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+# Contribution Guidelines
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+Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md). By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
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+# The pull request should have a useful title. Pull requests with `Update readme.md` as title will be closed right away because I'm so tired of nobody reading this document. Please carefully read everything in `Adding to this list`.
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+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Adding to this list](#adding-to-this-list)
+- [Creating your own awesome list](#creating-your-own-awesome-list)
+- [Adding something to an awesome list](#adding-something-to-an-awesome-list)
+- [Updating your Pull Request](#updating-your-pull-request)
+
+## Adding to this list
+
+Please ensure your pull request adheres to the following guidelines:
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+- Search previous suggestions before making a new one, as yours may be a duplicate.
+- Make an individual pull request for each suggestion.
+- Make sure the website is indeed a lite and bloat-free (version of a) website
+- Use [title-casing](http://titlecapitalization.com) (AP style).
+- Use the following format: `[List Name](link)`
+- Link additions should be added to the bottom of the relevant category.
+- New categories or improvements to the existing categorization are welcome.
+- Check your spelling and grammar.
+- Make sure your text editor is set to remove trailing whitespace.
+- The pull request and commit should have a useful title.
+- The body of your commit message should contain a link to the website.
+
+Thank you for your suggestions!

README.md

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+awesome-lite-websites [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
+=====================
+
+## Contents
+
+* [News](#news)
+
+## News
+
+- [CNN Lite](http://lite.cnn.io/en) - A lite version of CNN.com
+- [NPR Thin](http://thin.npr.org/) - Text-only version of NPR.org
+- [LevelNews](https://levelnews.org/) - Independent news index
+- [Pxlet](http://www.pxlet.com/) - Lite index of various websites including Hacker News, Reddit, Slashdot and more
+- [Lobsters](https://lobste.rs/) - A technology-focused community centered around link aggregation and discussion
+- [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/news)
+
+## License
+
+![CC0](http://i.creativecommons.org/p/zero/1.0/88x31.png)
+
+To the extent possible under law, Mahdi Dibaiee has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.