| 1 | # npm-expansions
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| 2 | [](https://travis-ci.org/npm/npm-expansions) [](https://www.npmjs.org/package/npm-expansions) [](https://www.npmjs.org/package/npm-expansions)
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| 4 | What does n-p-m stand for?
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| 6 | ## What This Is
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| 8 | This is the source code for the three-word thingies that randomly appear in the header of the [npmjs.com](https://npmjs.com) website. Examples include:
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| 10 | - Naughty Push Message
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| 11 | - Nectar of the Programming Masses
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| 12 | - Needless Patchouli Manufacture
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| 13 | - Neil Patrick's Mansion
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| 14 | - Never Program Mad
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| 15 | - Never Push to Master
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| 16 | - Neverending Plethora of Modules
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| 17 | - Newton's Programmatic Measurements
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| 18 | - Newts Parading Majestically
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| 19 | - Nice Poodle, Mister
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| 20 | - Nickel Plated Moose
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| 21 | - Nineties Party Mix
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| 22 | - Null Pointer Missing
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| 24 | ## How to Contribute
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| 26 | Add your own expansion to [expansions.txt](expansions.txt), then send us a pull request! **If you think of multiple possibilities, please submit them as separate PRs**, as we may like some but not others.
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| 28 | Some other suggestions:
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| 30 | * Be meaningful. Three random words is not good enough.
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| 31 | * Be funny. This is very subjective, we realize, so try not to take it personally if we don't get it.
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| 32 | * Be novel. If your expansion starts with "Node" the other two words better be pretty great.
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| 33 | * Avoid hyphenation, especially "non-". Yes, there are some in there already. Sorry.
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| 34 | * Use actual words. You can't just make up random new words. Unless they're really good.
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| 35 | * Avoid names of people and products (other than npm ;-))
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| 36 | * Avoid expansions that are gendered, sexual, aggressive, or violent. We are a diverse, positive place.
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| 37 | * Avoid anything that even slightly hints of violating npm's [code of conduct](https://www.npmjs.com/policies/conduct/). These are literally the first words that appear on the website, and our audience is very broad, so it's best to avoid things that can be misconstrued.
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| 39 | ## No More Please
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| 41 | We'll no longer be accepting expansions that begin with the following frequent suggestions:
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| 42 | * National
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| 43 | * Naughty
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| 44 | * Nerds
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| 45 | * Never
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| 46 | * New
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| 47 | * Nice
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| 48 | * Nifty
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| 49 | * No
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| 50 | * Non
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| 51 | * Nobody
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| 52 | * Node (unless it's *really* good)
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| 53 | * Not
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