<commit_before>---
layout: standard
title: Help to make this standard
---

As we proceed to refine our ideas for an international spending standard, 
we hope to collaborate with a wide range of practicioners, from 
government to civil society, auditors to industry suppliers. 

The idea of a standard format for expenditure data can only work if 
many re-users and data publishers join together to make a specification 
that is easy to implement and useful in practice. 

We're inviting everyone to contribute to this effort: 

* Subscribe to our [mailing list](http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/openspending) to share your ideas and requests.

* If you're a technical user, create pull requests on the specification at GitHub.
<commit_msg>Improve copy on standard docs <commit_after>---
layout: standard
title: Help to make this standard
---

As we proceed to refine our ideas for an international spending standard, 
we hope to collaborate with a wide range of practicioners, from 
government to civil society, auditors to industry suppliers. 

The idea of a standard format for expenditure data can only work if 
many re-users and data publishers join together to make a specification 
that is easy to implement and useful in practice. 

We're inviting everyone to contribute to this effort: 

* Subscribe to our [mailing list](http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/openspending) to **share your ideas** and requests.

* If you're a **technical user**, [create pull requests on the specification](https://github.com/openspending/dotorg/tree/master/resources/standard) on GitHub.

* If you find **errors in this document**, [file an issue](https://github.com/openspending/dotorg/issues) on GitHub to let us know.

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