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contributor docs: Link to new guide on continuing prior work.

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codebase, you can also find another "help wanted" issue in the same area to codebase, you can also find another "help wanted" issue in the same area to
work on. work on.
- **What if there is already a pull request for the issue I want to work on?** - **What if there is already a pull request for the issue I want to work on?**
Start by reviewing the existing work. If you agree with the approach, you can See our [guide on continuing unfinished
use the existing pull request (PR) as a starting point for your contribution. If work](https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing/continuing-unfinished-work.html).
you think a different approach is needed, you can post a new PR, with a comment that clearly
explains _why_ you decided to start from scratch.
- **What if I ask if someone is still working on an issue, and they don't - **What if I ask if someone is still working on an issue, and they don't
respond?** If you don't get a reply within 2-3 days, go ahead and post a comment respond?** If you don't get a reply within 2-3 days, go ahead and post a comment
that you are working on the issue, and submit a pull request. If the original that you are working on the issue, and submit a pull request. If the original

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Co-authored-by: Greg Price <greg@zulip.com> Co-authored-by: Greg Price <greg@zulip.com>
You should always give credit where credit is due. See our [guide on continuing
unfinished work](../contributing/continuing-unfinished-work.md) for step-by-step
guidance on continuing work someone else has started.
You can also add other notes, such as `Reported-by:`, `Debugged-by:`, or You can also add other notes, such as `Reported-by:`, `Debugged-by:`, or
`Suggested-by:`, but we don't typically do so. `Suggested-by:`, but we don't typically do so.