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 Contributing
 ============
 
-Whatever you think your skillsets are, your contributions to TLJH are highly
-appreciated.
+We want you to contribute to TLJH in the ways that are most useful
+and exciting to you. This section contains documentation helpful
+to people contributing in various ways.
 
 .. toctree::
    :titlesonly: