Contributing

I welcome contributions but have not yet worked out the best way to accept them. At this stage, a GitHub account is required.

Code of Conduct

By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by the Code of Conduct. If you do not want to abide by the Code of Conduct, you do not need to contribute.

New species and observations

This website uses a data model based on Darwin Core Simple metadata.

If you are familiar with GitHub, I would very much appreciate an Issue or a Pull Request, using an existing observation or species file as a template.

If you are not familiar with GitHub, that’s okay. You can use the Discussions in the code repository to make any suggestions. You will need to create a free GitHub account before you can start a discussion.

If you’re a data nerd like I am, you might like to familiarise yourself with the data model.

You will need to grant me a licence to use your photo or I cannot legally do so. My preferred method is for you to apply a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence to the photo. You will always be credited for the creation of the photo.

General website improvements

I am not a web designer or UX expert. I have hacked together something using Jekyll, JQuery, and Bootstrap. If you have any suggestions for improvement, I would very much appreciate an Issue or a Pull Request.