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Help make git-annex better!
-* This website is a wiki, so you can edit and improve any page.
-* Write a [[new_tip|tips]] explaining how to accomplish something with
- git-annex.
-* [[download]] the source code and send patches!
-* If you know Haskell, git-annex has lots of Haskell code that
- could be improved. See the [[coding_style]] and have at it.
-* If you don't know Haskell, git-annex has many other coding opportunities.
- You could work to improve the Android port (Java etc) or improve the
- Javascript and CSS of the git-annex webapp, or work on porting libraries
- needed by the Windows port.
+## wiki gardening
+
+This website is a wiki, so you can edit and improve any page.
+
+Or, write a [[new_tip|tips]] explaining how to accomplish something with
+git-annex.
+
+## bug triage
+
+People often file [[bugs]] on git-annex that are easily resolved by helping
+them with a problem, and perhaps writing some documentation.
+
+Many bugs are also filed without enough information
+to reproduce the problem, and need to be tagged moreinfo and a comment
+posted asking the submitter for details.
+
+Joey spends a lot of time dealing with this kind of bug triage. If you can
+take the time to pick a bug, try to reproduce it and follow up either
+confirming that the problem exists, or asking the submitter for more info,
+you'll make Joey more productive!
+
+## code contributions
+
+[[download]] the source code and send patches!
+
+If you know Haskell, git-annex has lots of Haskell code that
+could be improved. See the [[coding_style]] and have at it.
+
+If you don't know Haskell, git-annex has many other coding opportunities.
+You could work to improve the Android port (Java etc) or improve the
+Javascript and CSS of the git-annex webapp, or work on porting libraries
+needed by the Windows port.
To send patches, either include the patch in a bug report (small patch)
or put up a branch in a git repository containing your changes.