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 Contributing
 ============
 
-.. note:: Before you begin your contribution, please read and become familiar with the design_ of ``django-admin2``.
+.. warning:: Before you begin working on your contribution, please read and become familiar with the design_ of ``django-admin2``. The design_ should hopefully make it clear what our constraints and goals are for the project.
 
 .. _design: https://django-admin2.readthedocs.org/en/latest/design.html