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float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; &quot;"><tbody><tr> <td style="&quot; padding:0.5em; &quot;"><p class="line891"><div class="table-of-contents"><p class="table-of-contents-heading">Contents<ol><li> <a href="#Overview">Overview</a></li><li> <a href="#Learning_more_about_a_team">Learning more about a team</a></li><li> <a href="#Membership_policies">Membership policies</a></li><li> <a href="#Viewing_a_team.27s_members">Viewing a team's members</a></li><li> <a href="#Finding_a_team">Finding a team</a></li><li> <a href="#Next_step">Next step</a></li></ol></div></td> </tr> </tbody></table></div><span class="anchor" id="line-2"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-3"></span><p class="line867"><small><a href="/FrontPage">Launchpad Help</a> > <a href="/Teams">Teams</a> > <a href="/Teams/Joining">Joining a team</a></small> <span class="anchor" id="line-4"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-5"></span><p class="line867"> <h1 id="Overview">Overview</h1> <span class="anchor" id="line-6"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-7"></span><p class="line862">There are more than 2,000 teams registered in Launchpad, covering activities as diverse as <a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-eo">translating Ubuntu into Esperanto</a> and <a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/~zope3-dev">Zope 3 development</a>, to simple groups such as <a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-users">Ubuntu Users</a> and <a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-loco-enthusiasts">Ubuntu LoCo Enthusiasts</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-8"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-9"></span><p class="line874">Joining a team puts you in contact with others working towards a similar goal and gives you access to shared team resources. All you need to join most teams is an interest in the work they do. <span class="anchor" id="line-10"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-11"></span><p class="line867"> <h1 id="Learning_more_about_a_team">Learning more about a team</h1> <span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span><p class="line862">Let's take a look at Ubuntu's <a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/~coloradoteam">Colorado LoCo</a> team. <span class="anchor" id="line-14"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span><div><table style="&quot; font-size: 0.8em; width:30%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; &quot;"><tbody><tr> <td style="&quot; padding:0.5em; &quot;"><p class="line891"><img alt="colorado-overview.png" class="attachment" src="/Teams/Joining?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=colorado-overview.png" title="colorado-overview.png" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="&quot; text-align: center; &quot;"><span class="anchor" id="line-16"></span><p class="line891"><strong>Ubuntu's Colorado team</strong></td> </tr> </tbody></table></div><span class="anchor" id="line-17"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-18"></span><p class="line874">Straight away, you can see what this team's all about: it's a local community team for Ubuntu fans in Colorado. There's also a summary of the team's membership and contact details. <span class="anchor" id="line-19"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-20"></span><div><table style="&quot; font-size: 0.8em; width:30%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; &quot;"><tbody><tr> <td style="&quot; padding:0.5em; &quot;"><p class="line891"><img alt="join-colorado.png" class="attachment" src="/Teams/Joining?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=join-colorado.png" title="join-colorado.png" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="&quot; text-align: center; &quot;"><span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span><p class="line891"><strong>Joining the Ubuntu Colorado team</strong></td> </tr> </tbody></table></div><span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-23"></span><p class="line867"> <h1 id="Membership_policies">Membership policies</h1> <span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-25"></span><p class="line874">The Ubuntu Colorado team has an open membership policy but that's just one of three policies its creator could have chosen: <span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><strong>Open:</strong> anyone can join. <span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><strong>Moderated:</strong> a team administrator must approve membership applications. <span class="anchor" id="line-29"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><strong>Restricted:</strong> you can't apply to join, only the team's administrators can add new members. <span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span></li></ul><p class="line862">If a team is open or moderated, you can sign up using the <tt class="backtick"></tt><tt class="backtick">Join the team</tt><tt class="backtick"></tt> link in the <em>Membership</em> section. When you apply to join, Launchpad will email you and the team's administrators. <span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-33"></span><p class="line874">If it is a moderated team, you'll also receive a second email once the administrators have chosen to accept or decline your application. <span class="anchor" id="line-34"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-35"></span><p class="line867"> <h1 id="Viewing_a_team.27s_members">Viewing a team's members</h1> <span class="anchor" id="line-36"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span><p class="line874">You can take a look at who has already joined a team by viewing its membership list. This can be useful if you need to contact one of the team's administrators. <span class="anchor" id="line-38"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-39"></span><p class="line867"> <h1 id="Finding_a_team">Finding a team</h1> <span class="anchor" id="line-40"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-41"></span><p class="line862">You can <a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/people">search teams</a> by their names or contact addresses in Launchpad. <span class="anchor" id="line-42"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-43"></span><p class="line867"><img alt="{i}" height="16" src="/moin_static198/lp20/img/icon-info.png" title="{i}" width="16" /> <strong>Quick tip:</strong> If you already know the team's name, you can visit it directly. For example: <a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/~5-a-day">https://launchpad.net/~5-a-day</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-44"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-45"></span><p class="line867"> <h1 id="Next_step">Next step</h1> <span class="anchor" id="line-46"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-47"></span><p class="line862">If there isn't yet a team in Launchpad that deals with the activity or community that interests you, you can <a href="/Teams/CreatingAndRunning">create your own team</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-48"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-49"></span><div><table style="&quot; width: 100%; &quot;"><tbody><tr> <td><p class="line891"><small><a href="/YourAccount/Karma">< Learn about karma</a></small></td> <td style="&quot; text-align: right; &quot;"><p class="line891"><small><a href="/Teams/CreatingAndRunning">Creating and running a team ></a></small></td> </tr> </tbody></table></div><span class="anchor" id="line-50"></span><span class="anchor" id="bottom"></span></div><p id="pageinfo" class="info" lang="en" dir="ltr">Teams/Joining (last edited 2010-11-11 19:38:35 by <span title="??? @ 122-63-10-108.jetstream.xtra.co.nz[122.63.10.108]">122-63-10-108</span>)</p> <div id="pagebottom"></div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p class="menu"> <a href="https://help.launchpad.net/Legal">Terms of use</a> | <a href="https://launchpad.net/feedback">Help improve Launchpad</a> | <a href="https://launchpad.net/faq">FAQ</a> | <a href="/RecentChanges">Recent Changes</a></p> <p> <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/"> <span xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text" property="dc:title" rel="dc:type">Launchpad Help</span> by <a xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" href="https://canonical.com/" property="cc:attributionName" rel="cc:attributionURL">Canonical Ltd</a> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 UK: England & Wales License</a>. <img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0;vertical-align:middle;" src="https://licensebuttons.net/l/by/2.0/uk/80x15.png" /></a> </p> <p>© 2004-2019 <a href="https://canonical.com/" target="_blank">Canonical Limited.</a></p> </div> </body> </html>

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