metadataList.addLabel(T_label_short_description);
Text short_description = metadataList.addItem().addText("short_description");
short_description.setValue(thisCommunity.getMetadata("short_description"));
short_description.setSize(40);
if (short_description_error != null)
short_description.addError(short_description_error);
// introductory text
metadataList.addLabel(T_label_introductory_text);
TextArea introductory_text = metadataList.addItem().addTextArea("introductory_text");
introductory_text.setValue(thisCommunity.getMetadata("introductory_text"));