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 # Contributor Code of Conduct
 
-Always be nice. When communicating online treat people the way you would if
-they were standing next to you. The project maintainers have the right and
-responsibility to maintain that standard of niceness, and you should contact
-them if it is not upheld.  Don't forget to be nice whenever representing the
-project to others outside the project.  If you are not nice, apologize. 
+Always be nice.
 
+When communicating online treat people the way you would if
+they were standing next to you.
+
+Don't forget to be nice whenever representing the
+project to others outside the project.
+
+If you are not nice, apologize.
+
+If someone is not being nice, tell them in a respectful way or tell a project maintainer: we care about fostering a welcoming community.