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 <div><h1 id="contributing">Contributing</h1>
 <p>I am excited that you're considering contributing to our project! Here are some guidelines to help you get started.</p>
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-<p>If you encounter a bug or have an enhancement suggestion, please check the "Issues" section of our GitHub repository or visit our official website for guidance before beginning any work on it.</p>
-<p>I am excited that you're considering contributing to our project! Here are some guidelines to help you get started.</p>
-<p>We primarily accept security fixes and critical patches to maintain project stability and coherence. Feature updates are not accepted to preserve our backend architecture and overall project integrity.</p>
-<p>Below is an example of how to contribute to this GitHub project. Please follow this guideline and all other contribution rules carefully; otherwise, your request may be denied.</p>
-<ul>
-<li>Fork the repository to create your own copy.</li>
-<li>Create a new branch for your changes (e.g., feature/my-feature).</li>
-<li>Make your changes and verify everything works correctly.</li>
-<li>Commit your changes with clear and concise messages.</li>
-<li>Push your branch to your forked repository.</li>
-<li>Open a pull request to the main repository’s main branch with a detailed description of your changes.</li>
-<li>Reference any related issues or discussions in your pull request.</li>
-</ul>
-<p>To ensure your implementation is effective and maintainable by other developers, please follow the code quality guidelines outlined below.</p>
-<ul>
-<li>Keep your code clean and well-organized.</li>
-<li>Add comments to explain complex logic or functions.</li>
-<li>Use meaningful and consistent variable and function names.</li>
-<li>Break down code into smaller, reusable functions and components.</li>
-<li>Follow proper indentation and formatting practices.</li>
-<li>Avoid code duplication by reusing existing functions or modules.</li>
-<li>Ensure your code is easily readable and maintainable by others.</li>
-</ul>
-<p>If you encounter a bug or have an enhancement suggestion, please check the "Issues" section of our GitHub repository or visit our official website for guidance before beginning any work on it.</p></div>
+<p>Thank you for your interest in this project.<br />
+<br />
+At this time, this repository is <b>not open for external contributions</b>.  <br />
+Please do <b>not</b> submit pull requests or patches.<br />
+<br />
+- Pull requests from external contributors are not accepted.<br />
+- Any unsolicited pull requests will be closed without review.<br />
+- All code in this repository is maintained by the project owner.<br />
+- By design, no third‑party code will be merged into this project via GitHub.<br />
+<br />
+If you encounter a bug or have an enhancement suggestion, please check the "Issues" section of our GitHub repository or visit our official website for guidance before beginning any work on it.</p></div>