Add a 'plan for the contributor guide' page

conf.py

@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@
     We welcome help with this!
 
 .. |purpose| replace::
-    See more info about the Contributor Guide in the discussion forum: `Refactoring the DevGuide`_.
-    Questions? Ask the `Docs Editorial Board`_.
+    The :ref:`contrib-plan` page has more details about the current state of this draft
+    and **how you can help**.  See more info about the Contributor Guide in the
+    discussion forum: `Refactoring the DevGuide`_.
 
 .. _Refactoring the DevGuide: https://discuss.python.org/t/refactoring-the-devguide-into-a-contribution-guide/63409
-.. _Docs Editorial Board: https://python.github.io/editorial-board/
 
 """
 

contrib/contrib-plan.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+.. _contrib-plan:
+
+================================
+Plan for the Contributor's Guide
+================================
+
+.. important::
+
+   |draft|
+
+   |purpose|
+
+We are in the process of updating and refactoring the devguide to be a
+Contributor's Guide.  It will highlight the different kinds of contribution
+possible, and how to succeed at each kind.
+
+Currently, the Contibutor's Guide is a draft in this new last section of the
+devguide.  We welcome feedback, but please understand that some of the current
+content is moving or skeletal.
+
+Repo structure
+==============
+
+While the reorganization is happening, we are keeping the old devguide as it
+is.  The new Contributor's Guide is represented in this last section, but will
+eventually be the only content in the guide.  To avoid copying content, we're
+using Sphinx include directives to display existing devguide content in its new
+Contributor's Guide location.  That is not how the eventual Guide will be
+built.  Once we are ready to make the Contributor's Guide real, we will
+rearrange content into its new location.
+
+How to help
+===========
+
+To help, you can:
+
+- `Write an issue`_ detailing a change you'd like to see here.
+- `Make a pull request`_ in this repo to add content.
+- Join us in the `Python Docs Discord`_ to collaborate with other docs-minded
+  community members.
+- Get in touch with the `Docs Editorial Board`_ to discuss larger documentation
+  concerns.
+
+.. _Write an issue: https://github.com/python/devguide/issues
+.. _Make a pull request: https://github.com/python/devguide/pulls
+.. _Python Docs Discord: https://discord.gg/NeGgyhUZ
+.. _Docs Editorial Board: https://python.github.io/editorial-board/

contrib/index.rst

@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ This guide is a comprehensive resource for contributing to Python.
    This is a draft of a new organization for the devguide, turning it into a
    Contributor's Guide.
 
+[Much of the devguide home page will be here.  The Quick Start will be updated
+to distinguish code vs documentation contributions, and moved to those
+sections.  Other changes will be made to explain the different types of
+contribution and how to navigate the guide for your own type.]
+
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   contrib-plan
    intro/index
    project/index
    get-started/index