diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ Thank you for contributing to The Coding Train website!
 This is a template to get more information about your pull request. To check any option, replace the "[ ]" with a "[x]". Be sure to check out how it looks in the preview tab! Feel free to remove all or any portion of the template that is not relevant, as it is mainly designed for community contributions.
 
 You can see the guide at: https://thecodingtrain.com/Guides/community-contribution-guide.html.
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-During hacktoberfest we want to encourage people to learn how to make Pull Requests while also reducing the number of spam Pull Requests. If you are a new contributor or trying to improve your open source skills for hacktoberfest, take a look at this issue: https://github.com/CodingTrain/website/issues/2615 to get some direction on how and where to make a good pull request. 
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 ### Community Contribution
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -24,7 +24,3 @@ If you want to share your own variation based on a Coding Train video, visit the
 # Help adding pages for video tutorials
 
 We are currently in the process of migrating videos and community contributions to our new system. If you want to help with this, have a look at the [Content Contribution Guide](https://thecodingtrain.com/Guides/content-contribution-guide.html). Thanks for helping us out!
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-# Hacktoberfest
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-If you're here for [Hacktoberfest](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/) please check out this issue: https://github.com/CodingTrain/website/issues/2615.