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diff --git a/app/views/help/about.html.erb b/app/views/help/about.html.erb new file mode 100644 index 000000000..477f0e750 --- /dev/null +++ b/app/views/help/about.html.erb @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<% @title = "About" %> + +<%= render :partial => 'sidebar' %> + +<div id="left_column_flip"> + <h1 id="introduction">Introduction</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_path %>">blog</a> and a <a href="https://twitter.com/whatdotheyknow">twitter feed</a>. + </dd> + + + </dl> + + <p><strong>Next</strong>, read about <a href="<%= help_requesting_path %>">making requests</a> --> + + <div id="hash_link_padding"></div> +</div> |