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Welcome to the Shout community, it's great to have you here! We thank you in
advance for your contributions.
### I have a question
Find us on the #shout-irc channel. You might not get an answer right away, but
this channel is filled with nice people who will be happy to help you.
### I want to report a bug
First of all, look at the
[open issues](https://github.com/erming/shout/issues) and [closed
issues](https://github.com/erming/shout/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed)
to see if this was not alredy discussed before.
### I want to contribute to the code
A good starting point if you want to help us but do not have a clear idea of
what you can do specifically is to
look at the open issues labeled as [*quick and
easy*](https://github.com/erming/shout/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abug+label%3A%22quick+and+easy%22)
or [*help
wanted*](https://github.com/erming/shout/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abug+label%3A%22help+wanted%22).
When you submit some code, make sure it respects the overall coding style that
is currently in place. If you do not, our reviewers will surely let you know you
should :smile: (that is, until an automated checker takes over the yelling).
Also, make sure that your PRs do not contain unnecessary commits. If you think
some of your commits should be merged into a single one, feel free to [squash
them](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History).
Additionally, give extra care to your commit messages, as they will help us
review your PRs as well as help other contributors in the future, when exploring
the history. The general rules are to [use the imperative present
tense](https://git-scm.com/book/ch5-2.html#Commit-Guidelines), to start with a
single concise line, followed by a blank line and a more detailed explanation
when necessary. Tim Pope wrote an [excellent
article](http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html)
on how one should format their commit messages.
When you send your PR, expect two different reviews from the project
maintainers. They will make comments and give their respective :+1: before your
changes can go into production.
### Labels
When you open an [issue](https://github.com/erming/shout/issues) or send us a