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+# Contributing
+
+- use the template `[XXX/YYY](https://github.com/XXX/YYY) — DESCRIPTION [<img src="https://travis-ci.org/XXX/YYY.svg?branch=master">](https://travis-ci.org/XXX/YYY)`
+- sort the entries