We are moving the database from this Google Spreadsheet to a CSV in github as per this issue
Going forward you will edit via a pull request on github.
We also have an online editor for github CSVs: http://explorer.okfnlabs.org/
TODO: full instructions for this
See github issue
@stephen @alexfriant @ewan_klein @jgkim working on this right now and should be live soon.
Please refrain from editing the google spreadsheet 
I have completed the migration and the site is now running off of the CSV in github
Please start adding new portals to the list 
The other thing I think we need is some draft instructions on how to contribute covering:
We probably also want to think about things like scripting certain functions, like geolocating portals.
@rufuspollock Great stuff.
Just eyeballing the CSV in GitHub. It looks like it was sorted alphabetically (by name?), then a bunch of rows (non-sorted) got appended at the end. What’s the policy on this going to be? It would be easier to avoid duplicates if the list stayed sorted.
@ewan_klein great point - let’s try and keep it sorted. Are you happy to submit a PR to alphabetize it?
Happy to contribute to the non-tech documentation.
Should we add a Support / Contribute page to DataPortals.org to document all the contribution options?
The Google form has some help text. What else do people think we need in the way of guidance?
I like the geolocating idea. As a stepping stone, should (Lat,Lon) be added to the Google Form with some help on locating the centroid of your geography?
@Stephen +1 on the contribute page. I suggest we draft the text somewhere first - in repo or a google doc and then use. I also plan to start linking an “Improve this information” link from each portal page to that documentation so people know how they can add info.
Re lat/long i think we should think about that - i think people may struggle in the form and we can auto-add if we know place name - could you open a github issue for this.
Yes, I’ll have a crack at this at the weekend.
Google doc started for Contribute page:
I’d like to contribute (tech or non-tech), please let me know if you need any help. Thanks.
@papajo would love your contribution! As a start please take a look through the issues. Please add any comments you have and add a comment where there are ones you can take on:
We now have continuous data validation through Goodtables.io!
Check the badge on the data folder README.