wording clarification

eteq · eteq · commit 4f09c6cc42d5 · 2020-12-02T12:48:38.000-05:00
diff --git a/contribute.html b/contribute.html
@@ -131,10 +131,7 @@ <h2 id="reporting-issues">Reporting Issues<a class="paralink" href="#reporting-i
     information about your operating system and a full Python stack trace; the
     Astropy developers will walk you through obtaining a stack trace if it is
     necessary.<p>
-
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+</section>
 
 
 
@@ -161,7 +158,7 @@ <h2 id="formal-project-role">Taking on a formal project role<a class="paralink"
 		href="#formal-project-role" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
 
 		<p>
-            AIf you are interested in a higher level of contribution to the project, you can consider taking on one of the formal
+            If you are interested in a higher level of contribution to the project, you can consider taking on one of the formal
             project roles as listed in the <a href="team.html">Astropy Team</a> page.
             </p>
         <p>
@@ -175,8 +172,8 @@ <h2 id="formal-project-role">Taking on a formal project role<a class="paralink"
             maintain this involvement going forward and accept the responsibility of having a role.
             For example, being a core sub-package maintainer involves interacting with users and
             responding to bug reports in a timely manner. If you are interested in taking on such a role, you can volunteer
-            either on `astropy-dev` or by talking to a holder of the role you are interested in, or a coordination commitee 
-            member.
+            either on <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/astropy-dev">astropy-dev</a>, by talking to a holder of the
+						role you are interested in, or a coordination commitee member.
         </p>
 
 	</section>
@@ -200,7 +197,15 @@ <h2 id="contribute-financially">Contribute Financially<a class="paralink" href="
 	</section>
 
 	<section id="justify">
-		<h2 id="justify-contribution">Justifying your contribution for academics<a class="paralink" href="#justify-contribution" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
+		<h2 id="justify-contribution">For academics: How to justify your contribution<a class="paralink" href="#justify-contribution" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
+    <p> While in some more technical areas, contributing code is recognized as a
+      goal in and of itself, some academic fields have not yet developed a clear
+      understanding of the role of code development relative to other more
+      traditional contributions like publication. This sections aims to
+      provide suggestions to academics for how you might justify contributions
+      to the Astropy project if you are in a field or institution that needs
+      convincing of the value of such contributions.
+    </p>
 
 		<p>Contributing to the Astropy Project as a volunteer directly benefits
 		the astronomical research community in tangible ways.  Nevertheless,
