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 ====== The Maker Badge ======
-The first thing participants at Make.Opendata.ch hackathons receive when they walk through the door is a Maker Badge. These have been a token of all our events, and are both a name badge to help avoid uncomfortable situations (there's nothing embarrassing in asking to inspect someone's badge: just say you want to jot down their Twitter account ;) - and a crucial decision point for every participant. Namely, with this badge you can let everyone else know how you plan to contribute at the hackathon.
+The first thing participants at [[http://make.opendata.ch/|Make.Opendata.ch]] hackathons receive when they walk through the door is a Maker Badge. These have been a token of all our events, and are both a name badge to help avoid uncomfortable situations (there's nothing embarrassing in asking to inspect someone's badge: just say you want to jot down their Twitter account ;) - and a crucial decision point for every participant. Namely, with this badge you can let everyone else know how you plan to contribute at the hackathon.
-Creating an account on this wiki and [[user:home|setting up a user profile]] is optional and recommended. But every participant must be able to tick one or more of these three boxes:
+Creating an account on this wiki and [[user:home|setting up a user profile]] is optional and recommended. As is filling out a name you'll respond to, a place of affiliation (work/school/org), and a social media handle. But every participant really must be able to tick one or more of these three boxes, or if they can't make up their mind, to jostle one of the event staff right away!
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+What follows is a variation of the handy participant guide we have posted on the [[http://make.opendata.ch/|homepage]] in three languages.
 === Ideators ===
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   * an opportunity to build skills and work with interactive graphics
   * help publicise and spread the message of open access
-  * you do not need to be skilled in art or design, though it helps a lot if you [[resource:concept|know some tools]], but you are willing to imagine and be responsible for the **way your project takes shape**
+  * it helps if you [[resource:concept|can sketch and illustrate]], but you do not need to be skilled in art or design: only willing to imagine and be responsible for the **way your project takes shape**
 === Developers ===