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 ## Contributing
 Happy to take any contributions or suggestions.
 
-To contribute code or documentation, please create a fork of the project and [submit a merge request](https://gitlab.com/roan.horning/hpr_generator/-/merge_requests) or send a patch.
+To contribute code or documentation, please create a fork of the project and [submit a merge request](https://gitlab.com/roan.horning/hpr_generator/-/merge_requests) or send a patch. If an issue exists that is related to your patch, please assign the issue to yourself, or if it is already assigned to someone else, please coordinate with them to minimize duplicated efforts.
 
 If you have found an error in the code or the generated HTML, please [submit an Issue](https://gitlab.com/roan.horning/hpr_generator/-/issues),
 and add the label "**Bug Found**".