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	This can make it difficult to contribute code if you only have a little bit of			This can make it difficult to contribute code if you only have a little bit of
	time to spend since most of the work that needs to be done usually requires some			time to spend since most of the work that needs to be done usually requires some
	heavy lifting.			heavy lifting.

	Without writing any code, learning the whole codebase, making a big time			Without writing any code, learning the whole codebase, making a big time
	commitment, or having to touch PHP, here are some ways you can materially			commitment, or having to touch PHP, here are some ways you can materially
	contribute to Phabricator:			contribute to Phabricator:

	- Send us an email or drop by IRC just to say "thanks". A big part of the			- Drop by the [[ https://phurl.io/u/discourse \| community forum ]] just to
	reason we build this software is to help people solve problems, and knowing			say "thanks". A big part of the reason we build this software is to help
	that our efforts are appreciated is really rewarding.			people solve problems, and knowing that our efforts are appreciated is
				really rewarding.
	- Recommend Phabricator to people who you think might find it useful. Our			- Recommend Phabricator to people who you think might find it useful. Our
	most powerful growth channel is word of mouth, and mentioning or tweeting			most powerful growth channel is word of mouth, and mentioning or tweeting
	about Phabricator helps the project grow. If writing a tweet sounds like			about Phabricator helps the project grow. If writing a tweet sounds like
	too much work, you can use one of these form tweets written by our PR			too much work, you can use one of these form tweets written by our PR
	department to quickly and easily shill on our behalf. Hail corporate!			department to quickly and easily shill on our behalf. Hail corporate!

	> Phabricator seems like it's pretty okay			> Phabricator seems like it's pretty okay

	> I am not being paid to mention Phabricator in this extemporaneous, completely organic tweet			> I am not being paid to mention Phabricator in this extemporaneous, completely organic tweet

	> Phabricator is objectively the best thing. Source: I am a certified, internationally recognized expert.			> Phabricator is objectively the best thing. Source: I am a certified, internationally recognized expert.

	- Report bugs and request features. We may not always be able to fix or build			- Submit high-quality bug reports by carefully following the guide in
	things right away, but knowing about issues users are encountering or			@{article:Contributing Bug Reports}.
	features they'd like to see improves our ability to plan and prioritize.
	- For details on reporting bugs, see @{article:Contributing Bug Reports}.
	- For details on requesting features, see @{article:Contributing Feature
	Requests}.
	- Give us feedback on planned features. Most of what we'll build in the next
	6-12 months currently exists on the [[ Roadmap ]] or in Maniphest. Telling
	us about use cases you have can help us build better products when the time
	comes to write the code.

	If all of this sounds nice but you really just want to write some code, be			If all of this sounds nice but you really just want to write some code, be
	aware that this project often presents a high barrier to entry for new			aware that this project often presents a high barrier to entry for new
	contributors. To continue, see @{article:Contributing Code}.			contributors. To continue, see @{article:Contributing Code}.


	Next Steps			Next Steps
	==========			==========

	Continue by:			Continue by:

	- learning about bug reports in @{article:Contributing Bug Reports};			- learning about bug reports in @{article:Contributing Bug Reports};
	- learning about feature requests in
	@{article:Contributing Feature Requests}; or
	- learning about code contributions in @{article:Contributing Code}.			- learning about code contributions in @{article:Contributing Code}.