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= Contacting the {team_name}

The {team_name} uses three platforms for communications, one for asynchronous, one for asynchronous, and one for decision-making.
Anyone registered with an account in the https://accounts.fedoraproject.org[Fedora Account System] (FAS) can log in with their account to participate in either platform.


[[discussion]]
== Fedora Discussion (asynchronous)

The link:{team_asynch_communication}[*#council tag*] on https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/[Fedora Discussion] is the primary space for {team_name} conversations.
We use this for discussion within the {team_name} as a team, and it is also the best place for any community member to engage in or start a conversation with us.

[[discussion-private]]
=== Private mailing list

We also have a private mailing list: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/council-private@lists.fedoraproject.org/[*council-private*].
Its membership is restricted to the current {team_name} members and discussions there are not archived.
This list is only used for topics that cannot be discussed on the public forum.
We use it as little as possible.


[[chat]]
== Fedora Chat (synchronous)

{team_name} members are also often present on the link:{team_synch_communication}[*#council:fedoraproject.org* Matrix room] on https://chat.fedoraproject.org[chat.fedoraproject.org] (bridged to the *#fedora-council* IRC channel on https://libera.chat/[Libera.Chat]).


[[decisions]]
== Pagure (decision-making)

It is better to start with an asynchronous conversation, described above.

When you have a specific proposal for the {team_name} to make a decision, open a ticket on the link:{team_issue_tracker}[*{team_name} Pagure instance*].
This is a public issue tracker.
However, if you have a privacy- or security-sensitive issue, check the *Private* box when you create the ticket.
If an issue is not sensitive, the discussion should open and public.

Note that ticket comments should be kept to a minimum.
Discussion should be at link:{team_asynch_communication}[#council] and the ticket used to record procedural actions like votes and approved resolutions.
