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-These are the various communication channels used in the Thunderbird project. Please add them all here, so that we can have some kind of a portal to point people who want to get involved with the project to.
+Several communication channels and information sites are used in the Thunderbird project
-= How to subscribe =
+<br><br>
+'''This page is generally replaced by [https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/get-involved/ the project's Get Involved page].
+'''
+<br><br>
-Newsgroups are accessible through a newsgroup client (hum, let me think about one, oh yes, Thunderbird), and all of them are accessible as google groups or through a mailing list service. All of the items marked as newsgroups are listed [http://www.mozilla.org/about/forums/ here], so head over there to get the relevant information to connect!
+= If you're a user =
+Blog
+* Visit [http://blog.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ The Thunderbird blog] to check for major announcements
+Support Forums
+* Get help from the community by visiting [https://support.mozilla.org/questions/thunderbird Thunderbird support]. Volunteers read this forum and help as best as they can.
+* If English is not your preferred language, please check find unofficial support in the language you need in [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Support/Community_support_based_on_languages Support based on language].
+* Help the community: Want to help support Thunderbird users? Then jump into [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/thunderbird SUMO] and help a user!
+Support Knowledge Bases and Manuals
+* Find articles in our official Thunderbird [https://support.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird Knowledge Base], a volunteer-driven "knowledge base" where you can find quality articles about various Thunderbird topics.
+* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Knowledge_Base MozillaZine]: a community-maintained Knowledge Base with excellent articles about possibly more specific and/or technical topics.
+* See the [http://write.flossmanuals.net/thunderbird/about-thunderbird/ Floss manual for Thunderbird]
-= If you're a user =
+'''YOU can help''' by [https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/get-involved/ getting involved]
+Twitter
+* [https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=mozthunderbird Twitter] You might want to follow mozthunderbird.
+Facebook
+* Please join us on our [http://www.facebook.com/Thunderbird Facebook] page.
+= If you're an organization =
-* [http://getsatisfaction.com/mozilla_messaging/ GetSatisfaction] A user-centric forum where you can get help and help other people. Mozilla Messaging officials read this forum and might help you with your issues.
+Please visit [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Enterprise TB-enterprise] to find information related to enterprises and organizations.
-* [http://support.mozillamessaging.com/ SuMoMo] An official "knowledge base" where you can find quality articles about various Thunderbird topics.
+* [[Thunderbird/tb-enterprise|tb-enterprise mailing list]] answers questions for people who want to deploy Thunderbird in a business environment.
-* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Knowledge_Base MozillaZine knowledge base] A community-maintained Knowledge Base with excellent articles about possibly more specific and/or technical topics.
-* [http://en.flossmanuals.net/Thunderbird/Introduction The FLOSS Thunderbird Manual] An entire manual which helps you learn about Thunderbird.
-* mozilla.support.thunderbird (newsgroup) The support newsgroup for Thunderbird
-* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/ MozillaZine forums] Other users hang out here and discuss nightly issues, new extensions...
 = If you're interested in the project =
+You can contribute
 * [[Thunderbird/tb-planning|tb-planning]] A low-volume, high signal-to-noise-ratio mailing-list that's devoted to high-level Thunderbird topics.
-* [http://planet.mozillamessaging.com Planet Mozilla Messaging] Thunderbird team's various blogs.
+* [[Thunderbird/tb-support-crew|tb-support-crew]] if you <u>help other users</u> - a mailing list for tips on helping other users (e.g. support threads, websites and knowledge bases) and "meta" issues related to helping support Thunderbird users in SUMO, MozillaZine, GeckoZone and wherever online folks are supporting Thunderbird users. Subscribe instructions at [[Thunderbird/tb-support-crew|tb-support-crew]]
-* [http://www.twitter.com Twitter] You might want to follow these people: Standard8, lhirlimann, andreasn, bwinton, dmose, asutherland, rtanglao, mozjonathan, mixedpuppy, jrburke, clarkbw, davidascher
-* [http://planet.mozilla.org Planet Mozilla] Might be worth a read as well.
-* [[Thunderbird|Mozilla Wiki]] This includes various general information about the Thunderbird project. You might want to read the [[Thunderbird/StatusMeetings]], they give weekly status reports about how various projects are moving. If you're interested in the release strategy, you might want to read [[Thunderbird/Driver_Meetings]].
-* We also have experiments, so don't forget to check out  [[Thunderbird/Experiments]]
-Mark Banner (:Standard8) posts updates about branching and releases on his [http://ccgi.standard8.plus.com/blog/ blog]. You can also follow him on [http://twitter.com/#!/standard8 Twitter].
+Mozilla and Thunderbird projects blogs
+* [http://planet.mozilla.org/thunderbird/ Planet Thunderbird] Thunderbird team's various blogs.
+* [http://planet.mozilla.org Planet Mozilla] is worth a read.
+If you want to know more about the product currently under development
+* [[Thunderbird|Mozilla Wiki]] This includes various general information about the Thunderbird project.
+* [[Thunderbird/StatusMeetings]] have meeting status reports about how various projects are moving.
 = If you're a tester / want to help =
-Ludovic Hirlimann (:Usul) is in charge of Thunderbird QA. You can read his [http://perso.hirlimann.net/~ludo/blog/ blog] or follow him on [http://twitter.com/#!/lhirlimann twitter].
+* If you're interested in providing support, see [[Thunderbird/tb-support-crew|tb-support-crew]]
+* If you're willing to participate in testing events, see the beta, daily, announcements and other groups at discuss.thunderbird.net/
-Ludo please fill this section. tb-testers, etc.
+* [[Thunderbird:Testing]] has information to get you started if you want to help with quality assurance / testing.
+* See [https://discuss.thunderbird.net/groups/daily the test community for nightly builds].
-* If you're interested in providing support, please join the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/tb-support-crew tb-support-crew mailing list].
-* If you're willing to participate in testing events, the [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/thunderbird-testers thunderbird-testers mailing list] is for you.
-* [[Thunderbird:Testing]] contains a tremendous amount of information, and should help you getting started if you want to help with quality assurance / testing.
 = If you're a developer =
-* You WILL want to hang out on [http://irc.mozilla.org/ IRC], especially in the #maildev channel. There lies the answer to all of your questions. Plus, the guys are generally friendly. Just ask, and be patient, not all people live in the same timezone.
+Ask questions, documentation, or hang out, or help:
-* mozilla.dev.applications.thunderbird (newsgroup) If you have questions related to extension and/or Thunderbird development, you'll probably find some help here. Also used to discuss various user-related topics/questions.
+* see [https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/get-involved/ Get Involved]
-* mozilla.dev.extensions (newsgroup) For extension development. Might be better to also post to m.d.a.t if you have a Thunderbird question.
+* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org Bugzilla] is where "fixing code code" happens. If you're interested in fixing or in some feature, CC yourself to a bug.
-* [http://developer.mozilla.org The Mozilla Developer Center]. Don't waste time, just go to [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions/Thunderbird/HowTos the juicy bits].
-* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/reference addons.mozilla.org] Has some links too
-* [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org Bugzilla] is where all the stuff happens. If you're interested in some feature or some development, don't hesitate to CC yourself to the bug if you're interested, and please do check out this [http://blog.johnath.com/2010/02/04/bugzilla-for-humans/ hilarious video tutorial] about how Bugzilla works, it's really worth it.