Add some brief instructions for coding style guidelines

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 69ffba0a..b710fe4b 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -74,16 +74,19 @@ Keys can be unmapped and remapped to different commands under Advanced Options.
 Contributing
 ------------
 
-You'd like to fix a bug or implement a feature? Great! Check out the bugs on our issues tracker, or implement one of
-the suggestions there that have been tagged 'todo'. If you have a suggestion of your own, start a discussion on
-the issues tracker or on the [mailing list][list_url]. If it mirrors a similar feature in another browser or in Vim
-itself, let us know! Once you've picked something to work on, add a comment to the respective issue so others don't
-duplicate your effort.
+You'd like to fix a bug or implement a feature? Great! Check out the bugs on our issues tracker, or implement
+one of the suggestions there that have been tagged 'todo'. If you have a suggestion of your own, start a
+discussion on the issues tracker or on the [mailing list][list_url]. If it mirrors a similar feature in
+another browser or in Vim itself, let us know! Once you've picked something to work on, add a comment to the
+respective issue so others don't duplicate your effort.
 
 When you're done, send us a pull request on Github. Feel free to include a change to the CREDITS file with your patch.
 
 [list_url]: http://groups.google.com/group/vimium-dev?hl=en
 
+Some brief coding style guidelines: 1) follow the style already present in the file, 2) ensure your lines
+don't exceed 110 characters.
+
 Release Notes
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