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+---
+name: Defect
+about: Use to correct content mistakes found on the CF website
+title: ''
+labels: defect
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Before submitting an issue be sure you have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+Proposals to fix defects must be approved by a member of the Conventions Committee and Standard Names Committee, or the Governance Panel.
+They can be merged immediately thereafter.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-issue.md
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+---
+name: Enhancement proposal
+about: Use to propose enhancements to the website's look and feel, or to improve the presentation of its contents
+title: ''
+labels: enhancement
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Before submitting an issue be sure you have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+Enhancement proposals must be approved by a member of the Information Management and Support Team, the Conventions Committee and Standard Names Committee, or the Governance Panel.
+A proposer cannot approve their own enhancement.
+After three weeks have elapsed for comments, if no objections are raised, the proposal can be approved and the proposal merged.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/github-problem-issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/github-problem-issue.md
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+---
+name: GitHub issue
+about: Use to correct technical problems with GitHub
+title: ''
+labels: github
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Before submitting an issue be sure you have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+Proposals to fix GitHub issues must be approved by a member of the Information Management and Support Team.
+They can be merged immediately thereafter.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/governance-issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/governance-issue.md
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+---
+name: Governance issue
+about: Use to propose changes to the CF governance processes
+title: ''
+labels: governance
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Before submitting an issue be sure you have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+Proposals affecting the CF Governance processes must be approved by the Governance Panel.
+This includes any proposals that change
+- anything concerning the Constitution of CF,
+- the constitution of its committees,
+- the rules for altering the Convention, and
+- the ways in which CF is maintained and published (including GitHub and the website, excluding purely technical details).
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/typo-issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/typo-issue.md
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+---
+name: Typo
+about: Use to correct typographical errors on the CF website
+title: ''
+labels: typo
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Before submitting an issue be sure you have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+Typo corrections must be approved by a member of the Information Management and Support Team, the Conventions Committee and Standard Names Committee, or the Governance Panel.
+They can be merged immediately thereafter.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-issue.md
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+---
+name: Update
+about: Use to post updates to the website
+title: ''
+labels: update
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Before submitting an issue be sure you have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+Updates to the website must be approved by a member of the Conventions Committee and Standard Names Committee, the Governance Panel, or someone to whom they have delegated this responsibility.
+Updates should reflect decisions that have already been made by the Governance Panel or one of the Committees.
+They can be merged immediately after approval.
+
+In special cases the governance committee may temporarily nominate people to self-approve updates on a specific topic.
+Such a nomination must have a clearly defined scope and expiration point.
+Examples of reasons for such limited-scope self-approval nominations include keeping meeting pages up-to-date with links and meeting materials or recording the minutes of meetings.
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+# Contributing to the netCDF-CF Conventions website
+
+Dear CF community member,
+
+Thank you for taking the time to consider making a contribution to the [website of the cf-conventions](cf-website).
+
+This set of guidelines provides an overview of the process for making changes to the website.
+Separate guidelines apply for [changing the CF Conventions or proposing standard names](contribute-conventions).
+If you have a general question about CF matters, please raise them as issues in the [discuss repository](discuss).
+
+When raising an issue, please use the appropriate issue template.
+The template explains the approval process for issues of that type and automatically adds the correct label to the issue you create.
+Consider associating that issue to a pull request that implements the proposed change.
+Each issue template notes that the approval of one or more members of the following bodies is necessary for the proposed change to be merged:
+- The [CF Information Management and Support Team](info-mgmt),
+- The [Conventions Committee and Standard Names Committee](committee), or
+- The [Governance Panel](gov-panel)
+
+[cf-website]: http://cfconventions.org/
+[contribute-conventions]: https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
+[discuss]: https://github.com/cf-convention/discuss/issues
+[info-mgmt]: http://cfconventions.org/governance.html#information-management-and-support
+[committee]: http://cfconventions.org/governance.html#conventions-committee-and-standard-names-committee
+[gov-panel]: http://cfconventions.org/governance.html#governance-panel