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 **If you have discovered a bug or have a feature suggestion, feel free to create an issue on Github.**
 
-If you have created your own loader/plugin please incude it on the relevant documentation pages:
+If you have created your own loader/plugin please incude it on the relevant
+documentation pages:
 
 [List of loaders](http://webpack.github.io/docs/list-of-loaders.html)
 [List of plugins](http://webpack.github.io/docs/list-of-plugins.html)
 
 ### Documentation
 
-Webpack is insanely feature rich and documentation is a huge time sink. We greatly appreciate any
-time spent fixing typos or clarifying sections in the documentation. 
+Webpack is insanely feature rich and documentation is a huge time sink. We
+greatly appreciate any time spent fixing typos or clarifying sections in the
+documentation. 
 
 
 ## Submitting Changes
 
-* Push to your fork and submit a pull request.
-* Wait for feedback. We may suggest some changes or improvements or alternatives.
+From opening a bug report to creating a pull request: every contribution is
+appreciated and welcome. If you're planing to implement a new feature or change
+the api please create an issue first. This way we can ensure that your precious
+work is not in vain.
+
+After getting some feedback, push to your fork and submit a pull request. We
+may suggest some changes or improvements or alternatives, but for small changes
+your pull request should be accepted quickly.
 
 Some things that will increase the chance that your pull request is accepted:
 
-* Write tests.
-* Follow our coding style.
+* Write tests
+* Follow the existing coding style
 * Write a [good commit message](http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html)