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 Viridian Public Resources (VDPR) is a public cloud service provided by the Viridian Administration, an internal administrative system. Select resources are shared publicly or semi-publicly.
 
-VDPR is grouped into VDREL (Public Relations, a public-only organization) and VDMDI (Maintenance of Digital Infrastructure, present on the Internal Git Service with select repositories published to VDPR). You can find more details on the [public VDMDI page](https://vdpr.org/VDMDI).
+VDPR is grouped into VDREL (Public Relations, a public-only organisation) and VDMDI (Maintenance of Digital Infrastructure, present on the Internal Git Service with select repositories published to VDPR). You can find more details on the [public VDMDI page](https://vdpr.org/VDMDI).
 
 What is VDREL?
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-VDREL is the primary organization for Viridian public relations, containing two types of repositories:
+VDREL is the primary organisation for Viridian public relations, containing two types of repositories:
 - [Tickets](https://vdpr.org/VDREL/Tickets)
     - The Viridian Adminisration may issue announcements in the form of tickets. Announcements usually allow replies.
     - This repository also serves as a primary means of formal communication. Anyone may file requests or questions as tickets. *Note that tickets are publicly visible. For confidential communications, contact [viridian@vdpr.org](mailto:viridian@vdpr.org).*