On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 11:24 AM Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 1) There is a list for this: ietf-and-github@xxxxxxxx > 2) There was an IESG statement early last year. I can't > find it on the web site, but I used it to write this: > https://github.com/becarpenter/animaproto/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md The same text is here: https://github.com/martinthomson/i-d-template/blob/master/template/CONTRIBUTING.md The important thing to note is that using a file with this name ensures that notices are displayed in certain key places for first-time contributors. We might argue the relative effectiveness of such measures, but I don't think that it's OK.