* [Helpful Links and Information](#helpful-links-and-information)
If you have questions, please make a post on [internals.rust-lang.org][internals] or
-hop on the [Rust Discord server][rust-discord], [Rust Zulip server][rust-zulip] or [#rust-internals][pound-rust-internals].
+hop on the [Rust Discord server][rust-discord] or [Rust Zulip server][rust-zulip].
As a reminder, all contributors are expected to follow our [Code of Conduct][coc].
If this is your first time contributing, the [walkthrough] chapter of the guide
can give you a good example of how a typical contribution would go.
-[pound-rust-internals]: https://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust-internals
[internals]: https://internals.rust-lang.org
[rust-discord]: http://discord.gg/rust-lang
[rust-zulip]: https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com
Also, please make sure that fixup commits are squashed into other related
commits with meaningful commit messages.
+GitHub allows [closing issues using keywords][closing-keywords]. This feature
+should be used to keep the issue tracker tidy. However, it is generally preferred
+to put the "closes #123" text in the PR description rather than the issue commit;
+particularly during rebasing, citing the issue number in the commit can "spam"
+the issue in question.
+
+[closing-keywords]: https://help.github.com/en/articles/closing-issues-using-keywords
+
Please make sure your pull request is in compliance with Rust's style
guidelines by running
There are a number of other ways to contribute to Rust that don't deal with
this repository.
-Answer questions in [#rust][pound-rust], or on [users.rust-lang.org][users],
+Answer questions in the _Get Help!_ channels from the [Rust Discord server][rust-discord], on [users.rust-lang.org][users],
or on [StackOverflow][so].
Participate in the [RFC process](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs).
it to [Crates.io](http://crates.io). Easier said than done, but very, very
valuable!
-[pound-rust]: http://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.mozilla.org&channel=%23rust
+[rust-discord]: https://discord.gg/rust-lang
[users]: https://users.rust-lang.org/
[so]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/rust
[community-library]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/labels/A-community-library