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 ## Contributing
 
 At the moment speaking and for the foreseeable future, we expect that contributions will be made by Artefactual staff from time to time.
-We do not expect any external contributor to make a PR, but you are welcome to `file an issue <https://github.com/artefactual/artefactual.github.io/issues>`__ if you have general questions about contributing.
+We do not expect any external contributor to make a PR, but you are welcome to [file an issue](https://github.com/artefactual/artefactual.github.io/issues) if you have general questions about contributing.
 
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