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+GoToSocial Design
+=================
+
+These documents describe the design of GoToSocial and provide rationale for design decisions, safety features, etc.
+
+.. toctree::
+    federation.rst
+    safety_features.rst
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+Federation
+==========
+
+In the spirit of Mastodon and other `Fediverse <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse>`_ ("federation universe") applications,
+GoToSocial uses the `ActivityPub <https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/>`_ protocol to communicate between its own servers and those
+of compliant software.
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+Safety Features
+===============
+
+Blah blah blah blah.
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-Contribute
-----------
+Open Source
+-----------
 
-- Issue Tracker: github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/issues
-- Source Code: github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial
+GoToSocial is a free and open-source project.
+
+- Issue Tracker: https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/issues
+- Source Code: https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial
 
 Support
 -------
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 License
 -------
 
-The project is licensed under the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE.
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+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/user_facing/user_facing.html">What is GoToSocial?</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/design/design.html">GoToSocial Design</a></li>
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+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/user_facing/user_facing.html">What is GoToSocial?</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/design/design.html">GoToSocial Design</a></li>
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-<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/what_is_gotosocial.html#license">License</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/user_facing/user_facing.html">What is GoToSocial?</a><ul>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/user_facing/user_facing.html#features">Features</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/user_facing/user_facing.html#installation">Installation</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/user_facing/user_facing.html#open-source">Open Source</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/user_facing/user_facing.html#support">Support</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/user_facing/user_facing.html#license">License</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/design/design.html">GoToSocial Design</a><ul>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/design/federation.html">Federation</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/design/safety_features.html">Safety Features</a></li>
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+  <div class="section" id="gotosocial-design">
+<h1>GoToSocial Design<a class="headerlink" href="#gotosocial-design" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
+<p>These documents describe the design of GoToSocial and provide rationale for design decisions, safety features, etc.</p>
+<div class="toctree-wrapper compound">
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+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="federation.html">Federation</a></li>
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+<p>In the spirit of Mastodon and other <a class="reference external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse">Fediverse</a> (“federation universe”) applications,
+GoToSocial uses the <a class="reference external" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/">ActivityPub</a> protocol to communicate between its own servers and those
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+<h1>Safety Features<a class="headerlink" href="#safety-features" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="#features">Features</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="#installation">Installation</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="#open-source">Open Source</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="#support">Support</a></li>
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+  <div class="section" id="what-is-gotosocial">
+<h1>What is GoToSocial?<a class="headerlink" href="#what-is-gotosocial" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
+<p>GoToSocial will solve your problem of where to start with documentation,
+by providing a basic explanation of how to do it easily.</p>
+<p>Look how easy it is to use:</p>
+<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">project</span>
+<span class="c1"># Get your stuff done</span>
+<span class="n">project</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">do_stuff</span><span class="p">()</span>
+</pre></div>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="features">
+<h2>Features<a class="headerlink" href="#features" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
+<ul class="simple">
+<li><p>Be awesome</p></li>
+<li><p>Make things faster</p></li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="installation">
+<h2>Installation<a class="headerlink" href="#installation" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
+<p>Install $project by running:</p>
+<blockquote>
+<div><p>install project</p>
+</div></blockquote>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="open-source">
+<h2>Open Source<a class="headerlink" href="#open-source" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
+<p>GoToSocial is a free and open-source project.</p>
+<ul class="simple">
+<li><p>Issue Tracker: <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/issues">https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/issues</a></p></li>
+<li><p>Source Code: <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial">https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial</a></p></li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="support">
+<h2>Support<a class="headerlink" href="#support" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
+<p>If you are having issues, please let us know.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" id="license">
+<h2>License<a class="headerlink" href="#license" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
+<p>GoToSocial is licensed under the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/blob/main/LICENSE">GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</a> (AGPLv3).</p>
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+<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="pages/user_facing/user_facing.html">What is GoToSocial?</a></li>
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@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ Welcome to GoToSocial's documentation!
    :maxdepth: 2
    :caption: Contents:
 
-   pages/what_is_gotosocial
+   pages/user_facing/user_facing
+   pages/design/design.rst
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+GoToSocial Design
+=================
+
+These documents describe the design of GoToSocial and provide rationale for design decisions, safety features, etc.
+
+.. toctree::
+    federation.rst
+    safety_features.rst
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+Federation
+==========
+
+In the spirit of Mastodon and other `Fediverse <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse>`_ ("federation universe") applications,
+GoToSocial uses the `ActivityPub <https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/>`_ protocol to communicate between its own servers and those
+of compliant software.
diff --git a/docs/pages/design/safety_features.rst b/docs/pages/design/safety_features.rst
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+Safety Features
+===============
+
+Blah blah blah blah.
diff --git a/docs/pages/user_facing/user_facing.rst b/docs/pages/user_facing/user_facing.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+What is GoToSocial?
+===================
+
+GoToSocial will solve your problem of where to start with documentation,
+by providing a basic explanation of how to do it easily.
+
+Look how easy it is to use::
+
+    import project
+    # Get your stuff done
+    project.do_stuff()
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Be awesome
+- Make things faster
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+Install $project by running:
+
+    install project
+
+Open Source
+-----------
+
+GoToSocial is a free and open-source project.
+
+- Issue Tracker: https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/issues
+- Source Code: https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial
+
+Support
+-------
+
+If you are having issues, please let us know.
+
+License
+-------
+
+GoToSocial is licensed under the `GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE <https://github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/blob/main/LICENSE>`_ (AGPLv3).