added .github folder, and rbuildignore it, dont rbuildignore news.md

.Rbuildignore

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ inst/stuff/
 ^.*\.Rproj$
 ^\.Rproj\.user$
 README.Rmd
-NEWS.md
 cran-comments.md
 inst/readmecache
 inst/vign/vigncache
+.github

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# CONTRIBUTING #
+
+### Please contribute!
+
+We love collaboration.
+
+### Bugs?
+
+* Submit an issue on the [Issues page](https://github.com/ropensci/traits/issues)
+
+### Code contributions
+
+* Fork this repo to your Github account
+* Clone your version on your account down to your machine from your account, e.g,. `git clone https://github.com/<yourgithubusername>/traits.git`
+* Make sure to track progress upstream (i.e., on our version of `traits` at `ropensci/traits`) by doing `git remote add upstream https://github.com/ropensci/traits.git`. Before making changes make sure to pull changes in from upstream by doing either `git fetch upstream` then merge later or `git pull upstream` to fetch and merge in one step
+* Make your changes (bonus points for making changes on a new feature branch)
+* Push up to your account
+* Submit a pull request to home base at `ropensci/traits`
+
+### Also, check out our [discussion forum](https://discuss.ropensci.org)
+
+### Prefer to Email? Get in touch: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
+
+### Thanks for contributing!

.github/issue_template.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<!-- If this issue relates to usage of the package, whether a question, bug or similar, along with your query, please paste your devtools::session_info() or sessionInfo() into the code block below. If not, delete all this and proceed :) -->
+
+```
+
+```

.github/pull_request_template.md

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+<!--- Provide a general summary of your changes in the Title above -->
+
+## Description
+<!--- Describe your changes in detail -->
+
+## Related Issue
+<!--- if this closes an issue make sure include e.g., "fix #4"
+or similar - or if just relates to an issue make sure to mention
+it like "#4" -->
+
+## Example
+<!--- if introducing a new feature or changing behavior of existing
+methods/functions, include an example if possible to do in brief form -->
+
+<!--- Did you remember to include tests? Unless you're just changing
+grammar, please include new tests for your change -->