I really would like them to join mailing lists lists.osgeo.org and discourse.osgeo.org and interact with those to prove they are good citizens before we waste our time with them.
Regina with that in mind … please review revised text: https://discourse.osgeo.org/t/welcome-to-osgeo/5
The existing text I am proposing to replace assumed a lot of knowledge and is not suitable for new visitors.