&quot;emoticon&quot; src=&quot;https://communities.cisco.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif"/>) If you already have a cisco.com username/password, you are already registered!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Log in to the community (using your username / password created during registration)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Edit your profile (we'd like to know something about you)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Post a new discussion, or add to an existing discussion&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enable email notifications (to be alerted when new content is available)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Check out the RSS feeds&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can I blog&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;     Yes you can, but you will need to request permission to do so (contact the Community Manager)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you approve posts before they go public?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;     No, we do not. Your posts are published immediately. We may remove a post we consider inappropriate but common sense and courtesy behavior is all we ask.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quick Start Videos&lt;/strong&gt; (more to be added so check back often) - best viewed in full screen mode&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/videos/4610&quot;&gt;Navigating&lt;/a&gt; the community - a quick tour&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/videos/4609&quot;&gt;Adding Pictures to Your Posts&lt;/a&gt; (discussion or blog)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other questions?&lt;/strong&gt; Check out the &lt;a href=&quot;https://communities.cisco.com/docs/DOC-1212">Frequenty Asked Questions &lt;/a&gt;document.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We're on Twitter too, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twitter.com/ciscospmobility">@CiscoSPMobilty</a> so follow us for even more updates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Feel free to contact the Community Manager, &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:deborahs@cisco.com&quot;&gt;deborahs@cisco.com&lt;/a&gt; with any questions or comments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;// Deborah Strickland&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mobility Community Manager&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;