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@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Please ask any questions you may have on here, and we will do our best to answer
 others to benefit from the answers, and also allows users and developers of other, related, tools to 
 contribute to the discussion.
 
+If you just want to get in touch and ask us a question, please use the
+[BrainGlobe Zulip chat](https://brainglobe.zulipchat.com/).
+
 ## Bugs
 If you think you have found a bug, please open an issue at the relevant repository on 
 [GitHub](https://github.com/brainglobe). If you're not sure how to do this, feel free to report the issue on the forum, and 
@@ -18,8 +21,8 @@ If you have a feature request, please open an issue at the relevant repository.
 (e.g., for a tool that doesn't yet exist), please ask on the forum (it may be that another tool does what you need).
 
 ## Contributing
-If you would like to contribute to the BrainGlobe Initiative, please get in touch with us using the [BrainGlobe developer
-discussion page](https://github.com/brainglobe/BrainGlobe/discussions). We always welcome new Pull Requests,
+If you would like to contribute to the BrainGlobe Initiative, please get in touch with us using the 
+[BrainGlobe Zulip chat](https://brainglobe.zulipchat.com/). We always welcome new Pull Requests,
 but please take a quick look at the [developer guide](developers/index) first.
 
 ## Other ways to get in touch

_sources/developers/index.md.txt

@@ -5,15 +5,12 @@
 **Contributors to BrainGlobe are absolutely encouraged**, whether to fix a bug, develop a new feature, or add a new atlas.
 
 There are many BrainGlobe repositories, so it may not be obvious where a new contribution should go.
-If you're unsure about any part of the contributing process, please [get in touch](../contact.md). The best place is to start a new discussion on
-the [image.sc forum](https://forum.image.sc/tag/brainglobe). If you tag your post with `brainglobe` (and optionally a
-specific tool, e.g. `cellfinder`) we will see your question and respond as soon as we can.
-
-If you have a query about contributing to a specific tool, please do raise an issue on the relevant GitHub page.
-If it's not the correct repository (e.g. `cellfinder` vs `cellfinder-core`), don't worry, we can move it to the 
-relevant repository later. If for any reason, you'd rather not reach out in public, feel free to
-[email](mailto:[email protected]?subject=brainglobe-contribution) [Adam Tyson](https://github.com/adamltyson), one
-of the core developers.
+If you're unsure about any part of the contributing process, please [get in touch](../contact.md). 
+The best place for questions about contributing is probably
+the [BrainGlobe Zulip chat](https://brainglobe.zulipchat.com/).
+
+If for any reason, you'd rather not reach out in public, feel free to send a direct message on Zulip 
+to [Adam Tyson](https://github.com/adamltyson), one of the core developers.
 
 ## To contribute a new atlas
 

contact.html

@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ <h2>Questions<a class="headerlink" href="#questions" title="Link to this heading
 <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">brainglobe</span></code> and the name of the tool you are using (e.g. <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">cellfinder</span></code>). Asking questions on the public forum allows
 others to benefit from the answers, and also allows users and developers of other, related, tools to
 contribute to the discussion.</p>
+<p>If you just want to get in touch and ask us a question, please use the
+<a class="reference external" href="https://brainglobe.zulipchat.com/">BrainGlobe Zulip chat</a>.</p>
 </section>
 <section id="bugs">
 <h2>Bugs<a class="headerlink" href="#bugs" title="Link to this heading">#</a></h2>
@@ -462,8 +464,8 @@ <h2>Feature requests<a class="headerlink" href="#feature-requests" title="Link t
 </section>
 <section id="contributing">
 <h2>Contributing<a class="headerlink" href="#contributing" title="Link to this heading">#</a></h2>
-<p>If you would like to contribute to the BrainGlobe Initiative, please get in touch with us using the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/brainglobe/BrainGlobe/discussions">BrainGlobe developer
-discussion page</a>. We always welcome new Pull Requests,
+<p>If you would like to contribute to the BrainGlobe Initiative, please get in touch with us using the
+<a class="reference external" href="https://brainglobe.zulipchat.com/">BrainGlobe Zulip chat</a>. We always welcome new Pull Requests,
 but please take a quick look at the <a class="reference internal" href="developers/index.html"><span class="doc std std-doc">developer guide</span></a> first.</p>
 </section>
 <section id="other-ways-to-get-in-touch">

developers/index.html

@@ -554,14 +554,11 @@ <h1>Developer’s guide<a class="headerlink" href="#developers-guide" title="Lin
 <h2>Introduction<a class="headerlink" href="#introduction" title="Link to this heading">#</a></h2>
 <p><strong>Contributors to BrainGlobe are absolutely encouraged</strong>, whether to fix a bug, develop a new feature, or add a new atlas.</p>
 <p>There are many BrainGlobe repositories, so it may not be obvious where a new contribution should go.
-If you’re unsure about any part of the contributing process, please <a class="reference internal" href="../contact.html"><span class="std std-doc">get in touch</span></a>. The best place is to start a new discussion on
-the <a class="reference external" href="https://forum.image.sc/tag/brainglobe">image.sc forum</a>. If you tag your post with <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">brainglobe</span></code> (and optionally a
-specific tool, e.g. <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">cellfinder</span></code>) we will see your question and respond as soon as we can.</p>
-<p>If you have a query about contributing to a specific tool, please do raise an issue on the relevant GitHub page.
-If it’s not the correct repository (e.g. <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">cellfinder</span></code> vs <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">cellfinder-core</span></code>), don’t worry, we can move it to the
-relevant repository later. If for any reason, you’d rather not reach out in public, feel free to
-<a class="reference external" href="mailto:code&#37;&#52;&#48;adamltyson&#46;com?subject=brainglobe-contribution">email</a> <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/adamltyson">Adam Tyson</a>, one
-of the core developers.</p>
+If you’re unsure about any part of the contributing process, please <a class="reference internal" href="../contact.html"><span class="std std-doc">get in touch</span></a>.
+The best place for questions about contributing is probably
+the <a class="reference external" href="https://brainglobe.zulipchat.com/">BrainGlobe Zulip chat</a>.</p>
+<p>If for any reason, you’d rather not reach out in public, feel free to send a direct message on Zulip
+to <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/adamltyson">Adam Tyson</a>, one of the core developers.</p>
 </section>
 <section id="to-contribute-a-new-atlas">
 <h2>To contribute a new atlas<a class="headerlink" href="#to-contribute-a-new-atlas" title="Link to this heading">#</a></h2>