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 ##Contributing
 
-I will always merge *working* bug fixes. However, if you want to add something to the API, 
-I *won't* merge it without prior discussion.
+I will always merge *working* bug fixes. However, if you want to add something new to the API, please create an "issue" on github for this first so we can discuss if it should end up in the library before you start implementing it.
 Remember to follow parson's code style and write appropriate tests.
 
 ##License
-[The MIT License (MIT)](http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
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