From fe729082ad4b3b0cedf295a98a31b41af7368426 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kynan Ware <47394200+BagToad@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:15:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update contributing guidelines for clarity

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 .github/CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 +++---
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 Hi! Thanks for your interest in contributing to the GitHub CLI!
 
-We accept pull requests for bug fixes and features where we've discussed the approach in an issue and given the go-ahead for a community member to work on it. We'd also love to hear about ideas for new features as issues.
+We accept pull requests for issues labelled `help wanted`. We encourage issues and discussion posts for all other contributions.
 
 ### Please do:
 
 * Check issues to verify that a [bug][bug issues] or [feature request][feature request issues] issue does not already exist for the same problem or feature
 * Open an issue if things aren't working as expected
-* Open an issue to propose a significant change
+* Open an issue to propose a change
 * Open an issue to propose a design for an issue labelled [`needs-design` and `help wanted`][needs design and help wanted], following the [proposing a design guidelines](#proposing-a-design) instructions below
 * Open an issue to propose a new community supported `gh` package with details about support and redistribution
 * Mention `@cli/code-reviewers` when an issue you want to work on does not have clear Acceptance Criteria
 * Open a pull request for any issue labelled [`help wanted`][hw] and [`good first issue`][gfi]
 
-### Please _do not_:
+### Please _do NOT_:
 
 * Open a pull request for issues without the `help wanted` label or explicit Acceptance Criteria
 * Expand pull request scope to include changes that are not described in the issue's Acceptance Criteria