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 ##Projects section
 Note: the projects section doesn't work well at the moment, due to missing Marketplace.*.dll files. We still need to seperate our some of the Deli processes into a seperate DLL.
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+##Issues
+If you're creating a pull request, make sure that it's backed by an issue on the tracker: http://issues.umbraco.org/issues?q=project%3A+our.umbraco.org  
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+Mention the issue number in your pull request so we can merge it in more easily. 
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+Even if you're not planning on sending a pull request, you can always create an issue on the tracker if it doesn't exist yet, it helps other find ways to contribute.