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+Thanks for your interest in contributing to `ouch`!
+
+Feel free to open an issue anytime you wish to ask a question, suggest a feature, report a bug, etc.
+
+# Requirements
+
+1. Be kind, considerate and respectfull.
+2. If editing .rs files, run `rustfmt` on them before commiting.
+
+Note that we are using `unstable` features of `rustfmt`, so you will need to change your toolchain to nightly.
+
+# Suggestions
+
+1. Ask for some guidance before solving an error if you feel like it.
+2. If editing Rust code, run `clippy` before commiting.