V1.0

Contributing

Stewardship · Version updated 2026-09-25 · Page first published 2026-09-19

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Reading copy: https://www.vgoframework.org/docs/contributing Version: VGO V1.0 published methodology; v1.0.0-draft remains a historical snapshot.

Contributions are welcome through Issues and Pull Requests.

Good contributions include: clearer definitions, reproducible measurement methods, documented research, new discovery-surface considerations, integrity/defense improvements, case-study templates and corrections.

Please avoid promotional submissions, unverifiable claims, fabricated evidence, instructions for manipulating third-party systems, competitor attacks or mass-generated content without substantive contribution.

Proposal format

  1. Problem / ambiguity
  2. Proposed change
  3. Evidence or rationale
  4. Expected impact
  5. Risks / counterarguments
  6. Suggested wording or metric

Maintainers retain final merge/release authority. Submission does not guarantee inclusion.