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## Contribute to GitLab
+For a first-time step-by-step guide to the contribution process, see
+["Contributing to GitLab"](https://about.gitlab.com/contributing/).
+
Thank you for your interest in contributing to GitLab. This guide details how
to contribute to GitLab in a way that is efficient for everyone.
@@ -104,9 +107,13 @@ the remaining issues on the GitHub issue tracker.
## I want to contribute!
-If you want to contribute to GitLab, [issues with the label `Accepting Merge Requests` and small weight][accepting-mrs-weight] is a great place to start. Issues with a lower weight (1 or 2) are deemed suitable for beginners.
-These issues will be of reasonable size and challenge, for anyone to start
-contributing to GitLab.
+If you want to contribute to GitLab [issues with the label `Accepting Merge Requests` and small weight][accepting-mrs-weight]
+is a great place to start. Issues with a lower weight (1 or 2) are deemed
+suitable for beginners. These issues will be of reasonable size and challenge,
+for anyone to start contributing to GitLab. If you have any questions or need help visit [Getting Help](https://about.gitlab.com/getting-help/#discussion) to
+learn how to communicate with GitLab. If you're looking for a Gitter or Slack channel
+please consider we favor
+[asynchronous communication](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/communication/#internal-communication) over real time communication. Thanks for your contribution!
## Workflow labels
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ Assigning a team label makes sure issues get the attention of the appropriate
people.
The current team labels are ~Build, ~"CI/CD", ~Discussion, ~Documentation, ~Edge,
-~Geo, ~Gitaly, ~Platform, ~Prometheus, ~Release, and ~"UX".
+~Geo, ~Gitaly, ~Platform, ~Monitoring, ~Release, and ~"UX".
The descriptions on the [labels page][labels-page] explain what falls under the
responsibility of each team.