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@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ damus implements the following [Nostr Implementation Possibilities](nips)
 - [NIP-10: Reply conventions](nip10)
 - [NIP-12: Generic tag queries (hashtags)](nip12)
 
+## Contributing
+
+Contributors welcome! [Email patches](git-send-email) to jb55@jb55.com are preferred, but I accept PRs on github as well.
+
 [nostr]: https://github.com/fiatjaf/nostr
+[git-send-email]: http://git-send-email.io
 [nips]: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips
 [nip01]: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/01.md
 [nip08]: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/08.md
 [nip10]: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/10.md
 [nip12]: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/12.md
+