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 ## Contributing
 
-Pull requests are welcome. For new features and improvements, please first open an issue to discuss what you would like to change.
+Contributions are welcome. For anything other than bugfixes, please first open an issue to discuss what you want to change.
 
 Be sure to add or update tests as appropriate.