From 821e5744b3cf902f18f68d0ce4f6de04a5c39e78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sarah Hoffmann Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:22:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add links to forum and discussions to CONTRIBUTING --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 7c35e8e5..06d96069 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ Please always open a separate issue for each problem. In particular, do not add your bugs to closed issues. They may look similar to you but often are completely different from the maintainer's point of view. +If you just have a question or when you are not sure if what you have found +is an actual bug, use the [Discussion section](https://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim/discussions). + +If you have questions about the underlying OpenStreetMap data rather than +the geocoding software, then the +[OpenStreetMap forum](https://community.openstreetmap.org/) is the best +place to start. + ## Workflow for Pull Requests We love to get pull requests from you. We operate the "Fork & Pull" model