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Supporting the Guardian: how to make the most of our website and app

Guardian supporters help us keep our journalism open for everyone through regular financial contributions, or single payments. By making these contributions, you support the Guardian’s quality journalism and independent voice, which is free from commercial or political interference.

We’re keen to help you make the most of theguardian.com and our award-winning app, and also hope you will participate in our journalism, by leaving comments, taking part in our podcast featuring supporters’ voices, or alerting us to a story. Find out more about how to get the most from supporting the Guardian below.

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For the best experience of theguardian.com and our free mobile app, we recommend that you sign in. Signing in will allow you to leave a comment on a story, or recommend another reader’s comment. If you have given a monthly or annual contribution to the Guardian, being signed in also means you will no longer see the “Since you’re here” messages asking you to support our journalism.

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Participate in our journalism

We believe in having open debate and in giving readers a voice in our journalism. There are various ways you can get involved – from posting or recommending comments below an article, to writing a letter to the editor. (Find advice on how to get your letter published here). The Guardian’s community team also regularly publish “call-outs” in which they ask for your help and experiences in reporting a subject. You can often find these in the “Explore” section on theguardian.com’s front page. And we’d love to hear from you as part of our podcast series We Need to Talk About, in which supporters put the questions, and Guardian journalists, together with industry experts, provide the answers. Catch up with episodes and find out what we’re talking about this month here.

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• This article was amended on 16 November 2018 to clarify that readers who have made a one-off contribution will also be able to avoid seeing the “since you’re here” message for six months, whether or not they’ve signed in, by refraining from clearing cookies and accessing our content on the same browser on the same device. Also to state that a recurring contribution made at any point will prevent the “since you’re here” messages appearing.