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@@ -3,47 +3,15 @@ Qubes OS Documentation
 
 Canonical URL: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/
 
-All [Qubes OS Project][qubes] documentation pages are stored as plain text
+All [Qubes OS Project] documentation pages are stored as plain text
 files in this dedicated repository. By cloning and regularly pulling from
 this repo, users can maintain their own up-to-date offline copy of all
-Qubes documentation rather than relying solely on the Web. Contributions
-to the documentation (both new content and edits of existing content)
-are welcome. To contribute, please [fork and clone][gh-fork] this repo,
-make your changes, then either [submit a pull request][gh-pull] or
-[send a patch][patch] to the `qubes-devel` [mailing list][lists]. If you have
-a GitHub account (free), you can simply browse this repository and edit the
-files here. The GitHub interface will automatically guide you through the
-[fork and pull request process][gh-fork].
+Qubes documentation rather than relying solely on the Web.
+
+For more information about the documentation, including how to contribute,
+please see the [Documentation Guidelines].
 
 
-Markdown Conventions
---------------------
+[Qubes OS Project]]: https://github.com/QubesOS
+[documentation guidelines]: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/doc-guidelines/
 
-All the documentation is written in Markdown for maximum accessibility. When
-making contributions, please observe the following style conventions:
-
- * Use spaces instead of tabs.
- * Hard wrap Markdown lines at 80 characters.
- * Hard wrap Git commit message lines at 72 characters.
-   * This leaves exactly four spaces on each side of the commit message when
-   viewed in the default `git log` format.)
- * If appropriate, make numerals in numbered lists match between Markdown
-   source and HTML output.
-   * In the event that a user is required to read the Markdown source
-   directly, this will make it easier to follow, e.g., numbered steps in a
-   set of instructions.
- * Use hanging indentations  
-   where appropriate.
- * Use underline headings (`=====` and `-----`) if possible. If this is not
-   possible, use Atx-style headings on both the left and right sides
-   (`### H3 ###`).
- * Use `[reference-style][ref]` links.  
- 
-`[ref]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#link`
-
-
-[qubes]: https://github.com/QubesOS
-[gh-fork]: https://guides.github.com/activities/forking/
-[gh-pull]: https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/
-[patch]: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/source-code/#sending-a-patch
-[lists]: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/mailing-lists/