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+Thanks for your interest in plotly.js!
+
+Before opening an issue, please search for existing and closed issues. If your
+problem or idea is not addressed yet,
+[please open a new issue](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/issues/new).
+
+Bug reports must be accompanied with a reproducible example. We recommend using
+[codepen](http://codepen.io/), [jsfiddle](https://jsfiddle.net/) or
+[jsbin](https://jsbin.com) to share your example.
+
+Note that GitHub issues are reserved for bug reports and feature requests only.
+Implementation questions should be asked on
+community.plot.ly (tagged [`plotly-js`](http://community.plot.ly/c/plotly-js)) or on Stack Overflow (tagged
+[`plotly`](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/plotly)).
+
+Comments on GitHub issues or pull requests should add content to the discussions. 
+Approbation comments such as *+1* or *I would like this feature to be implemented as well* 
+will be deleted by the maintainers. Please use 
+[GitHub reactions](https://github.com/blog/2119-add-reactions-to-pull-requests-issues-and-comments) 
+instead.
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+Thanks for your interest in plotly.js!
+
+Developers are strongly encouraged to first make a PR to their own plotly.js
+fork and ask one of the maintainers to review the modifications there. Once the
+pull request is deemed satisfactory, the developer will be asked to make a pull
+request to the main plotly.js repo and may be asked to squash some commits
+before doing so.
+
+Developers should `git rebase` their local branch off the latest `master` before 
+opening a pull request.
+
+Note that it is forbidden to force push (i.e. `git push -f`) to remote branches
+associated with opened pull requests. Force pushes make it hard for maintainers 
+to keep track of updates. Therefore, if required, please
+`git merge master` into your PR branch instead of `git rebase master`.