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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ This handbook is a living document, and all MEDLab team members are invited to e
 
 To contribute, make sure you are in the [MEDLab Contributors](https://git.medlab.host/org/MEDLab/teams/medlab_contributors) team. If you're not, let Nathan know.
 
-Once in that team, navigate to the page you want to edit. To edit, press the pencil-shaped edit icon. If it is not clickable, you may not be in the MEDLab Contributors team.
+Once in that team, navigate to the page you want to edit. To edit, press the pencil-shaped edit icon. If it is not clickable, or if it says you need to fork the repository, you may not be in the MEDLab Contributors team.
 
 Once you press the edit icon, you should see an editable text field. Make your changes in Markdown---[syntax is here](https://docs.gitea.com/usage/markdown).