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+# Contribution Guidelines
+
+Thank you for taking the time to contribute to this awesome LBRY list! If you are a new developer, please visit the LBRY foundation Discord server and join our community.
+
+## Submitting your pull request
+
+- Ensure your changes follows the [awesome list guidelines](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome/blob/master/pull_request_template.md#requirements-for-your-awesome-list).
+- Before submitting a PR make sure your changes have passed the [awesome-lint](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-lint).
+
+## Submitting issues
+
+- Ensure the issue was not already reported by searching on GitHub under issues.
+- If you're unable to find an open issue addressing the problem, open a new one. Be sure to include a title and clear description, as much relevant information as possible.