# walkdir Contributing Guidelines
– Always search for a related issue before starting a new issue.
– Always choose a concise, helpful issue name.
– Always stay on-topic. If you’ve got a new bug report or feature request, put it in its own issue.
– Always be polite to other people.
– Never post private information, such as torrent or tracker names, IP addresses, etc.
Issues that break the rules may be deleted and locked without warning.
## walkdir is an OPEN Open Source Project
Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are given commit-access to the project to contribute as they see fit. This project is more like an open wiki than a standard guarded open source project.
## Rules
There are a few basic ground-rules for contributors:
1. **No `–force` pushes** or modifying the Git history in any way.
1. **External API changes and significant modifications** should be subject to a **pull request** to solicit feedback from other contributors.
1. Pull requests to solicit feedback are *encouraged* for any other non-trivial contribution but left to the discretion of the contributor.
1. Use a non-`master` branch for ongoing work.
1. Contributors should attempt to adhere to the prevailing code style.
1. Run `npm test` locally before submitting your PR to catch easy-to-miss style & testing issues
## Releases
Declaring formal releases remains the prerogative of the project maintainer.
## Changes to this arrangement
*Thanks to [Rod Vagg](https://github.com/rvagg) and the [LevelUP](https://github.com/rvagg/node-levelup) project for coming up with this model of open source contribution.*