Package: www.debian.org Severity: wishlist I'm not sure if www.debian.org or the new maintainer committee is in charge of the page below, but I'm sending this to my best guess.
http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-step2.en.html tells the prospective new maintainer how to get their key signed. It should perhaps point out that the applicant should cross-sign their signer's key. If they get accepted into Debian, this will strengthen the web-of-trust within the Debian keyring. (I know it's obvious, but people sometimes overlook it.) Adding "Remember to sign the Debian developer's key as well. Cross-signing strengthens the web of trust." to the end of the page is what I suggest, therefore. If you think this should be obvious to everyone and would waste space on the page, feel free to just close the bug. :)