From 0b75932b3fbc7c1e330be5ad60fb098cace6aa0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Coward <acc@noc.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:01:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Tidy up formatting of the top README.rst file

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 README.rst | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c322a31a..5cb0b8cf 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -8,25 +8,46 @@
 .. _`Former web platform forge`: https://forge.ipsl.jussieu.fr/nemo
 .. _`NEMO users' guide`: https://sites.nemo-ocean.io/user-guide
 .. _`Migration Guide`: https://sites.nemo-ocean.io/user-guide/migration.html
+.. _`Change list`: https://sites.nemo-ocean.io/user-guide/changes.html
 .. _`Test case repository`: https://github.com/NEMO-ocean/NEMO-examples
+.. _`How to cite`: https://www.nemo-ocean.eu/bibliography/how-to-cite/
+.. _`NEMO forums`: https://nemo-ocean.discourse.group
+.. _`NEMO newsletter`: https://listes.ipsl.fr/sympa/subscribe/nemo-newsletter
+.. _`NEMO publications`: https://www.nemo-ocean.eu/bibliography/publications/add
+.. _`NEMO projects`: https://www.nemo-ocean.eu/projects/add
+.. _`Special Issue`: https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/special_issue40.html
+.. _`NEMO System Team wiki`: https://forge.nemo-ocean.eu/developers/home/-/wikis/Home
 
 
 Welcome to NEMO home page!
 ==========================
 
-NEMO (*Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean*) is a state-of-the-art modelling framework for research activities and forecasting services in ocean and climate sciences, developed in a sustainable way by the NEMO European consortium since 2008.
+NEMO (*Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean*) is a state-of-the-art modelling
+framework for research activities and forecasting services in ocean and climate sciences,
+developed in a sustainable way by the NEMO European consortium since 2008.
 
-This page intends to help you to get started using the NEMO platform and to introduce you to the different levels of information available. It starts here with NEMO release 4.2.0.
+This page intends to help you to get started using the NEMO platform and to introduce you
+to the different levels of information available. It starts here with NEMO release 4.2.0.
 
-Reminder: `Former web platform forge`_ (SVN+Trac) contains the previous documentation and releases made available from the beginning of the project up to of NEMO 4.0.
+Reminder: Our `Former web platform forge`_ (SVN+Trac) contains the previous documentation
+and releases made available from the beginning of the project up to of NEMO 4.0.
 
 Getting started
 ===============
-Getting your hands on NEMO: the first steps are described in detail in the `NEMO users' guide`_ . This explains how to download the code, build the environment, create the executable, and perform a first integration.
 
-If you are already using a previous release of NEMO, please refer to the `Migration Guide`_ which aims to help you to make the move to 4.2.0.
+Getting your hands on NEMO: the first steps are described in detail in the 
+`NEMO users' guide`_ . This explains how to download the code, build the environment, 
+create the executable, and perform a first integration.
 
-The above users guides cover in detail what is available from gitlab and supported by NEMO System Team. Aside from this web platform, a set of test cases is also available from the `Test case repository`_ . These test cases can be useful for students, outreach, and exploring specific aspects of NEMO with light configurations. The web page also allows you to submit test cases you have developed and want to share with the community. Feel free to contribute!
+If you are already using a previous release of NEMO, please refer to the 
+`Migration Guide`_ which aims to help you to make the move to 4.2.0.
+
+The above users guides cover in detail what is available from gitlab and supported by NEMO
+System Team. Aside from this web platform, a set of test cases is also available from the
+`Test case repository`_ . These test cases can be useful for students, outreach, and
+exploring specific aspects of NEMO with light configurations. The web page also allows you
+to submit test cases you have developed and want to share with the community. Feel free to
+contribute!
 
