Change contributing guidelines for icon requests

Asking people to use GitHub’s reactions instead of "+1" comments.

Closes #9337

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b3d4f878dc6f30ecd6a1032a22406c5d3a9b4120..f281d304ffb70889d0712cf613a5bfab2f629892 100644 (file)
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ New icons mostly start as requests by the [Font Awesome community on GitHub](../
 
 1. Please be nice. Font Awesome is a happy place.
 2. Please do not request comprehensive sets of icons related to a very specific field.
-3. Please [search](../../search?type=Issues) to see if your icon request already exists. If a request is found, please +1 that one.
+3. Please [search](../../search?type=Issues) to see if your icon request already exists. If a request is found, please add a 👍 reaction to that one.
 4. Please make requests for single icons, unless you are requesting a couple of strictly related icons (e.g., thumbs-up/thumbs-down).
 5. Please and thank you if you include the following:
   - Title your [new issue](../../issues/new?title=Icon%20Request:%20icon-) `Icon request: icon-name` (e.g., `Icon request: icon-car`).

diff --git a/src/_includes/community/requesting-new-icons.html b/src/_includes/community/requesting-new-icons.html
index e73f41c35705cef3b8485569ccb2128d1dd74dde..d08aa16fff5c727bf156b7e1eec19d26f0757052 100644 (file)
--- a/src/_includes/community/requesting-new-icons.html
+++ b/src/_includes/community/requesting-new-icons.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </p>
   <ol>
     <li>Please be nice. Font Awesome is a happy place.</li>
-    <li>Please <a href="{{ site.fontawesome.github.url }}/search?type=Issues">search</a> to see if your icon request already exists. If a request is found, please +1 that one.</li>
+    <li>Please <a href="{{ site.fontawesome.github.url }}/search?type=Issues">search</a> to see if your icon request already exists. If a request is found, please add a &#x1F44D; reaction to that one.</li>
     <li>
       Please make requests for single icons, unless you are requesting a couple of strictly related icons (e.g., thumbs-up/thumbs-down).
     </li>