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### I have a question
Find us on #thelounge channel on Freenode. You might not get an answer right
away, but this channel is filled with nice people who will be happy to help you.
- Find us on the Freenode channel `#thelounge`. You might not get an answer
right away, but this channel is full of nice people who will be happy to
help you.
### I want to report a bug
First of all, look at the
[open and closed issues](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/issues?q=is%3Aissue)
to see if this was not already discussed before.
- Look at the [open and closed
issues](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/issues?q=is%3Aissue) to see if
this was not already discussed before. If you can't see any, feel free to
[open a new issue](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/issues/new).
### I want to contribute to the code
A good starting point if you want to help us but do not have a clear idea of
what you can do specifically is to
look at the open issues labeled as [*quick and
easy*](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abug+label%3A%22quick+and+easy%22)
or [*help
wanted*](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abug+label%3A%22help+wanted%22).
Also, make sure that your PRs do not contain unnecessary commits. If you think
some of your commits should be merged into a single one, feel free to [squash
them](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History).
Please [rebase](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Rebasing) outdated
PRs on master to help with the reviews (rebasing is preferred over merging to
keep a clean history in a branch/PR).
Additionally, give extra care to your commit messages, as they will help us
review your PRs as well as help other contributors in the future, when exploring
the history. The general rules are to [use the imperative present
tense](https://git-scm.com/book/ch5-2.html#Commit-Guidelines), to start with a
single concise line, followed by a blank line and a more detailed explanation
when necessary. Tim Pope wrote an [excellent
article](http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html)
on how one should format their commit messages.
When you send a PR, expect two different reviews from the project
maintainers. You can read more about this in the [maintainers'
- Make sure to discuss your ideas with the community in an
[issue](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/issues) or on the IRC channel.
- Take a look at the open issues labeled as [`help wanted`](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Abug+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
if you want to help without having a specific idea in mind.
- Make sure that your PRs do not contain unnecessary commits or merge commits.
[Squash commits](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History)
whenever possible.
- [Rebase](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Rebasing) (instead of
merge) outdated PRs on the `master` branch.
- Give extra care to your commit messages. Use the [imperative present
tense](https://git-scm.com/book/ch5-2.html#Commit-Guidelines) and [follow Tim
Pope's guidelines](http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html).
- Each PR will be reviewed by at least two different project maintainers. You
can read more about this in the [maintainers'
corner](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/wiki/Maintainers'-corner).
Please document any relevant changes in the documentation that can be found
[in its own repository](https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge.github.io).
- Please document any relevant changes in the documentation that can be found
[in its own repository](https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge.github.io).