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 # Start9 Labs Documentation
 
-## Environment Setup
+At Start9, we see great value in maintaining clear and accurate documentation for our already simple and friendly products. These docs are a continuous work-in-progress, and we welcome contributions from our partners and customers.
+
+## Contributing to the docs
+
+If you notice a mistake in the docs, or you have an idea for improving them, we would like to know about it. You can either fix the mistake yourself and submit a pull request, or you can report the mistake by submittig an issue.
+
+### Submitting an issue
+
+Click on the "Issues" tab in the top navbar. Provide a good title and describe clearly the mistake or improvement.
+
+### Submitting a pull request
+
+This project uses [Sphinx](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/installation.html) and [Restructured Text](https://thomas-cokelaer.info/tutorials/sphinx/rest_syntax.html)
 
 Install [python3](https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/install3/osx/)
 
-Install sphinx: `brew install sphinx-doc`
-
-Python dependencies:
+Install sphinx and dependencies:
 ```
+brew install sphinx-doc
 pip3 install sphinx-autobuild
 pip3 install sphinx-book-theme
 ```
 
-## To Develop
+run: `sphinx-autobuild source build/html` to activate a live-reload environment on `localhost:8000`.
 
-This project uses [Sphinx](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/installation.html) and [Restructured Text](https://thomas-cokelaer.info/tutorials/sphinx/rest_syntax.html)
 
-`./source/conf.py` is the configuration source for the Sphinx project.
+The main configuration file for this project is located at `./source/conf.py`.
 
 The navigation structure is aligned with the folder/file organization under `./source/`. This is where the individual page `.rst` files live and can be edited.
 
-If any css or table of contents organization changes, run: `make clean html`
-
-To activate a live-reload environment on `localhost:8000`, run: `sphinx-autobuild source build/html`
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+If any css or table of contents organization changes, run: `make clean html`.