added note about direct translation please

story645 · rcomer · story645 · commit 856e4779d023 · 2026-02-12T16:07:45.000-05:00
Co-authored-by: Ruth Comer &lt;10599679+rcomer@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/doc/devel/contribute.rst b/doc/devel/contribute.rst
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ We expect authentic engagement in our community.
 - If you use generative AI tools as an aid in developing code or documentation
   changes, ensure that you fully understand the proposed changes and can
   explain why they are the correct approach.
+- If you use AI for translation or grammar correction, please keep the wording as close
+  as possible to the original wording. It is much easier to come to a mutual
+  understanding when we are working off a direct translation of your words/thoughts than
+  text an LLM may have embellished with possibly spurious information.
 
 Make sure you have added value based on your personal competency to your
 contributions. Just taking some input, feeding it to an AI and posting the
