Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong

From	juliette Belin <juliettetaka.belin@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.project
Subject	Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong
Date	2017-03-21 18:00 +0100
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2017-03-21 17:41 GMT+01:00 Don Armstrong <don@debian.org>:

> On Tue, 21 Mar 2017, Paul Wise wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> >
> > > Yes. This would be great. An online form, that anyone could use to ask
> a
> > > question would be nice.
> >
> > We already have places to ask questions but people don't know how to
> > find the right one. The service or web page I proposed would only be
> > about finding the right place to ask.
>
> Why don't we merge www.debian.org/support and www.debian.org/contact
> into a single, question oriented page, with more detail on subsequent
> pages.
>
> Something like:
>
> 1. I want to report a bug in Debian --> www.debian.org/Bugs/reporting
> 2. I need help installing and using Debian --> www.debian.org/support
> 3. I want to help Debian --> www.debian.org/devel/join
> 4. I'm a reporter and want to contact Debian --> press@debian.org
> 5. I'm unsure who to contact at Debian --> debian@debian.org
>
> and allow any DD to be on the debian@debian.org alias (or have a web
> form or whatever).
>
>

Don Armstrong's approach may be a good first solution.
An "I need Help" (not convinced by this title ! ) section in the Debian
Home page could ease user's life.

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contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2017-03-21 05:10 +0100
  Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Ritesh Raj Sarraf <rrs@debian.org> - 2017-03-21 08:40 +0100
    Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2017-03-21 09:40 +0100
      Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Zlatan Todoric <zlatan@riseup.net> - 2017-03-21 17:30 +0100
        Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong alberto fuentes <pajaro@gmail.com> - 2017-04-05 13:50 +0200
      Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2017-03-21 17:50 +0100
        Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong juliette Belin <juliettetaka.belin@gmail.com> - 2017-03-21 18:00 +0100
      Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Ritesh Raj Sarraf <rrs@debian.org> - 2017-03-21 20:00 +0100
        Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2017-03-21 22:20 +0100
          Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2017-03-22 00:30 +0100
            Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Ritesh Raj Sarraf <rrs@debian.org> - 2017-03-22 11:30 +0100
        Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2017-03-22 05:20 +0100
  Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2017-03-21 21:00 +0100
    Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2017-03-22 05:30 +0100
    Re: Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Katy Tolsen <2ndlifekaty@gmail.com> - 2017-10-22 02:30 +0200
      DISS project hosting (was: contacting Debian is too easy to get  wrong) Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2017-10-22 04:50 +0200
        Re: DISS project hosting (was: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong) Katy Tolsen <2ndlifekaty@gmail.com> - 2017-10-22 16:50 +0200
          Re: DISS project hosting (was: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong) Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2017-10-22 19:10 +0200
            Re: DISS project hosting (was: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong) Katy Tolsen <2ndlifekaty@gmail.com> - 2017-10-22 19:30 +0200
        Re: DISS project hosting (was: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong) Katy Tolsen <2ndlifekaty@gmail.com> - 2017-10-22 19:10 +0200
  Re: contacting Debian is too easy to get wrong Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2017-03-22 01:30 +0100

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