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 # :tada: Contributing to Atom :tada:
 
+These are just guidelines, not rules, use your best judgement and feel free
+to propose changes to this document in a pull request.
+
 ## Issues
   * Include screenshots and animated GIFs whenever possible, they are immensely
     helpful.