From 9351be2779e0038f164074253c31d53543089e25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dean Ellis <dellis1972@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:07:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update bounty eligibility requirements

Clarified eligibility criteria for bounty applicants.
---
 website/content/bounties.njk | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/website/content/bounties.njk b/website/content/bounties.njk
index 41688428..759f2f21 100644
--- a/website/content/bounties.njk
+++ b/website/content/bounties.njk
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ description: The MonoGame Foundation uses a bounty system to propose paid incent
 
     <section class="container-xxl mb-5">
         <h1 id="how" class="fw-bold"><a href="#how">How do bounties work?</a></h1>
+        <p>
+            Bounites will only be given out to *known*, *reliable* contributors. Unless there is a history of providing good quality PR's on this project.
+            You should provide your PR history for this project when applying for any bounty.
+            This measure is being taken to ensure the high quality of the code being included in MonoGame.
+        </p>
         <p>
             If you would like to propose your services to fulfill a bounty, please send us your references and a proposed schedule to
 			complete the bounty by e-mail (please indicate which bounty you are applying to): <a href="mailto:biz@monogame.net">biz@monogame.net</a>

From 97c83a1154d9453526ad92e6c5f876bf9b3faad9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dean Ellis <dellis1972@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:42:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update bounties.njk

---
 website/content/bounties.njk | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/website/content/bounties.njk b/website/content/bounties.njk
index 759f2f21..eb968d13 100644
--- a/website/content/bounties.njk
+++ b/website/content/bounties.njk
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ description: The MonoGame Foundation uses a bounty system to propose paid incent
     <section class="container-xxl mb-5">
         <h1 id="how" class="fw-bold"><a href="#how">How do bounties work?</a></h1>
         <p>
-            Bounites will only be given out to *known*, *reliable* contributors. Unless there is a history of providing good quality PR's on this project.
+            Bounites will *only* be given out to *known*, *reliable* contributors.
+            Unless there is a history of providing good quality PR's on this project, your application will be rejected.
             You should provide your PR history for this project when applying for any bounty.
             This measure is being taken to ensure the high quality of the code being included in MonoGame.
         </p>