Add impostor syndrome disclaimer + code of conduct

Author: leouieda

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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+# Contributor Code of Conduct
+
+## Our Pledge
+
+In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
+contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
+our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age,
+body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of
+experience, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual
+identity and orientation.
+
+## Our Standards
+
+Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
+include:
+
+* Using welcoming and inclusive language
+* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
+* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
+* Focusing on what is best for the community
+* Showing empathy towards other community members
+
+Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
+
+* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
+  advances
+* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
+* Public or private harassment
+* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic
+  address, without explicit permission
+* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
+  professional setting
+
+## Our Responsibilities
+
+Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable
+behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in
+response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
+
+Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or
+reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions
+that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or
+permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,
+threatening, offensive, or harmful.
+
+## Scope
+
+This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
+when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of
+representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
+address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an
+appointed representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a
+project may be further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
+
+## Enforcement
+
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
+reported by contacting [Leonardo Uieda](http://www.leouieda.com) (preferred) or
+[Paul Wessel](http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/wessel).
+
+All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response
+that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team
+is obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an
+incident.  Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted
+separately.
+
+Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good
+faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other
+members of the project's leadership.
+
+## Attribution
+
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage],
+version 1.4, available at
+[http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4][version]
+
+[homepage]: http://contributor-covenant.org
+[version]: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/

README.rst

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   ``Dataset`` for netCDF grids.
 
 
+Contributing
+------------
+
+Imposter syndrome disclaimer
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+**We want your help.** No, really.
+
+There may be a little voice inside your head that is telling you that you're
+not ready to be an open source contributor; that your skills aren't nearly good
+enough to contribute. What could you possibly offer a project like this one?
+
+We assure you that the little voice in your head is wrong.
+
+If you can write any code at all, you can contribute code to open source. We
+are constantly trying out new skills, making mistakes, and learning from those
+mistakes. That's how we all improve and we are happy to help others learn.
+
+**Being a contributor doesn't just mean writing code**. Equality important
+contributions include: writing or proof-reading documentation, suggesting or
+implementing tests, or even giving feedback about the project (including giving
+feedback about the contribution process). If you're coming to the project with
+fresh eyes, you might see the errors and assumptions that seasoned contributors
+have glossed over.
+
+*This disclaimer was adapted from the*
+`MetPy project <https://github.com/Unidata/MetPy>`__.
+
+
+Code of conduct
++++++++++++++++
+
+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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