CONTRIBUTING

Author: chrisbra

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ Discussions about patches happen on the vim-dev maillist.
 If you create a pull request on GitHub it will be
 forwarded to the vim-dev maillist.  You can also send your patch there
 directly.  In that case an attachment with a unified diff format is preferred.
-Information about the maillist can be found [on the Vim website].
-
-[on the Vim website]: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev
+Information about the maillist can be found [on the Vim website][0]
 
 A pull request has the advantage that it will trigger the Continuous
 Integration tests, you will be warned of problems (you can ignore the coverage
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ Contributions will be distributed with Vim under the Vim license.  Providing a
 change to be included implies that you agree with this and your contribution
 does not cause us trouble with trademarks or patents.  There is no CLA to sign.
 
-
 # Reporting issues
 
 We use GitHub issues, but that is not a requirement.  Writing to the Vim
@@ -43,10 +40,7 @@ is fixed.
 Feel free to report even the smallest problem, also typos in the documentation.
 
 You can find known issues in the todo file: ":help todo".
-Or open [the todo file] on GitHub to see the latest version.
-
-[the todo file]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/todo.txt
-
+Or open [the todo file][todo list] on GitHub to see the latest version.
 
 # Syntax, indent and other runtime files
 
@@ -77,8 +71,28 @@ can be translated:
 The help files can be translated and made available separately.
 See https://www.vim.org/translations.php for examples.
 
+# How do I contribute to the project?
+
+Please have a look at the following [discussion][6] which should give you some
+ideas. Please also check the [develop.txt][7] helpfile for the recommended
+style. Often it's also beneficial to check the surrounding code for the style
+being used.
+
+# I have a question
+
+If you have some question on the style guide, please contact the [vim-dev][0]
+mailing list. For other questions please use the [Vi Stack Exchange][8] website, the
+[vim-use][9] mailing list or make use of the [discussion][10] feature here at github.
+
+[todo list]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/todo.txt
+[0]: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev
 [1]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/po/README.txt
 [2]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/lang/README.txt
 [3]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/tutor/README.txt
 [4]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/vim.1
 [5]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/nsis/lang/english.nsi
+[6]: https://github.com/vim/vim/discussions/13087
+[7]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/develop.txt
+[8]: https://vi.stackexchange.com
+[9]: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-use
+[10]: https://github.com/vim/vim/discussions