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diff --git a/community/index.md b/community/index.md index 8432d684a..44b17dcff 100644 --- a/community/index.md +++ b/community/index.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The Alaveteli Community We actively help people set up and run Alaveteli instances all around the world. Alaveteli is more than just software, it's also a community of people who care enough about <a href="{{ page.baseurl }}/docs/glossary/#foi" -class="glossary__link">Freedom of Information</a> to build and run sites to benefit +class="glossary__link">Freedom of Information</a> (FoI) to build and run sites to benefit the public. If you're just starting out, or you've already got your site up and running, @@ -22,17 +22,32 @@ this page points you at the places you can find out more, ask questions, or just say hi. -## Project mailing list +## Project mailing lists -Sign up for the <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/alaveteli-dev">Alaveteli project mailing list</a> — feel free to ask questions. Lots of helpful people are on it -— not just mySociety staff but also people (like you!) running their own -sites. +We have two mailing lists (actually Google Groups). It's OK to sign up to both! + +* The <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alaveteli-users">Alaveteli user + group</a> is where those of us already running FoI sites ask questions, make + announcements, encourage, sympathise, and welcome newcomers into the + community. + +* The <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alaveteli-dev">Alaveteli + mailing list for devs</a> where the technical things about Alaveteli, its + the codebase and related software get discussed. If you're planning on + contributing to the codebase or are involved in maintaining the systems + your site is running on, jump in here! + +In both cases, feel free to ask questions. Lots of helpful people are on these lists — not just mySociety staff but also people (like you!) running their own sites. The archives are a good source of information too. If you've got a problem, it's always worth checking to see if someone has already solved it. -It you're just starting out, saying hello on the mailing list is a great way to -begin <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}assets/img/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)"> +So if you're just starting out, saying hello on the mailing list is a great way +to begin <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}assets/img/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)"> + + <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alaveteli-users" class="button left">Alaveteli users mailing list<a> + + <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alaveteli-dev" class="button">Alaveteli for developers mailing list<a> ## mySociety international team |