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The project welcomes submissions. If you want to change or add something,
please let everyone know what you're working on—[file an issue](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/new)!
-Significant changes must go through the [change proposal process](https://github.com/go-gitea/proposals)
-before they can be accepted.
+Significant changes must go through the change proposal process
+before they can be accepted. To create a proposal, file an issue with
+your proposed changes documented, and make sure to note in the title
+of the issue that it is a proposal.
This process gives everyone a chance to validate the design, helps
prevent duplication of effort, and ensures that the idea fits inside