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Ask *questions of general interest* to the community or to a specific group on one of the Evergreen mailing lists<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php> . *If your question is more specific*, like “I’m installing this and I have a particular error message,” try asking your question on the IRC channel<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/irc.php>. Always make a point of reporting back to the mailing lists when you've gotten answers to your questions off-list. The IRC channel <http://www.evergreen-ils.org/irc.php> is a synchronous channel where people are logged in and available for asking questions. Sometimes the channel is very quiet. Other times it is very busy like when a *community meeting* is being held. If there’s a community meeting in progress, please refrain from comments unrelated to the meeting topic at hand until the meeting is over. Add *events of general interest to the community* on the Evergreen calendar<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=calendar:start>, especially any meetings that are going to use the IRC channel. *Propose ideas and ask for feedback* on one of the Evergreen mailing lists<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php>. Some proposals may ask for feedback by a certain date, and if there’s no objections, the proposedsolution will move forward. Use the general mailing list <http://www.evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php> to *announce events* of general interest to the community or to the group that subscribes to the list. If there’s more of a story consider a blog posting<http://evergreen-ils.org/blog/>. Or, you may participate in one of the Evergreen related blogs that are aggregated at Planet Evergreen <http://planet.evergreen-ils.org/>. Or, start your own blog! Use the Evergreen Launchpad <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen> to search for and post new *bugs*. Use Launchpad's search feature to see if the bug you wish to report already exists. If it doesn't, report it! Post information about *committees and working groups* meeting notes and other working documents on the Wiki<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_committees> Use the Evergreen Wiki<http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php#documentation> to post *member contributed documentation* of all kinds Use the Evergreen mailing lists <http://www.evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php> to share *details about a development project* you are pursuing or to provide updates on a development project in progress.