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+Congrats on taking the first step to contributing to the Sample Programs repository maintained by [The Renegade Coder][renegade-coder]! 
+For simplicity, please make sure that your pull request includes one and only one contribution.
+
+Please fill _one_ of the sections below as applicable.
+Please also add any other relevant information to the Notes section at the bottom.
+You may delete or just ignore any other sections.
+For more information please refer to our [contributing documentation][contributing]
+
+## There is a broken link I want to report
+
+- [ ] I fixed #your-issue-number-here
+- [ ] I named the pull request using `Fixed {BROKEN LINK} in {DOCUMENTATION NAME}` format
+  
+  
+## I want to contribute to the repo in another way
+
+- [ ] I fixed #your-issue-number-here
+- [ ] I ensured that there are no typos and contribution is grammatically correct
+- [ ] I named the pull request using `Add {CONTRIBUTION} to {DOCUMENTATION NAME}` format
+
+## Other Notes
+
+Add notes here...
+
+
+
+[renegade-coder]: https://therenegadecoder.com/
+[contributing-plagiarism]: https://github.com/TheRenegadeCoder/sample-programs/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#plagiarism
+[contributing-new-project]: https://github.com/TheRenegadeCoder/sample-programs/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#requirements-for-a-new-project
+[contributing-new-language]: https://github.com/TheRenegadeCoder/sample-programs/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#requirements-for-a-new-language
+[contributing-readme]: https://github.com/TheRenegadeCoder/sample-programs/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#create-readmes
+[contributing-tests-in-detail]: https://github.com/TheRenegadeCoder/sample-programs/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#tests-in-detail
+[contributing]: ../CONTRIBUTING.md
+[sample-programs-project-list]: https://sampleprograms.io/projects/
+[contributing-modifications]: https://github.com/TheRenegadeCoder/sample-programs/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md#modifying-existing-code-snippets
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@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ For more information please refer to our [contributing documentation][contributi
 ## I Am Adding a New Code Snippet in an Existing Language
 
 - [ ] I fixed #your-issue-number-here
+- [ ] I did not include any extra folders/libraries
 - [ ] I named the pull request using `Add {PROJECT} in {LANGUAGE}` format
   
   
 ## I Am Adding a New Code Snippet in a New Language
 
 - [ ] I fixed #your-issue-number-here
+- [ ] I did not include any extra folders/libraries
 - [ ] I named the pull request using `Add {PROJECT} in {LANGUAGE}` format
 - [ ] I added a `testinfo.yml` files (see [contributing documentation][contributing-new-language])
   - [ ] I used an officially supported docker image or one that I personally trust
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ For more information please refer to our [contributing documentation][contributi
 ## I Am Adding New Tests for a Project
 
 - [ ] I fixed #your-issue-number-here
+- [ ] I did not include any extra folders/libraries
 - [ ] I named the pull request using `Add {PROJECT} Tests` format
 - [ ] I verified the project exists on the [Sample Programs Project List][sample-programs-project-list]
 - [ ] I added tests for every test case in the Testing table of the project description for the given project. (See [contributing documentation][contributing-tests-in-detail])
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ For more information please refer to our [contributing documentation][contributi
 ## I Am Adding New Tests for a Language
 
 - [ ] I fixed #your-issue-number-here
+- [ ] I did not include any extra folders/libraries
 - [ ] I named the pull request using `Add {LANGUAGE} Tests` format
 - [ ] I added a `testinfo.yml` files (see [contributing documentation][contributing-new-language])
   - [ ] I used an officially supported docker image or one that I personally trust
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 ## I Am Modifying an Existing Code Snippet or Existing Tests
 
 - [ ] I fixed #your-issue-number-here
+- [ ] I did not include any extra folders/libraries
 - [ ] I have read about modifying existing code snippets or tests in the [contributing documentation][contributing-modifications]
 - [ ] I have explained why this modification is _necessary_ either in the issue linked above or in the notes below
 - [ ] I named the pull request using `Modify {PROJECT} {tests} in {LANGUAGE}` format
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 .idea/
 *.class
 *.java~