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- A contribute-a-thon is like a hack-a-thon; however, instead of focusing on the use of a project or lab, it is focused on contributing to a specific project or a lab.
- A contribute-a-thon is like a bug-a-thon; however, instead of focusing on bug fixes, it is focused on feature contributions.
It is important to recognize that contributions can come in many forms. Contributions should not just be limited to code contributions. Think bigger. How can the project's or lab's documentation be improved? What sort of examples would be useful for people looking to contribute to the project or lab? What type of blog posts would help people who were interested in contributing to the project or lab?
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