diff --git a/ietf/help/__init__.py b/ietf/help/__init__.py
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index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/ietf/help/models.py b/ietf/help/models.py
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index 000000000..b1cfe267e
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+++ b/ietf/help/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Empty
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ietf/help/tests.py b/ietf/help/tests.py
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+++ b/ietf/help/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""
+This file demonstrates two different styles of tests (one doctest and one
+unittest). These will both pass when you run "manage.py test".
+
+Replace these with more appropriate tests for your application.
+"""
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+class SimpleTest(TestCase):
+    def test_basic_addition(self):
+        """
+        Tests that 1 + 1 always equals 2.
+        """
+        self.failUnlessEqual(1 + 1, 2)
+
+__test__ = {"doctest": """
+Another way to test that 1 + 1 is equal to 2.
+
+>>> 1 + 1 == 2
+True
+"""}
+
diff --git a/ietf/help/urls.py b/ietf/help/urls.py
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+++ b/ietf/help/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
+
+urlpatterns = patterns('',
+    url(r'^state/(?P<doc>[-\w]+)/(?P<type>[-\w]+)/?$', 'ietf.help.views.state'),
+    url(r'^state/(?P<doc>[-\w]+)/?$', 'ietf.help.views.state'),
+)
+
diff --git a/ietf/help/views.py b/ietf/help/views.py
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+++ b/ietf/help/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright The IETF Trust 2007, All Rights Reserved
+
+from django.template import RequestContext
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render_to_response
+
+import debug
+
+from doc.models import State, StateType
+
+
+def state(request, doc, type=None):
+    slug = "%s-%s" % (doc,type) if type else doc
+    debug.show('slug')
+    statetype = get_object_or_404(StateType, slug=slug)
+    states = State.objects.filter(type=statetype).order_by('order')
+    return render_to_response('help/states.html', {"doc": doc, "type": statetype, "states":states},
+        context_instance=RequestContext(request))
+
diff --git a/ietf/templates/help/states.html b/ietf/templates/help/states.html
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+++ b/ietf/templates/help/states.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{# Copyright The IETF Trust 2007, All Rights Reserved #}
+
+{% block title %} {{type.label|cut:"state"|cut:"State"}} Statess{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<h1>{{type.label|cut:"state"|cut:"State"}} States</h1>
+
+
+<table class="ietf-table">
+<tr>
+<th>State</th>
+<th>Description</th>
+<th>Next State</th>
+</tr>
+                                                                                                               
+{% for state in states %}   
+<tr class="{% cycle oddrow,evenrow as cycle1 %}">
+          <td>{{ state.name }}</td>
+          <td>{{ state.desc|safe }}</td>
+          <td><ul>{% for s in state.next_states.all %}<li>{{ s.name }}</li>{%endfor%}</ul></td>
+</tr>
+{% endfor %}
+</table>
+
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/ietf/urls.py b/ietf/urls.py
index a0f17452c..6ed1d7baf 100644
--- a/ietf/urls.py
+++ b/ietf/urls.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     (r'^(?P<path>public)/', include('ietf.redirects.urls')),
     (r'^wg/', include('ietf.wginfo.urls')),
     (r'^sync/', include('ietf.sync.urls')),
+    (r'^help/', include('ietf.help.urls')),
 
     # Google webmaster tools verification url
     (r'^googlea30ad1dacffb5e5b.html', 'django.views.generic.simple.direct_to_template', { 'template': 'googlea30ad1dacffb5e5b.html' }),