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@@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
-Thank you for wanting to contribute to sPhil! 🧙 🦉
+
-We would like to keep our code and writing as neat and tidy as possible, and would appreciate if you could verify the following.
+Thank you for wanting to contribute to sPhil! 🧙 🦉
-Each PR should _either_ contribute content or functional code.
+We would like to keep our code and writing as neat and tidy as possible, and would appreciate if you could verify the following. Each PR should _either_ contribute content or functional code.
## Checklist (pick `Docs` or `Code`)
-🚩`REQUIRED`
-
-
-
- [ ] Docs contribution (philosophy, literature, content)
- - [ ] 🚩 I accept that my writing is submitted under the [ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-SHAREALIKE 4.0 INTERNATIONAL](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which, briefly put, prohibits commercial re-use of the content, but allows sharing, remixing and building upon the material insofar as attribution is given (see [legal code](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode.en)), and in this regard I understand that my writing is open to be modified, remixed and build upon by others in the sPhil community within the `systemphil/sphil` project in future perpetuity.
- - [ ] 🚩 I have followed the [formatting guidelines](https://github.com/systemphil/sphil/blob/dev/src/pages/contributing/formatting/basic-markdown.md).
- - [ ] 🚩 I have followed the [MLA citation style](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html).
- - [ ] 🚩 I have added or verified title and description metadata.
-
-
- See example 📜
-
+ - [ ] **REQUIRED** I accept that my writing is submitted under the [ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-SHAREALIKE 4.0 INTERNATIONAL](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which, briefly put, prohibits commercial re-use of the content, but allows sharing, remixing and building upon the material insofar as attribution is given (see [legal code](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode.en)), and in this regard I understand that my writing is open to be modified, remixed and build upon by others in the sPhil community within the `systemphil/sphil` project in future perpetuity.
+ - [ ] **REQUIRED** I have followed the [formatting guidelines](https://github.com/systemphil/sphil/blob/dev/src/pages/contributing/formatting/basic-markdown.md).
+ - [ ] **REQUIRED** I have followed the [MLA citation style](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html).
+ - [ ] **REQUIRED** I have added or verified title and description metadata at the very top of the file. Example:
```md
---
@@ -27,14 +19,7 @@ Each PR should _either_ contribute content or functional code.
---
```
-
- - [ ] My article is a stub or I want to actively encourage contribution, I've added the Stub component:
-
-
- See example 🌿
-
-
- Add this to the bottom of your content but _before_ the bibliography.
+ - [ ] My article is a stub or I want to actively encourage contribution, I've added the Stub component to the bottom of my content but _before_ the bibliography:
```ts
import Stub from "@/components/Stub";
@@ -42,14 +27,7 @@ Each PR should _either_ contribute content or functional code.
```
-
- - [ ] 🚩 I have added, verified or extended a bibliography.
-
-
- See example 📚
-
-
- Add this before the authors section. Please make sure to follow MLA guidelines regarding bibliography.
+ - [ ] **REQUIRED** I have added, verified or extended a bibliography. This is added before the authors section and follows MLA guidelines. Example:
```mdx
## Works Cited
@@ -60,18 +38,12 @@ Each PR should _either_ contribute content or functional code.
```
-
-
- [ ] I have signed the document with my name/username under either as `Authors`, `Editors` or `Contributors`.
-
-
- See example ✒️
-
-
- - Use **Authors** if you have created and substantially added content.
- - Use **Editor** if you have made substantial edits or review.
- - Use **Contributor** if you have made minor edits, reviews or contributions.
- - If you've done multiple, pick the most weighted: Author > Editor > Contributor.
+ > Use **Authors** if you have created and substantially added content.
+ Use **Editor** if you have made substantial edits or review.
+ Use **Contributor** if you have made minor edits, reviews or contributions.
+ If you've done multiple, pick the most weighted: Author > Editor > Contributor.
+ If you prefer to remain anonymous, that's fine too, but note that a record of your contributions based on your GitHub username will exist here in the codebase.
```md
@@ -86,10 +58,7 @@ Each PR should _either_ contribute content or functional code.
Filip Niklas (2024), Boromir (2025)
```
- If you prefer to remain anonymous, that's fine too, but note that a record of your contributions based on your GitHub username will exist here in the codebase.
-
-
- - [ ] If the article makes use of footnotes, I have checked that `**Notes**` is exactly the very last item in the article.
+ - [ ] If the article makes use of footnotes, I have checked that `**Notes**` is exactly the very last item in the file.
- [ ] Code contribution ([Apache version 2 license](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt))
@@ -99,6 +68,6 @@ Each PR should _either_ contribute content or functional code.
----
+## PR Author's Note