Update becoming_a_member.md

- restructured so the important info (join the google group) is at top
- updated meeting times
- switched from twitter to mastodon
- small changes in language

Author: SCSchmidt

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-So, you want to become a member of the CAA Special Interest Group for Scientific Scripting Languages in Archaeology? You have questions about the qualifications you need? You want to know how to become a member? Wondering what the benefits are? Ask no more! Here are the answers you've been looking for.
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-## What is needed to become a member
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-As for the prerequisites, there are really none, except an interest in advancing transparency in archaeological research through both human and machine-readable computer programs. Whether you are already an experienced programmer in this field, or you are just starting out, it does not matter. Our group aims to provide an inclusive forum for exchange. Furthermore, we have made it our task to spread the knowledge about the possibilities and advantages of scripts over point and click software for scientific work and to establish it in a broad user group. Therefore, we are happy about every new member and hope that you will enrich us with your input and questions. To become a member of the Special Interest Group, you also do not have to be necessarily a member of CAA as such.
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 ## How to become a member
 
 To become a member, simply join our mailing list at https://groups.google.com/g/scientific-scripting-languages-in-archaeology.
 
-From here, there are now several ways in which you can integrate yourself and participate in the discussion. With your membership application, we will add you to our mailing list, through which the most important information will be disseminated in a timely manner. But of course this is only a one-way exchange. Your active participation can take place much better in other ways.
+From here, there are now several ways in which you can integrate yourself and participate in the discussion. We are interested in advancing transparency in archaeological research through both human and machine-readable computer programs. Whether you are already an experienced programmer in this field, or you are just starting out, it does not matter. Our group aims to provide an inclusive forum for exchange. Furthermore, we have made it our task to spread the knowledge about the possibilities and advantages of scripts over point and click software for scientific work and to establish it in a broad user group. Therefore, we are happy about every new member and hope that you will enrich us with your input and questions. To become a member of the Special Interest Group, you also do not have to be necessarily a member of CAA as such.
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+Through the mailing list the most important information will be disseminated in a timely manner. But of course this is only one way to exchange information. Your active participation can take place much better in other ways.
 
 ### Regular Meetings
 
-The most important exchange platform is certainly our regular meeting. Once a month, on the 1st Wednesday, this takes place between 5-6 p.m. CET on Zoom. The link is send around a couple of days before via mailing list and google group. Here we discuss the organisational development of our group, the latest software in the field of archaeology, and all other important things concerning our work as a group as well as your work with archaeological data. This is also the right place if you are interested in actively participating in the further development of the group and in contributing ideas and initiatives.
+The most important exchange platform is certainly our regular meeting. Once a month, on the 1st Friday, the meeting takes place between 2-3 pm GMT / 5-6 p.m. CET on Zoom. The calendar on our home page is usually up to date. The link to the meeting is send around a couple of days before via mailing list and google group. Here we discuss the latest software in the field of archaeology, new exciting papers, the organisational development of our group, and all other important things concerning our work as a group as well as your work with archaeological data. This is also the right place if you are interested in actively participating in the further development of the group and in contributing ideas and initiatives.
 
 ### Matrix Server
 
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 ### Initiatives and Activities
 
-Finally, feel free to get involved in any of our various activities. The groups for maintaining the Twitter account, the OpenArchaeo software list, and other initiatives are always happy to have active participation from members. Maybe you have a good idea for an initiative yourself that will benefit you, us, and the whole community of computational archaeologists. We would be happy if you could actively contribute to our work with your suggestions.
+Finally, feel free to get involved in any of our various activities. The groups for maintaining the Mastodon account, the OpenArchaeo software list, and other initiatives are always happy to have active participation from members. Maybe you have a good idea for an initiative yourself that will benefit you, us, and the whole community of computational archaeologists. We will be happy if you contribute to our work with your suggestions.
 
-So, all these are offers, you don't have to participate in all activities. But we would be happy if you would support us in one way or another to realise our ambition to establish understandable, comprehensible, reusable and reproducible analyses as the gold standard in archaeology. Welcome on board!
+All these are offers, you don't have to participate in all activities. But we would be happy if you would support us in one way or another to realise our ambition to establish understandable, comprehensible, reusable and reproducible analyses as the gold standard in archaeology. Welcome on board!