write ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/What_we_write)
    3. [ Writing style guide ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Writing_style_guide)
    4. How-to guides 
      1. [ How-to guides ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto)
      2. [ How to add images and media ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/Images_media)
      3. [ How to create, move, delete, and edit pages ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/Creating_moving_deleting)
      4. [ How to document a CSS property ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/Document_a_CSS_property)
      5. [ How to document an HTTP header ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/Document_an_HTTP_header)
      6. [ How to document web errors ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/Document_web_errors)
      7. [ How to research a technology ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/Research_technology)
      8. [ How to use structured data ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/JSON_Structured_data)
      9. [ How to write an API reference ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/Write_an_api_reference)
      10. [ How to write an entry in the glossary ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/Write_a_new_entry_in_the_glossary)
      11. [ How to write in Markdown ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Howto/Markdown_in_MDN)
    5. Page structures 
      1. [ Page structures ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures)
      2. [ Banners and notices ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Banners_and_notices)
      3. [ Code examples ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Code_examples)
      4. [ Compatibility tables and the browser compatibility data repository (BCD) ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Compatibility_tables)
      5. [ Live examples ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Live_samples)
      6. [ Page types ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Page_types)
      7. [ Sidebars ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Sidebars)
      8. [ Specification tables ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Specification_tables)
      9. [ Syntax sections ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Syntax_sections)
      10. [ Using macros ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Macros)
      11. [ Feature status ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_structures/Feature_status)
    6. [ Attribution and copyright licensing ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Attrib_copyright_license)
    7. [ Experimental, deprecated, and obsolete ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Experimental_deprecated_obsolete)
  4. Advisory Board 
    1. [ MDN Product Advisory Board ](/en-US/docs/MDN/MDN_Product_Advisory_Board)
    2. [ Product Advisory Board Charter & Membership ](/en-US/docs/MDN/MDN_Product_Advisory_Board/Membership)
  5. History 
    1. [ MDN at 10 ](/en-US/docs/MDN/At_ten)
    2. [ The history of MDN ](/en-US/docs/MDN/At_ten/History_of_MDN)
  6. [ MDN Web Docs changelog ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Changelog)

##  In this article

  * General guidelines for participation 
  * Guidelines for reporting an issue 
  * Guidelines for working on an issue 
  * Guidelines for triaging issues 

#  Guidelines to open and work on issues

As a contributor, you can  report  and  work  on issues.

After you report an issue, the issue gets triaged. Issue  triaging  is
typically done by people assigned the role of a maintainer or an owner.

##  General guidelines for participation

While reporting an issue or participating in a conversation in an issue,
always ensure that your inputs are contributing to the overall progress of the
project. Consider whether the issues you open and your comments in an issue
are constructive and on topic and are not just adding noise.

Do the following:

  * Before filing an issue, consider if you need to [ discuss ](/en-US/docs/MDN/Community/Communication_channels#chat_rooms) it with the staff/community. Use discussions