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 # Contribution guide for wally
 
-More info will be added here in the future. For now, if you want changes then please add an issue or create a PR! All issues, PRs, and comments on PRs are incredibly helpful. It may take us a while to get to your PR but if you feel it is important then please head to the #wally channel in the Roblox OSS discord server (find this in the top right of [wally.run](https://wally.run/)) and give us a ping!
+Please respect that wally is still in early stages of development. Things are messy. Time is precious. We may be slow.
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+- **Only start making a PR if you are confident with Rust or TS/React** (issues and comments are always appreciated though)
+- **Documentation for developing exists but may be outdated**
+  - **Be prepared to figure out how to get things going**
+  - **Fixing up any issues you do have getting going is a fantastic way to start helping!**
+- **Polish and refine PRs as much as possible and ensure they pass CI checks before requesting a review**
+- **If you want advise on a draft then discuss it in [#wally] first.** 
+  
+Beyond that we are pretty chill, I promise! If you make good changes I will do my best to help you get them to the finish line.
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+More info will be added here in the future. For now, if you want changes then please add an issue or create a PR! All issues, PRs, and comments on PRs are incredibly helpful. It may take us a while to get to your PR but if you feel it is important then please head to the [#wally] channel in the Roblox OSS discord server (find this in the top right of [wally.run](https://wally.run/)) and let us know!
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+The current lead maintainer for wally is @magnalite, that's me! If you want to work on a complex change or feel like your pr/issue has gone unnoticed for too long then give me a ping in [#wally]!
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+Finally, as you may have guessed by now... If in doubt head to [#wally] and ask. Anyone is welcome to come in and ask anything about wally.
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+[#wally]: https://discord.com/channels/385151591524597761/872225914149302333
 
 ## Creating a new wally release
 
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 7. Push `git push && git push --tags`
 8. Update release information
 
-(Thank you to lpg / rojo for inspiration for this release checklist)
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+(Thank you to lpg / rojo for inspiration for this release checklist)