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+Everyone participating in the typeshed community, and in particular in
+our issue tracker, pull requests, and Gitter channel, is expected to treat
+other people with respect and more generally to follow the guidelines
+articulated in the [Python Community Code of
+Conduct](https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/).
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 are almost always present; feel free to find us there and we're happy
 to chat.  Substantive technical discussion will be directed to the
 issue tracker.
-
-## Code of Conduct
-
-Everyone participating in the typeshed community, and in particular in
-our issue tracker, pull requests, and Gitter channel, is expected to treat
-other people with respect and more generally to follow the guidelines
-articulated in the [Python Community Code of
-Conduct](https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/).