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Expand Up @@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ submit a PR patching this document and let's discuss! Once the PR is accepted,
*all* code should be updated as soon as possible to reflect the new
conventions.

## First Time Contributors

First time contributors should read through this guide in its entirety before
opening a pull request. Additionally, pull requests from external (and
especially first time) contributors that make inconsequential changes may be
closed without merging at the discretion of Agave maintainers. Pull requests
will be deemed consequential or not on a case by case basis. As an example,
spelling and/or grammar fixes will almost always be considered inconsequential,
unless they materially correct the message.

## Pull Requests

Small, frequent PRs are much preferred to large, infrequent ones. A large PR is
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