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| ## Why social etiquette matters in open source | ||
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| Contributing to open source isn’t just about code—it’s about **collaborating with people you may never meet in real life**. Unlike traditional workplaces, GitHub interactions happen asynchronously, across time zones, and often with volunteers. |
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excited to dive into this tmrw. love this so much
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@sneakers-the-rat yay! yes my goal with these lessons is to not just teach the technical steps, but also to help people learn that stuff that you and I and others learn "the hard way" by doing it over time. That is part of what I think triggers fear and nervousness. By having our community review all of these lessons, I think collectively, we can pull together our knowledge to make these lessons really great.
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the goal with this page is to pull together all of the tips we provide on the other pages into a single page as a high level summary.
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| **Support contributors to feel confident and welcome** | ||
| Many new contributors struggle with GitHub’s learning curve and imposter syndrome. If you have bandwidth, try to be sensitive to that. If you don't have bandwidth, gently nudge them to a project that might be a better fit for them if you don't. |
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| Many new contributors struggle with GitHub’s learning curve and imposter syndrome. If you have bandwidth, try to be sensitive to that. If you don't have bandwidth, gently nudge them to a project that might be a better fit for them if you don't. |
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| ## 2️⃣ Start Small and Contribute Sustainably | ||
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| Contributing should not be overwhelming and should be sustainable. Starting with small contributions will help you build confidence and credibility while keeping contributions manageable |
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| Contributing should not be overwhelming and should be sustainable. Starting with small contributions will help you build confidence and credibility while keeping contributions manageable | |
| Contributing should not be overwhelming and should be sustainable. Starting with small contributions will help you build confidence and credibility while keeping contributions manageable. |
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this is a rewrite to the social page. The next step will be cross linking content in this page.