I submitted my first pull request for Steemit.com to the GitHub repository!

Many of you have probably been wondering why I haven't been posting much in the past two weeks. Well, other than spending time with my family with the holidays - I have been busy coding :)

Since I joined, I have been fairly involved with the Steemit.com development process.

• I worked with the members of the community to create a Community Wish List.
• I frequently provide updates to the community about what the Steemit dev team is working on via the Steemit.com Development Updates series.
• I have created bounties to incentivize front-end Steemit.com development.
• I also worked with @bitcoiner to create the official Welcome to Steemit landing page!

About two weeks ago, I decided to start on what I felt was the next logical phase of my Steemit journey - to actually start making code changes myself. Today I submitted my first update to the GitHub repository!

https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/pull/923

It isn't anything super fancy, but it makes a bunch of much needed edits and additions to the "Welcome Page" content.

(Note: The "Welcome to Steemit" banner image update is not part of this pull request. We are still working on that - stay tuned.)

Here are the changes that were submitted via the pull request:

• Updated a lot of wording as per suggestions from @sneak and @pfunk
• Standardized capitalization using the rules from @sneak and @pfunk
• Clarified where to find the "Helpful Posts from Steemit Users" section
• Added info on where to find the 'Welcome Page' in the menu
• Added info on the new decline payout option
• Added info for the new sections in the user profile menu: Feed, Change Password, Settings, and Logout
• Removed language to "check replies frequently" since notifications have now been added
• Clarified instructions for users to backup and secure their password
• Added instructions to setup user profile and avatar
• Added instructions to set "NSFW" display setting
• Added new content to the "Helpful Posts from Steemit Users" section
• Added a link to Steemit Help (steemithelp.net) in the "Other Resources" section
• Added a link to the Steem Blockchain Explorer (steemdb.com) in the "Other Resources" section
• Added a "Third Party References" disclaimer section to make sure it is clear that the third-party sites and posts listed are not affiliated with Steemit, Inc.

The pull request has not been approved yet, so there are no guarantees it will make it up on the live site. I plan to work with the Steemit dev team to make any changes necessary in order to get it accepted though. Hopefully we will see the updates live on the site soon!

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