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@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ Please do not report security issues in public. Please email hello@fontawesome.c
 2. We'll be pretty nerdy and funny when we can. Sorry, not sorry. :P
 3. We'll provide progress and our process in a transparent way whenever possible so that you can follow along with and help us.
 
+### Ways of contacting us directly
+
+We want to keep the GitHub issues focused on the development of the project. If you have a topic that you'd like us to be aware of that doesn't relate directly to the work product of this project you can send us an email at hello@fontawesome.com.
+
 ## Pull Requests
 - At the moment we are not accepting pull requests containing icons
 - Submit all pull requests against the appropriate `*-wip` branch for easier merging