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@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ Using drake:
  * outputs are kept in /docs (reports, plots etc)
  * if you can, **run Rscript ./make_cleanFeeders.R in a terminal not at the RStudio console** <- this stops RStudio from locking up
 
-We'd love your contributions - feel free to:
+We'd love your [contributions](CONTRIBUTING.md) - feel free to:
 
  * [fork & go](https://happygitwithr.com/fork-and-clone.html)
  * make a [new branch](https://git.soton.ac.uk/SERG/workflow/-/blob/master/howTo/gitBranches.md) in your fork
  * make some improvements
  * send us a pull request (just code, no data please, keep your data [elsewhere](https://git.soton.ac.uk/SERG/workflow/-/blob/master/howTo/keepingData.md)!)
-If you want to [contribute to the repo](CONTRIBUTING.md), or like how we work and want to use it as a template for your project or package, just [fork and go](https://happygitwithr.com/fork-and-clone.html). As a number of people have pointed out that only works if you have an account on git.soton.ac.uk. If you have not, you can import the repo to (for example) your  [github.com](https://github.com/new/import) account and go from there. And presumably on gitlab.com too...
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+As a number of people have pointed out [fork & go](https://happygitwithr.com/fork-and-clone.html) only works if you have an account on git.soton.ac.uk. If you don't, you can import the repo to (for example) your [github.com](https://github.com/new/import) account and go from there. And presumably on gitlab.com too...