--- a/app/soc/models/group.py	Sat Feb 28 14:29:23 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/models/group.py	Sat Feb 28 17:05:53 2009 +0000
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@
   #: Required field storing a home page URL of the group.
   home_page = db.LinkProperty(required=True,
       verbose_name=ugettext('Home Page URL'))
-  
+
   #: Required email address used as the "public" contact mechanism for
   #: the Group (as opposed to the founder.account email address which is
   #: kept secret, revealed only to Developers).
   email = db.EmailProperty(required=True,
       verbose_name=ugettext('Email'))  
-  
+
   #: Required field storing description of the group.
   description = db.TextProperty(required=True,
       verbose_name=ugettext('Description'))
- 
+
   #: Optional public mailing list.     
   pub_mailing_list = db.StringProperty(required=False,
     verbose_name=ugettext('Public Mailing List'))

--- a/app/soc/models/group_app.py	Sat Feb 28 14:29:23 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/models/group_app.py	Sat Feb 28 17:05:53 2009 +0000
@@ -74,16 +74,19 @@
       'Why is your group applying to participate?'
       ' What do you hope to gain by participating?'))
 
-  pub_mailing_list = db.StringProperty(required=False,
+  pub_mailing_list = db.StringProperty(required=True,
     verbose_name=ugettext(
       'What is the main public mailing list for your group?'))
   pub_mailing_list.help_text = ugettext(
-    'Mailing list email address, URL to sign-up page, etc.')
+    'Mailing list email address, URL to sign-up page, etc. If a mailing '
+    'list is not used please specify another method of communication used '
+    'within the group.')
 
-  irc_channel = db.StringProperty(required=False,
+  irc_channel = db.StringProperty(required=True,
     verbose_name=ugettext(
       'Where is the main IRC channel for your group?'))
-  irc_channel.help_text = ugettext('IRC network and channel.')
+  irc_channel.help_text = ugettext('IRC network and channel. If IRC is '
+      'not used please write something like not applicable.')
 
   backup_admin = db.ReferenceProperty(reference_class=soc.models.user.User,
     required=False, collection_name='group_app_backup_admin',

--- a/app/soc/models/org_app.py	Sat Feb 28 14:29:23 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/models/org_app.py	Sat Feb 28 17:05:53 2009 +0000
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   approach.  At that time, existing OrgApplication entities will be migrated
   (converted) to their new representations in the Datastore.
   """
-  
+
   prior_participation = db.TextProperty(required=False, verbose_name=ugettext(
       'Has your group participated previously?'
       ' If so, please summarize your involvement and any past successes'
@@ -50,21 +50,23 @@
   prior_application = db.TextProperty(required=False, verbose_name=ugettext(
       'If your group has not previously participated, have you applied in'
       ' the past?  If so, for what sort of participation?'))
-  
+
   license_name = db.StringProperty(required=True, choices=licenses.LICENSES,
       verbose_name=ugettext('What license does your organization use?'))
   license_name.example_text=ugettext('See '
       '<a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical"> the official list</a>.')
- 
+
   ideas = db.LinkProperty(required=True, verbose_name=ugettext(
       'What is the URL to the ideas list of your organization?'))
   ideas.help_text = ugettext('For instance a link to a Melange public '
       'document or some other URL')
 
-  dev_mailing_list = db.StringProperty(required=False, verbose_name=ugettext(
+  dev_mailing_list = db.StringProperty(required=True, verbose_name=ugettext(
       'What is the main development mailing list for your group?'))
   dev_mailing_list.help_text = ugettext(
-      'Mailing list email address, URL to sign-up page, etc.')
+    'Mailing list email address, URL to sign-up page, etc. If a mailing '
+    'list is not used please specify another method of communication used '
+    'within the group.')
 
   contrib_template = db.LinkProperty(required=False, verbose_name=ugettext(
       'What is the URL to the application template would you like contributors'

--- a/app/soc/models/seed_db.py	Sat Feb 28 14:29:23 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/models/seed_db.py	Sat Feb 28 17:05:53 2009 +0000
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@
     'applicant': current_user,
     'home_page': 'http://www.google.com',
     'email': 'org@example.com',
+    'irc_channel': '#care',
+    'pub_mailing_list': 'http://groups.google.com',
+    'dev_mailing_list': 'http://groups.google.com',
     'description': 'This is an awesome org!',
     'why_applying': 'Because we can',
     'member_criteria': 'They need to be awesome',