Added notes about keeping AUTHORS and THANKS uptodate.

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@@ -282,9 +282,15 @@ If you receive contributions you want to use from someone, let me know
 and I'll take care of the administrivia.  Put the contributions aside
 until we have the necessary papers.
 
+Once you accept a contribution, be sure to keep the files AUTHORS and
+THANKS uptodate.
+
 - When you make substantial changes to a file, add the current year to
 the list of years in the copyright notice at the top of the file.
 
+- When you get bug reports or patches from people, be sure to list
+them in THANKS.
+
 
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