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-Thanks for taking the time to contribute to Git! Please be advised that the
-Git community does not use github.com for their contributions. Instead, we use
-a mailing list (git@vger.kernel.org) for code submissions, code reviews, and
-bug reports. Nevertheless, you can use submitGit to conveniently send your Pull
+Thanks for taking the time to contribute to Git!
+
+Those seeking to contribute to the Git for Windows fork should see
+http://gitforwindows.org/#contribute on how to contribute Windows specific enhancements.
+
+If your contribution is for the core Git functions and documentation
+please be aware that the Git community does not use the github.com issues
+or pull request mechanism for their contributions. 
+
+Instead, we use the Git mailing list (git@vger.kernel.org) for code and 
+documenatation submissions, code reviews, and bug reports. The
+mailing list is plain text only (anything with HTML is sent directly
+to the spam folder). 
+
+Nevertheless, you can use submitGit to conveniently send your Pull
 Requests commits to our mailing list.
 
 Please read the "guidelines for contributing" linked above!