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From: William Barrett <75017464+wbarrettmcafee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:27:11 +0100
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+# Contributing to mysql-audit
+
+Welcome, and thank you for your interest in contributing to mysql-audit!
+
+
+## Asking Questions
+
+Have a question? </br> 
+We accept questions as issues on GitHub.</br>
+https://github.com/mcafee/mysql-audit/issues
+
+
+## Providing Feedback
+
+Have some feedback? We would love to hear it!</br>
+Open an issue and let us know what you think.</br>
+https://github.com/mcafee/mysql-audit/issues
+
+
+## Reporting Issues
+Found a bug?
+
+Please feel free to report to: https://github.com/mcafee/mysql-audit/issues
+
+### Look For an Existing Issue
+
+Before you create a new issue, please do a search in [open issues](https://github.com/mcafee/mysql-audit/issues) to see if the issue or feature request has already been filed.
+
+If you find your issue already exists, make relevant comments and add your [reaction](https://github.com/blog/2119-add-reactions-to-pull-requests-issues-and-comments). Use a reaction in place of a "+1" comment:
+
+* 👍 - upvote
+* 👎 - downvote
+
+If you cannot find an existing issue that describes your bug or feature, create a new issue using the guidelines below.
+
+### Writing Good Bug Reports and Feature Requests
+
+Be sure to include a **title and clear description** with as much information as possible.
+
+If reporting a bug, please describe the problem verbosely. Try to see if it reproduces and 
+include a detailed description on how to reproduce.
+ 
+Make sure to include your MySQL Server version and Audit Plugin version.
+To print MySQL Server version: log into MySQL and execute the command: 
+
+    status
+
+Please include with the bug the MySQL error log. 
+Log file location can be queried by running the following command: 
+
+    show global variables like 'log_error'
+
+
+## Contributing 
+
+* Open a new GitHub pull request with a patch - name the patch something along the lines of `{contributor-name}-short-description`
+* Ensure the pull request description clearly describes the problem/fix and solution.  Include the relevant issue number if applicable.
+* Follow the coding and documentation conventions in the existing project.  Pull requests that simply reformat or restructure the content will not be accepted.
+
+
+# Thank You!
+
+Your contributions to open source, large or small, make great projects like this possible. Thank you for taking the time to contribute.