# Getting started in the Data Community of Practice (DCoP)! **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Updates\ **Tags:** featured-content\ **Created:** [February 7, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/getting-started-in-the-data-community-of-practice-dcop/325 "2024-02-07T16:04:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gginnan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/michaeljfox/user_avatar/rcop.michaeljfox.org/gginnan/32/282_2.png) [@gginnan](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u/gginnan)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/getting-started-in-the-data-community-of-practice-dcop/325/1 "2024-02-07T16:04:28Z")
Welcome to the MJFF Data Community of Practice (DCoP)! The DCoP is intended to support conversations about how to access, use, and create persistent documentation about existing Parkinson’s disease datasets. Anyone may view information on this forum without an account, but registration is required in order to make posts or interact with users. To do so, please click the ‘Sign Up’ button at the top-right hand corner of this page. Below are a few suggestions as you get started in the community: - To get a sense of the conversations taking place in the DCoP, you can view summaries of discussions, recent events, and other communications in the [**Community Updates**](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/c/community/5) category. - Ask a question or share a resource by clicking the orange “+New Topic” on the [homepage](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/). Or respond to someone else’s message by clicking ‘Reply’ at the end of a post or using the ![:heart:](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/michaeljfox/original/1X/9a332eebe70eedbfc7ef89e6cbcf60ebae212bc5.png ":heart:") button to show your appreciation or interest. - Introduce yourself by creating a post in the [**Introduction**](http://rcop.michaeljfox.org/c/introductions/9) category. Head over there or to the [**Contributor Directory**](http://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u?order=topic_count) to learn about other users and connect. - Looking for an overview of our community aims and functionality? [**Take a look at our welcome video**](https://zenodo.org/records/15297474). - If you have questions about how to get started in Discourse, please check out our [**Discourse Demo Video**](https://zenodo.org/records/14969079) or the [**MJFF Discourse Quick Start Guide**](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/uploads/short-url/g7IYF2gnt66EGVFSASjOOLyvPMK.pdf). - For an overview of our community policies, guides, and other resources, please see the [**MJFF DCoP Resource Guide**](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/uploads/short-url/lZNPkiolYsMRyiCV8OMuBj361Hp.pdf). - Read the [**Community Participation Guidelines and FAQs**](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/guidelines) to learn more about how to participate in this community, as well as how to report undesirable behavior. - For additional questions, please feel free to [contact the admins](http://rcop.michaeljfox.org/about) via Discourse, or by emailing [gginnan@michaeljfox.org](mailto:gginnan@michaeljfox.org), [jgottesman@michaeljfox.org](mailto:jgottesman@michaeljfox.org), or [researchcommunity@michaeljfox.org](mailto:researchcommunity@michaeljfox.org). We are so glad you joined us! ---
**Author:** ![lmackenzie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/michaeljfox/user_avatar/rcop.michaeljfox.org/lmackenzie/32/132_2.png) [@lmackenzie](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u/lmackenzie)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/getting-started-in-the-data-community-of-practice-dcop/325/2 "2024-02-07T16:05:06Z")
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