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-# So you want to contribute!
+# Let's Contribute Together! 🚀
 
-Thanks for helping out the community! We are actively looking for contributors and maintainers so you are more than welcome.
+We appreciate your interest in contributing to this project. Here are some core principles and a simplified project structure to make your contribution process more efficient and effective:
 
-I thought I should lay out some core principles that we will follow so that this repo doesn't get too wild and lose its value.
+## 📋 Core Principles
 
-1. **We are a CHEATSHEET above all**: all examples to be as simple as possible, easily searched, and presented for copy-and-paste.
-2. **Collapsible explanations**: No more than 1-2 sentences of explanation, any more than that we put inside `details` tags.
-3. **React + TypeScript ONLY**: React's ecosystem is huge, we can't possibly cover it all. This includes Redux. Would encourage people to maintain separate lists for stuff like React + Apollo Graphql, for example. Also we make no attempt to convince people to use TypeScript, we only exist to help people who have already decided to try it out.
-4. **Add TypeScript Playground Links**: Whenever adding a code example longer than four lines, add a link to the TypeScript Playground with the code. Use the default compiler Playground options.
+1. **We're All About Cheatsheets**: Our main goal is to provide concise and easy-to-use cheatsheets. All code examples should be simple, easily searchable, and ready for copy-and-paste.
 
-That's all I've got! Again, really happy you are thinking about helping out, who knows, the person who you might be helping is yourself in future!
+2. **Collapsible Explanations**: Keep explanations short and sweet, limited to 1-2 sentences. For more in-depth explanations, use `details` tags to provide additional context.
 
-## Project structure
+3. **React + TypeScript Only**: We focus on React and TypeScript. React's ecosystem is vast, so we won't cover everything. If you think there's a need, consider maintaining separate lists for specialized topics, like React + Apollo GraphQL. We also don't aim to convince people to use TypeScript; we're here to assist those who have already chosen to use it.
 
-- All content is in `/docs`
-  - the `/docs/basic` is compiled into `README.md` to preserve GitHub readability via GitHub action, thanks
-- `/website` consumes the `/docs` content, which is a [Docusaurus 2](https://docusaurus.io/) site, which also has [Algolia search](https://www.algolia.com/) (thanks to both teams for their support!)
+4. **Add TypeScript Playground Links**: For code examples longer than four lines, include a link to the TypeScript Playground. Use the default TypeScript Playground options for the best experience.
 
-The website is deployed to Netlify on swyx's personal account.
+Your contributions will help countless developers, including your future self! 🙌
 
-To run the docsite locally:
+## 📁 Project Structure
+
+- **Content in `/docs`**: All the content resides here.
+  - The content in `/docs/basic` is compiled into `README.md` to ensure that it's easy to read on GitHub.
+  
+- **`/website` Folder**: This part consumes the content in `/docs`. It's a Docusaurus 2 site and includes Algolia search. A big thanks to both the Docusaurus and Algolia teams for their support!
+
+The website is deployed on Netlify, under swyx's personal account.
+
+To run the docsite locally, follow these steps:
 
 ```bash
-yarn # install deps
-## make sure deps are installed in /website too
+yarn # Install dependencies
+## Ensure dependencies are also installed in /website
 cd website && yarn start
 ```
 
-example output from successful startup
+Here's an example of the expected output when the development server starts successfully:
 
 ```
 yarn run v1.22.4
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 ✔ Client
   Compiled successfully in 116.41ms
 ```
+
+Let's work together to enhance this resource and make it even more valuable to the developer community! 🌟👩‍💻👨‍💻
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