Bug: Broken call to action on the Volunteer page
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Description
Describe the bug
The main Call To Action on the Volunteer page is broken and it's not clear to me what the correct link/target should be - this doesn't just feel like a broken link, but possibly an entirely outdated channel
The "Volunteer for the PSF" page at https://www.python.org/psf/volunteer/ says:
You can help out by signing up the psf-volunteers mailing list, which puts you in a pool of people that receive requests from the PSF board when there is work to be done that we cannot handle ourselves.
The Sign up here link is to http://python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-volunteers which says
No such list psf-volunteers
There are no Mailman 2.1 lists on mail.python.org. All remining Mailman 2.1 lists were either archived or migrated to Mailman 3 in May of 2025. Go to https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/ for information on Mailman 3 lists.
https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/ appears to be the correct Mailman, but I see no psf-volunteers in the list and I haven't yet found any evidence that the list still exists - so I'm not even sure where potential volunteers should be going!
To Reproduce
- Go to https://www.python.org/psf/volunteer/
- Click "Sign up here!"
- Observe "No such list psf-volunteers"
Expected behavior
As a potential volunteer, I expect to be able to clearly offer my assistance / sign up somewhere / register interest / etc. - whether by joining a mailing list, filling in a form, joining a Discord, whatever
URL to the issue
https://www.python.org/psf/volunteer/
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Operating System
Linux
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the Volunteer page URL and inspect the source for the outdated psf-volunteers link. Confirm with the PSF where volunteer interest should now be directed, update the page's call to action, and verify that the link leads to a working signup or contact destination.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- content, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100