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@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ <h1>Using GitHub for Spec Work</h1>
         We can then add it to the repository.
       </p>
       <pre>git add index.html
-git commit -m "Add empty doc."</pre>
+git commit -m "chore: Add empty doc."</pre>
+      <p>
+        Tip: consider using the conventions <q><a href="http://karma-runner.github.io/1.0/dev/git-commit-msg.html">Git Commit Msg</a></q>; for examples, see <a href="https://github.com/w3c/manifest/commits/main">w3c/manifest commits</a>.
+      </p>
     </li>
     <li>
       <p>