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@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
         :target: https://babelizer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest
         :alt: Documentation Status
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg
-        :target: https://github.com/csdms/babelizer
-
 .. image:: https://coveralls.io/repos/github/csdms/babelizer/badge.svg?branch=develop
     :target: https://coveralls.io/github/csdms/babelizer?branch=develop
 
@@ -21,9 +18,10 @@
 The Babelizer: Wrap BMI libraries with Python bindings
 ======================================================
 
-
-The *babelizer* is a utility for wrapping a library that exposes a `Basic Model Interface`_ (BMI) so that it can be
-imported as a Python package.
+The *babelizer* is an open source Python utility,
+developed by the `Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System`_ (CSDMS),
+for wrapping a library that exposes a `Basic Model Interface`_ (BMI)
+so that it can be imported as a Python package.
 
 Supported languages include:
 
@@ -32,23 +30,12 @@ Supported languages include:
 *  Fortran
 *  Python
 
-Full documentation for the *babelizer*, including examples,
-can be found at https://babelizer.readthedocs.io/.
-
-
-The Babelizer is part of the CSDMS Workbench
---------------------------------------------
-
 The *babelizer* is an element of the `CSDMS Workbench`_,
 an integrated system of software tools, technologies, and standards
-for building and coupling models. The Workbench provides two Python
-frameworks for model coupling, *pymt* and *landlab*.
-The *babelizer* was written to bring models written in other languages into
-these frameworks.
-However, as long as your model
-satisfies the requirements below, you can use the *babelizer*
-to bring your model into Python without having to use any of the
-other tools in the Workbench.
+for building and coupling models.
+
+Full documentation for the *babelizer*, including examples,
+can be found at https://babelizer.readthedocs.io/.
 
 Installation
 ------------
@@ -63,17 +50,25 @@ For more detailed information,
 including how to install the *babelizer* from source,
 see the `installation instructions`_ in the documentation.
 
+Contributing
+------------
+
+If you wish to report bugs or request new features for the *babelizer*,
+or if you would like to fix bugs and implement new features,
+please see our `contributing`_ guidelines.
+Contributions to the *babelizer* are `credited`_.
+
+Acknowledgments
+---------------
+
+The Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System is funded
+by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
+
 .. Links:
 
+.. _Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System: https://csdms.colorado.edu
 .. _Basic Model Interface: https://bmi.readthedocs.io/
 .. _CSDMS Workbench: https://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Workbench
-.. _documentation: https://babelizer.readthedocs.io/
-.. _BMI C: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-c/
-.. _BMI C++: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-cxx/
-.. _BMI Fortran: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-fortran/
-.. _BMI Python: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-python/
-.. _BMI example C: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-example-c/
-.. _BMI example C++: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-example-cxx/
-.. _BMI example Fortran: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-example-fortran/
-.. _BMI example Python: https://github.com/csdms/bmi-example-python/
 .. _installation instructions: https://babelizer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html
+.. _contributing: https://babelizer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing.html
+.. _credited: https://babelizer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/credits.html