Salamanders - Site Updates

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What's New on the "Salamanders Young Burn Survivors" website?

Latest Changes (January 2009)
- Added a new friend, Dennis Opoku Gyamfi, to the Find a Friend pages.
- Added Dennis Opoku Gyamfi's Story to Your Own Stories.
- Made a few minor changes to the wording and layout of some pages.
- Checked all the links and replaced over 40 dead links to screensavers in the Fun Stuff section.

2009
- New Pages
  - Added Dennis Opoku Gyamfi's Story to Your Own Stories.
- Other Changes
  - Added a new friend to the Find a Friend pages.
  - Made a few minor changes to the wording and layout of some pages.
  - Replaced over 40 dead links to screensavers in the Fun Stuff section.
2008
- New Pages
  - Added an About me page.
  - Split the main Certifications and Awards page into two, adding a separate list of Awards won.
  - Added more links to Helpful Fact and Fiction Books, and split the page into two: Helpful Books for Children and Helpful Books for Older Teens and Adults.
- Other Changes
  - Added a printable leaflet, "Fire Kills", to Playing with Fire in the Be Aware! Be Safe! section.
  - Made a few changes to the text on, and added an illustration to, Surgery for Scars in the Facts and Figures section.
  - Made a few changes to the layout of the site, including moving the links to the few remaining active forums to the Other Sites section, and replacing the original Forums and Chat Rooms section with a new one: Books & Comics.
  - Added a number of new links and repaired or removed all dead links.
  - Added some new comments to the In Tray in the Certifications and Awards section.
  - The site received 40 new Website Awards and a Friendship Award.
2007
- New Pages
  - Added Helpful Fact and Fiction Books to the Other Sites section.
  - Added Burn Survivors Biographical Books to the Other Sites section.
- Other Changes
  - Added some more photos to The face of a burn in the Facts and Figures section.
  - Added two new friends to the Find a Friend pages.
  - Added five new colouring pictures and two new Fiery Fonts to the Fun Stuff section.
  - Put some newer photos up in Quinn's Photo Album.
  - Added a number of new links and repaired or removed all dead links.
  - Added a new comment to the In Tray in the Certifications and Awards section.
  - The site received five new Website Awards.
2006
- New Pages
  - Added April's Story to Your Own Stories.
  - Added Kelly's Story to Your Own Stories.
  - Added Steve's Story to Your Own Stories.
  - Added Glenn's Story to Your Own Stories.
  - Added an Emergency Numbers page to the Be Aware! Be Safe! section.
  - Added this Site Updates page so you can find out what changes I've made to the site.
- Other Changes
  - Made some more improvements to the design and coding of the site.
  - Resigned this site from any involvement with web rings, and altered all pages accordingly.
  - Added more information to How Hot is 'Hot'? in the Be Aware! Be Safe! section.
  - Added seven new friends to the Find a Friend pages.
  - Added several jigsaw puzzles and lots of new screensavers to the Fun Stuff section.
  - Added a couple of inspirational quotes to the Just for You page.
  - Added a number of new links and repaired or removed all dead links.
  - Added several people's comments to the In Tray in the Certifications and Awards section.
  - The site received ATC Certification, plus 45 new Website Awards and a Friendship Award.
2005
- New Pages
  - Added Kylie's Story to Your Own Stories.
- Other Changes
  - Added a "search this site" to the main menu so you can find what you're looking for more easily.
  - Added six new friends to the Find a Friend pages.
  - Added some new Salamanders Wallpapers and another Fiery Font in the Fun Stuff section.
  - Added a few new links and repaired or removed all dead links.
  - The site received APEX Certification and four new Website Awards.
2004 (April to December)
- New Pages
  - Added Yasmin Stalford's Story to Your Own Stories.
  - Added Joni Marie Duck's Story to Your Own Stories.
  - Added an Accessibility Statement.
  - Added a Statement of Ethics.
  - Added more information about burn scars, and split the original single page into two: Scars and Treatment and Surgery for Scars in the Facts and Figures section.
- Other Changes
  - Re-designed the site (again!) to make the pages easier to read and more accessible.
  - Added eight new friends to the Find a Friend pages.
  - Added a number of new links and repaired or removed all dead links.
  - Added several people's comments to the In Tray in the Certifications and Awards section.
  - The site received HONcode Certification and thirteen new Website Awards.

May 1999 to March 2004: see "Website history" on the Salamanders Home Page.

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