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+# Contributing to Open Live Writer
+Open Live Writer is an open source project and wouldn't exist without the passionate community of volunteer
+[contributors](https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter/graphs/contributors).
+This project has adopted the code of conduct defined by the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org/)
+to clarify expected behavior in our community. 
+For more information see the [.NET Foundation Code of Conduct](http://www.dotnetfoundation.org/code-of-conduct).
+
+## Issues
+If you have found a bug or have an idea for a new feature / enhancement then please take
+a look at the Issues. You can search the Issues to see if someone has a similar problem
+or idea by using the Filter box. If your issue is a new one then please create it.
+
+When creating issues, please provide as much information as possible.  The following 
+information is recommended:
+
+ - Type of blog server you are using Live Writer with (i.e. Blogger, Wordpress etc) or
+   the URL of the blog you are trying to post to.
+   
+ - The operating system version you are running on (i.e. Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7)
+ 
+ - Detailed steps to be able to reproduce the error that you found
+ 
+ - Any details of the error that you saw, screen shots of error dialogs are great. You can get
+   access to your Open Live Writer logs by going to File, About Open Live Writer, Show log file.
+   If you can see an error message that looks to be related to your issue then please include
+   details of that as well.
+
+## Documentation
+There are three main types of documentation for Open Live Writer and we'd love your help with
+all of them.
+ 1. End user documentation: Showing how to get the best out of Open Live Writer. End user
+    documentation is best provided on the http://openlivewriter.org site, and the source
+    code for it is over in the [OpenLiveWriter.github.io](https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter.Github.io) repo.
+ 2. Plugin Developer documentation: Details and examples about how to write plugins for 
+    Open Live Writer.
+ 3. Developer documentation: Showing how to build, test and submit new bug fixes or features to
+    Open Live Writer.
+
+If you would like to contribute to the documentation then please send a Pull Request with your changes
+using the instructions below. 
+ 
+## Developers
+We would love your contributions to making Open Live Writer better. To find more information
+about developing Open Live Writer then please see the links below:
+
+* [Building, testing and debugging the sources](https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter/wiki/Building,-Testing,-and-Debugging)
+
+To contribute code to the project simply:
+  1. Fork the repo and clone locally
+  2. Create a specific topic branch, add a nice feature or fix your bug
+  3. Send a Pull Request to spread the fun!
+
+If you haven't already, please sign the [.NET Foundation CLA](http://cla2.dotnetfoundation.org) to give us 
+permission to include your contributions in the next release of Open Live Writer.
+
+If you would like to discuss a change you are thinking of doing before you start work on it then feel free to raise an
+issue. The developers for Open Live Writer [chat on Gitter](https://gitter.im/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge) when they are online 
+[![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)
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 ### Contributing
 Open Live Writer is an open source project and wouldn't exist without the passionate community of volunteer
 [contributors](https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter/graphs/contributors).
-If you would like to help out then you can find more information below:
-
-* [Building, testing and debugging the sources](https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter/wiki/Building,-Testing,-and-Debugging)
-
-To contribute code to the project simply:
-  1. Fork the repo and clone locally
-  2. Create a specific topic branch, add a nice feature or fix your bug
-  3. Send a Pull Request to spread the fun!
-
-If you haven't already, please sign the [.NET Foundation CLA](http://cla2.dotnetfoundation.org) to give us 
-permission to include your code in the next release of Open Live Writer.
+If you would like to help out then please see the [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) guide.
 
 This project has adopted the code of conduct defined by the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org/)
-to clarify expected behavior in our community. This code of conduct has been 
-[adopted by many other projects](http://contributor-covenant.org/adopters/).
+to clarify expected behavior in our community.
 For more information see the [.NET Foundation Code of Conduct](http://www.dotnetfoundation.org/code-of-conduct).
 
 [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)