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+# Contributing
+
+This outlines how to propose a change to usethis. 
+For more detailed info about contributing to this, and other WILDS projects, please see the
+[**WILDS Contributing Guide**](https://getwilds.org/guide/). 
+
+## Fixing typos/docs changes
+
+You can fix typos, spelling mistakes, or grammatical errors in the documentation directly using the GitHub web interface, as long as the changes are made in the _source_ file. 
+
+## Bigger changes
+
+If you want to make a bigger change, it's a good idea to first file an issue and make sure someone from the team agrees that it’s needed. 
+
+If you’ve found a bug, please file an issue that illustrates the bug with a minimal 
+reproducible example ([reprex](https://www.tidyverse.org/help/#reprex) for R, or [reprexpy](https://github.com/crew102/reprexpy) for Python).
+
+### Pull request process
+
+*   Fork the package and clone onto your computer
+*   Create a Git branch for your pull request (PR)
+*   Make your changes, commit to git, and then create a pull request.
+    *   The title of your PR should briefly describe the change.
+    *   The body of your PR should contain `Fixes #issue-number`.
+*  For user-facing changes, add a bullet to the changelog file if there is one. This should be `NEWS.md` for an R package, and likely `Changelog.md` or `Changelog.rst` for a Python package.
+
+### Code style
+
+*   New code for R and Python packages should follow our [style guide](https://getwilds.org/guide/style.html). 
+
+## Code of Conduct
+
+Please note that this project is released with a
+[Contributor Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By contributing to this
+project you agree to abide by its terms.