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-Contributing
-============
+# Contributing
-All projects under the Pylons Projects, including this one, follow the
-guidelines established at [How to
-Contribute](https://pylonsproject.org/community-how-to-contribute.html) and
-[Coding Style and
-Standards](https://pylonsproject.org/community-coding-style-standards.html).
+All projects under the Pylons Projects, including this one, follow the guidelines established at [How to Contribute](https://pylonsproject.org/community-how-to-contribute.html), [Coding Style and Standards](https://pylonsproject.org/community-coding-style-standards.html), and [Pylons Project Documentation Style Guide](https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/docs-style-guide/).
You can contribute to this project in several ways.
* [File an Issue on GitHub](https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/issues)
-* Fork this project and create a branch with your suggested change. When ready,
- submit a pull request for consideration. [GitHub
- Flow](https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/index.html) describes the
- workflow process and why it's a good practice. When submitting a pull
- request, sign
- [CONTRIBUTORS.txt](https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.txt)
- if you have not yet done so.
-* Join the IRC channel #pyramid on irc.freenode.net.
-
-Git Branches
-------------
-Git branches and their purpose and status at the time of this writing are
-listed below.
+* Fork this project and create a branch with your suggested change. When ready, submit a pull request for consideration. [GitHub Flow](https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/index.html) describes the workflow process and why it's a good practice. When submitting a pull request, sign [CONTRIBUTORS.txt](https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.txt) if you have not yet done so.
+* Join the [IRC channel #pyramid on irc.freenode.net](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=pyramid).
+
+## Git Branches
+
+Git branches and their purpose and status at the time of this writing are listed below.
* [master](https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/) - The branch on which further
development takes place. The default branch on GitHub.
@@ -34,16 +22,14 @@ listed below.
Older branches are not actively maintained. In general, two stable branches and
one or two development branches are actively maintained.
-Prerequisites
--------------
+## Prerequisites
Follow the instructions in HACKING.txt for your version or branch located in
the [root of the Pyramid repository](https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/) to
install Pyramid and the tools needed to run its tests and build its
documentation.
-Building documentation for a Pylons Project project
----------------------------------------------------
+## Building documentation for a Pylons Project project
*Note:* These instructions might not work for Windows users. Suggestions to
improve the process for Windows users are welcome by submitting an issue or a