 
 Project documentation
@@ -36,9 +57,11 @@ Reference manuals fully describing NEMO  for the three main component
 
 * |OCE| models the ocean {thermo}dynamics and solves the primitive equations (`./src/OCE <./src/OCE>`_)
 
-* |ICE| simulates sea-ice {thermo}dynamics, brine inclusions and  subgrid-scale thickness variations (`./src/ICE <./src/ICE>`_)
+* |ICE| simulates sea-ice {thermo}dynamics, brine inclusions and subgrid-scale thickness 
+  variations (`./src/ICE <./src/ICE>`_)
 
-* |MBG| models the {on,off}line oceanic tracers transport and biogeochemical processes  (`./src/TOP <./src/TOP>`_)
+* |MBG| models the {on,off}line oceanic tracers transport and biogeochemical processes 
+  (`./src/TOP <./src/TOP>`_)
 are available from zenodo
 
 ============ ==============================================   =============================================== 
@@ -49,28 +72,31 @@ are available from zenodo
  |NEMO-MBG|   |https://zenodo.org/record/1471700|             *Updated version will be online in March 2022*
 ============ ==============================================   ===============================================  
 
-These reference manuals are the publications that should be cited in your own publications. Please visit [How to cite?](https://www.nemo-ocean.eu/bibliography/how-to-cite/) for details.
+These reference manuals are the publications that should be cited in your own
+publications. Please visit `How to cite`_? for details.
 
-New features of 4.2.0 release are described here (:file:`./CHANGES.md`)
+New features of 4.2.0 release are described in the `Change list`_ section of the `NEMO users' guide`_
 
 
-Asking questions, echange information
-=====================================
-- [Register once for all and use the NEMO forums](https://nemo-ocean.discourse.group) to share and discuss with the NEMO community.
+Asking questions, and exchangsinge information
+==============================================
+- Register once for all and use the `NEMO forums`_ on discourse to share and discuss with the NEMO community.
 
-- [Register once for all and receive by mail the NEMO newsletter ](https://listes.ipsl.fr/sympa/subscribe/nemo-newsletter) : recommended for all users to receive the major announcements from the project (new releases, open meetings and main informations). Low traffic: about ten messages a year.
+- Register once for all and receive by mail the `NEMO newsletter`_ : recommended for all
+users to receive the major announcements from the project (new releases, open meetings and
+main informations). Low traffic: about ten messages a year.
 
 
 Contributing to NEMO visibility: projects and publications
 ==========================================================
 Please help us justifying the NEMO development efforts by
 
--  Adding your publications using NEMO and its outputs here: https://www.nemo-ocean.eu/bibliography/publications/add
+-  Adding your publications using NEMO and its outputs to the `NEMO publications`_ page
 
--  Describing your project using NEMO here: https://www.nemo-ocean.eu/projects/add
+-  Describing your project using NEMO on the `NEMO projects`_ page
 
 NEMO also has a `Special Issue`_ in the open-access journal
-Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) from the European Geosciences Union (https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/special_issue40.html).
+Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) from the European Geosciences Union
 The main scope is to collect relevant manuscripts covering various topics and
 to provide a single portal to assess the model potential and evolution.
 
@@ -79,18 +105,20 @@ to provide a single portal to assess the model potential and evolution.
 Contributing to NEMO development
 ================================
 
-NEMO intends to be written in a way allowing easy plug of developments.
-You are also welcome to contribute to the development of the NEMO Shared reference.
-NEMO development is driven by  NEMO Consortium planning and producing NEMO's sustainable development in order to
-keep a reliable evolving framework.
-Development is organised and scheduled through a five years development strategy, Working groups and the activities of the development team (named NEMO System Team) in a yearly workplan. [More information here] (https://forge.nemo-ocean.eu/developers/home/-/wikis/Home)
+NEMO intends to be written in a way allowing easy plug of developments.  You are also
+welcome to contribute to the development of the NEMO Shared reference.  NEMO development
+is driven by  NEMO Consortium planning and producing NEMO's sustainable development in
+order to keep a reliable evolving framework.  Development is organised and scheduled
+through a five years development strategy, Working groups and the activities of the
+development team (named NEMO System Team) in a yearly workplan. More information is
+available on the `NEMO System Team wiki`_
 
 
 Disclaimer
 ==========
 
 The NEMO source code is freely available and distributed under
-:download:`CeCILL v2.0 license <../../../LICENSE>` (GNU GPL compatible).
+`CeCILL v2.0 license <./LICENSE>` (GNU GPL compatible).
 
 You can use, modify and/or redistribute the software under its terms,
 but users are provided only with a limited warranty and the software's authors and
-- 
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