Bug#1009253: www.debian.org: remove debian-www list from the footer; direct people to the contact page instead

Justin B Rye <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.www
Message-ID <YmEXN//[email protected]>
Paul Wise wrote:
> Hi debian-l10n-english folks,
> 
> I'm looking for advice on how to reword the footer on the Debian
> website. I want to drop debian-www from the contact information in the
> website footer, directing people to the contact page on the website
> instead, which should empower them to find a better contact for their
> enquiry rather than defaulting to the debian-www mailing list.
> 
> Everything I have come up with seems a bit awkward or repetitive to me,
> so I am hoping someone on this list can come up with something better.
> 
> The proposal is in #1009253 and quoted below.
> 
[...]
>> I suggest we replace this text:
>> 
>>    To report a problem with the web site, please e-mail our publicly
>>    archived mailing list [email protected] in English.
>>    For other contact information, see the Debian contact page.
>> 
>> With text similar to this:
>> 
>>    Getting in contact with Debian is documented on our contact page.

I think my top solution is:

      For information about how to get in touch, see our [contact page].

I spent a while trying to find ways of keeping a theme of "to report
problems, or..." (flagging up the "appropriate channels" part), but
really the simpler it is the better it meshes with the emphasis on
Debian as a friendly community.  You might even want:

      See our [contact page] to get in touch.
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