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diff --git a/app/views/help/about.en.rhtml b/app/views/help/about.en.rhtml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..89a67d069 --- /dev/null +++ b/app/views/help/about.en.rhtml @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +<% @title = "About" %> + +<%= render :partial => 'sidebar' %> + +<h1 id="introduction">Introduction to WhatDoTheyKnow <a href="#introduction">#</a> </h1> +<dl> + +<dt id="purpose">What is WhatDoTheyKnow for? <a href="#purpose">#</a> </dt> +<dd>To help you find out inside information about what the UK government +is doing. +</dd> + +<dt id="premise">How does the site work? <a href="#premise">#</a> </dt> +<dd>You choose the public authority that you would like information from, then +write a brief note describing what you want to know. We then send your request +to the public authority. Any response they make is automatically published on the +website for you and anyone else to find and read. +</dd> + +<dt id="whybother_me">Why would I bother to do this? <a href="#whybother_me">#</a> </dt> +<dd>You pay taxes, and then government does things with the money. All sorts of +things that affect your life, from healthcare through to national defence. Some +it does badly, some it does well. The more we find out about how government +works, the better able we are to make suggestions to improve the things that +are done badly, and to celebrate the things that are done well. +</dd> + +<dt id="whybother_them">Why would the public authority bother to reply? <a href="#whybother_them">#</a> </dt> +<dd>Under Freedom of Information (FOI) law, they have to respond. The response +will either contain the information you want, or give a valid legal reason why +it must be kept confidential. +</dd> + +<dt id="who">Who makes WhatDoTheyKnow? <a href="#who">#</a> </dt> +<dd>WhatDoTheyKnow is created and run by <a href="http://www.mysociety.org">mySociety</a>, +and was initially <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2006/12/06/funding-for-freedom-of-information/">funded by the JRSST Charitable Trust</a>. mySociety is a project of the +registered charity <a href="http://www.ukcod.org.uk/UK_Citizens_Online_Democracy">UK Citizens Online Democracy</a>. +If you like what we're doing, then you can +<a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/">make a donation</a>. +</dd> + +<dt id="updates">How can I keep up with news about WhatDoTheyKnow?<a href="#updates">#</a> </dt> +<dd>We have a <a href="/blog">blog</a> and a <a href="http://www.twitter.com/whatdotheyknow">twitter feed</a>. +</dd> + + +</dl> + +<p><strong>Next</strong>, read about <a href="/help/requesting">making requests</a> --> + +<div id="hash_link_padding"></div> |