Introduction and MyProfile question

Hello all, 
I have just joined the group and some other groups of W3CAs a supporter of open standards and as an Informatics student, combining among others social sciences and ICT, I am very curious about what you are doing and how you are working.I hope I can contribute something to the group though I am not really an engineer
First thing I noticed looking at the different sites of the different groups:
How things are organized is not always clear.It is not easy as a new comer to jump in right awayYour group has already a nice starting page, the main pagethat gives some overview and a handful of important links,but should't it be something that is standardized so that it becomes easier to participate quickly?   so that it is clear right away what a group is doing at the moment, what the plans are and what it is in need for? I looked also at the MyProfile pages:Is it the idea that all data about a person I could see on some pages (day of birth, address, etc.) is public?
Kind regards, Wyb