Merge pull request #8 from marimo-team/aka/contribution-checklist

Update contribution checklist

Author: akshayka

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ If this PR fixes any issues, list them here by number (e.g., Fixes #123).
 
 - [ ] I have included package dependencies in the notebook file [using `--sandbox`](https://docs.marimo.io/guides/package_reproducibility/)
 - [ ] I have included a short README.md describing my example and how to run it.
+- [ ] I have included instructions on how to adapt the notebook to custom data and models
 - [ ] I have included an ["Open in marimo" badge](https://docs.marimo.io/guides/publishing/playground/#open-notebooks-hosted-on-github) in the README if my example works in [WASM](https://docs.marimo.io/guides/wasm/).
-- [ ] If my notebook accesses local files, I used [`mo.notebook_location()`](https://docs.marimo.io/api/miscellaneous/?h=notebook_location#marimo.notebook_location) to construct notebook paths
+- [ ] If my notebook accesses local files, I used [`mo.notebook_directory()`](https://docs.marimo.io/api/miscellaneous/?h=notebook_directory#marimo.notebook_directory) to construct notebook paths

README.md

@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@ the "open in marimo" badge in its README.
 We welcome community contributions of examples; you don't need to be
 an expert to help out!
 
-Open a pull request to contribute a new example. Each example should be placed
-in its own folder and include a short `README.md`. We also include smoke tests
-for each notebook in `tests/`. Run tests with `uvx --with marimo pytest .`
+Open a pull request to contribute a new example. Ideally, examples are easy
+for others to adapt to their own data and models. Here's a contribution checklist:
+
+- [ ] Place the example in its own folder
+- [ ] Include package dependencies in notebook files [using
+  `--sandbox`](https://docs.marimo.io/guides/package_reproducibility/)
+- [ ] Include a short README.md describing your example and how to run it.
+- [ ] Include instructions on how to adapt the notebook to custom data and models
 
 Looking for a specific example or template but can't find it? Feel free
 to file an issue and request it!