Contributing

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How to Contribute

1. Submit Your Case

If you have been subject to a moderation action (community term: "flagged") and are willing to share your experience:

Option A: Use the Issue form (recommended, easiest)

Click Submit Case Issue
Fill in the form — no need to know Markdown or Git
Maintainers will normalize submitted cases into the Chinese case format under cases/

Option B: Submit a PR

Copy the case template (source version, easier to copy; website version, easier to read)
Fill in your information
Rename the file to <your-github-username>.md
Submit a PR
In the PR, confirm that you consent to making this information public

2. Join the Existence Ledger

If you just want your existence to be recorded, without writing a full case:

Click Join Existence Ledger Issue
Fill in the form — no full case required

3. Improve Documentation

If you find errors, outdated information, or areas for improvement in the documentation:

Fork this repository
Create a branch
Make your changes
Submit a PR

4. Join Discussions

Share your experience, suggestions, or questions in Discussions.

Simple split: full cases should use the Issue form or PR; general suggestions, broken-link reports, and source updates can go to Discussions.

Contribution Guidelines

Content Requirements

Fact-based: All information should be based on official documentation, community cases, or genuine personal experience
Cite sources: When referencing information, note the source
Distinguish levels: Clearly differentiate between "officially confirmed" and "community experience"
No violations: Do not teach people how to bypass rules or use black/gray-market methods

Conduct Requirements

Respect others: People who have been subject to moderation actions may be experiencing anxiety and frustration — please be kind
Don't blame the victim: Do not imply that "being restricted means you did something wrong"
Stay objective: Even for personal experiences, try to present the facts

Privacy Requirements

Don't expose others' information: Unless you have explicit consent
Sanitize sensitive data: Ticket numbers, email addresses, and other sensitive information must be anonymized
Right to withdraw: Anyone can request deletion of their information at any time

Contact Channels

Given that people who have been subject to moderation actions may not be able to use GitHub features normally, we provide the following contact channels:

Channel	Details
Submit a case	Case Issue form or PR
Existence ledger	Existence Ledger Issue form
Discussion / suggestions	GitHub Discussions

Issue Templates

Submit a Case

Title: [Case] @your-username

Content: Copy and fill in cases/template.md; use the website case template if you want a cleaner reading view first.

Join the Existence Ledger

Title: [Existence Ledger] @your-username

Content:

- Username:
- Approximate date:
- One sentence:

Content Correction / Suggestion

Title: Brief description of your correction or suggestion