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~-[[FrontPage|Launchpad Help]] > [[Teams]] > [[Teams/Joining|Joining a team]]-~

= Overview =

There are more than 2,000 teams registered in Launchpad, covering activities as diverse as [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-eo|translating Ubuntu into Esperanto]] and [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~zope3-dev|Zope 3 development]], to simple groups such as [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-users|Ubuntu Users]] and [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-loco-enthusiasts|Ubuntu LoCo Enthusiasts]].

Joining a team puts you in contact with others working towards a similar goal and gives you access to shared team resources. All you need to join most teams is an interest in the work they do.

= Learning more about a team =

Let's take a look at Ubuntu's [[https://launchpad.net/~5-a-day|5 A Day]] team.

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||<style="text-align: center;">'''Ubuntu's 5 A Day team'''||

Straight away, you can see what this team's all about: each member agrees to solve five Ubuntu bugs per day. There's also a team logo (just like the [[YourAccount/Branding|mugshot]] on your own profile page), an icon that shows up on your profile page and a summary of its membership and contact details.

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||<style="text-align: center;">'''The 5 A Day team's summary'''||

= Membership policies =

The 5 A Day team has an open membership policy but that's just one of three policies Daniel, its creator, could have chosen:

 * '''Open:''' anyone can join.
 * '''Moderated:''' a team administrator must approve membership applications.
 * '''Restricted:''' you can't apply to join, only the team's administrators can add new members.
 
If a team is open or moderated, you can sign up using the ```Join this team``` button. When you apply to join, Launchpad will email you and the team's administrators.

If it is a moderated team, you'll also receive a second email once the administrators have chosen to accept or decline your application.

= Viewing a team's members =

You can take a look at who has already joined a team by viewing its membership list. This can be useful if you need to contact one of the team's administrators.

A more fun way of seeing who's in a team is its group photo!

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||<style="text-align: center;">'''Team photo'''||

= Finding a team =

Finding a team is pretty straightforward: you can [[https://edge.launchpad.net/people|search for a team]] or [[https://edge.launchpad.net/people/+teamlist|browse a list of all teams]] in Launchpad.

{i} '''Quick tip:''' If you already know the team's name, you can visit it directly. For example: https://launchpad.net/~5-a-day

= Next step =

If there isn't yet a team in Launchpad that deals with the activity or community that interests you, you can [[Teams/CreatingAndRunning|create your own team]].

||<tablestyle="width: 100%;">~-[[YourAccount/Karma|< Learn about karma]]-~||<style="text-align: right;">~-[[Teams/CreatingAndRunning|Creating and running a team >]]-~||

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