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diff --git a/lib/views/help/about.html.erb b/lib/views/help/about.html.erb index a2b5ef2..9f7d7d5 100644 --- a/lib/views/help/about.html.erb +++ b/lib/views/help/about.html.erb @@ -2,8 +2,79 @@ <%= render :partial => 'sidebar' %> -<div id="left_column_flip"> - <h1 id="introduction">Introduction to <%= site_name %> <a href="#introduction">#</a> </h1> <p>This is a custom "about" page</p> -</div> +<div id="left_column_flip" class="left_column_flip"> + <h1 id="introduction">Introduction to <%= site_name %> <a href="#introduction">#</a></h1> + <dl> + + <dt id="purpose">What is <%= site_name %> for? <a href="#purpose">#</a> </dt> + <dd>To help you find out inside information about what the 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="reporting">What if I see a request I feel to be inappropriate? <a href="#reporting">#</a></dt> + <dd> + <p> + Requests for personal information and vexatious requests are not considered valid for FOI purposes (read more). + </p> + + <p> + If you believe a request is not suitable, you can report it for attention by the site administrators. + </p> + </dd> + <dt id="reporting_unavailable">Why won't it let me report some requests? <a href="#reporting_unavailable">#</a></dt> + <dd> + <p> + If a request has already been reported to the site administrators, you + can't report it a second time - this is to prevent the administrators + being notified multiple times about the same issue before they've had + a chance to conduct a review. + </p> + <p> + Where a request has been previously reported but an administrator has + chosen not to hide it from public view, you can use the form in the + sidebar of the request page to contact the administrators if you still + think it should be hidden. + </p> + </dd> + + <dt id="who">Who makes <%= site_name %> ? <a href="#who">#</a> </dt> + <dd><%= site_name %> runs on <a href="http://alaveteli.org">Alaveteli</a>, which was 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 <%= site_name %>?<a href="#updates">#</a> </dt> + <dd>We have a <a href="<%= blog_path %>">blog</a><% if !MySociety::Config.get('TWITTER_USERNAME', '').empty? %> and a <a href=https://twitter.com/<%= MySociety::Config.get('TWITTER_USERNAME', '') %>>twitter feed</a><% end %>. + </dd> + + </dl> + + <p><strong>Next</strong>, read about <a href="<%= help_requesting_path %>">making requests</a> --></p> + + <div id="hash_link_padding"></div> +</div> |