Contributing

How can I contribute to this project?

Pull requests are always welcome
Address issues wherever possible
Prefix commit messages with [#XX] if addressing an existing issue number
Use the present tense in commit messages
Shorten commit messages to 50 characters with bulleted details

In which format should my contributions be submitted?

Pull requests should be in JSON format
Run the validator script (rake validate)
For more detailed output, use JSONlint.com.
Considering using this regex for converting Markdown to JSON

Merging Pull Requests (for admins)

git remote add username git://github.com/username/trail-map.git
git fetch username
git cherry-pick aabbcceeddffgg...(this is the SHA)

Then, edit the commit as necessary and then edit the commit message:

git add -A
git commit --amend -v

Reasoning detailed by Linus.