From a28e5a3024d2d86e31acd030276c0d70bd109942 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Rebert <code@rebertia.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:14:13 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Mention HTML5 validator and Bootlint as part of
 troubleshooting steps

Fixes https://github.com/twbs/bootlint/issues/67
---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 844d5a8861..29b8197c7f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Good bug reports are extremely helpful, so thanks!
 
 Guidelines for bug reports:
 
+0. **Validate and lint your code** &mdash; [validate your HTML](http://html5.validator.nu)
+   and [lint your HTML](https://github.com/twbs/bootlint) to ensure your
+   problem isn't caused by a simple error in your own code.
+
 1. **Use the GitHub issue search** &mdash; check if the issue has already been
    reported.