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From: Naomi Carrigan <accounts@nhcarrigan.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:32:40 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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-# New Repository Template
+# NHCarrigan's Code Repositories
 
-This template contains all of our basic files for a new GitHub repository. There is also a handy workflow that will create an issue on a new repository made from this template, with a checklist for the steps we usually take in setting up a new repository.
+This website holds all of our source code. This particular organisation contains our archived works. These works are no longer open for contribution, but the source code remains available for modification and education.
 
-If you're starting a Node.JS project with TypeScript, we have a [specific template](https://github.com/naomi-lgbt/nodejs-typescript-template) for that purpose.
+If you want to contribute to our public active products, check out the instructions below:
 
-## Readme
+## Instance Information
 
-Delete all of the above text (including this line), and uncomment the below text to use our standard readme template.
+This Gitea instance is specifically for NHCarrigan's use. This means:
 
-<!-- # Project Name
+- To create an account, you must reach out to us [on our forum](https://forum.nhcarrigan.com) so we can grant you an account.
+- Once you have an account, you can report issues on our products
+- You can NOT create your own repositories and host them on our instance
+- You can NOT create your own organisations
 
-Project Description
+## Contributor Information
 
-## Live Version
+We gladly welcome contributions to our products! However, because our instance does not allow users to create and host their own repositories, you'll need access to create branches on our repositories directly.
 
-This page is currently deployed. [View the live website.]
+To obtain this access, please [fill out the form](https://git.nhcarrigan.com/nhcarrigan/.profile/issues/new?template=.gitea%2fissue_template%2fcontributor.yml). Once approved, you'll have access to branch directly on our repositories.
 
-## Feedback and Bugs
+Before you start working on code, make sure you've given our [Contributor Guide](https://docs.nhcarrigan.com/dev/contributing/) a read. Additionally, some things you need to follow:
 
-If you have feedback or a bug report, please feel free to open a GitHub issue!
+- Branches should be prefixed with your username, e.g. `naomi/feat/add-readme`
+- NEVER push to another contributor's branch without their explicit consent
+- You will not have access to push directly to `main` - you should ALWAYS create a pull request for our team to review
 
-## Contributing
+## Stay Informed
 
-If you would like to contribute to the project, you may create a Pull Request containing your proposed changes and we will review it as soon as we are able! Please review our [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) first.
-
-## Code of Conduct
-
-Before interacting with our community, please read our [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
-
-## License
-
-This software is licensed under our [global software license](https://docs.nhcarrigan.com/#/license).
-
-Copyright held by Naomi Carrigan.
-
-## Contact
-
-We may be contacted through our [Chat Server](http://chat.nhcarrigan.com) or via email at `contact@nhcarrigan.com`. -->
+Make sure you have joined [one of our community platforms](https://chat.nhcarrigan.com)! This is not only a great way to connect with your fellow contributors and stay in the loop on our latest updates, but ensures you can reach us if you have questions or get stuck!