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 ## Contributing
 
-Contributions to this project are welcome.
+Pull requests, suggestions, and issue reports are welcome. 
 
-| Way to contribute | Tier |
-|-----------------|-------------|
-| Submit a pull request that fixes a problem or adds a new feature. | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
-| Test and review an open pull request. | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
-| Submit a bug report after searching to make sure that it has not been reported before. | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
-| Submit a feature request that you think is relevant. | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
-| Submit a duplicate bug report. | 🥲 |
+You are also welcome to review open pull requests.
+
+Before reporting a bug, make sure that you have:
+
+1. Created a conda environment and installed the dependencies exactly as in the *Installation* section above.
+2. [Searched](https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui/issues) to see if an issue already exists for the issue you encountered.
 
 ## Credits