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 # A Collection of Useful .gitignore Templates
 
-Thanks.
+That's what we're trying to build. Please contribute
+by [forking][fk] and sending a [pull request][pr].
+
+[fk]: http://help.github.com/forking/
+[pr]: http://help.github.com/pull-requests/