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#. Write a ``changelog`` entry: ``changelog/2574.bugfix``, use issue id number
and one of ``bugfix``, ``removal``, ``feature``, ``vendor``, ``doc`` or
``trivial`` for the issue type.
-#. Add yourself to ``AUTHORS`` file if not there yet, in alphabetical order.
+#. Unless your change is a trivial or a documentation fix (e.g., a typo or reword of a small section) please
+ add yourself to the ``AUTHORS`` file, in alphabetical order;
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