Update REA U REAME.md (outline#12042)

Author: tommoor

README.md

@@ -27,23 +27,23 @@ Please see the [documentation](https://docs.getoutline.com/s/hosting/) for runni
 
 If you have questions or improvements for the docs please create a thread in [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/outline/outline/discussions).
 
-# Development
-
-There is a short guide for [setting up a development environment](https://docs.getoutline.com/s/hosting/doc/local-development-5hEhFRXow7) if you wish to contribute changes, fixes, and improvements to Outline.
-
-## Contributing
+# Contributing
 
-Outline is built and maintained by a small team – your help finding and fixing bugs is appreciated, though AI assisted PR's from new contributors are discouraged and unlikely to be merged.
+> **Note:** Please do not submit AI-generated pull requests. We receive a high volume of mass, low-quality PRs generated by AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot from contributors who are unfamiliar with the codebase. These PRs are almost never mergeable and waste maintainer time reviewing them. If you’d like to contribute, please take the time to understand the codebase and write your changes thoughtfully.
 
-Before submitting a pull request _you must_ discuss with the core team by creating or commenting in an issue on [GitHub](https://www.github.com/outline/outline/issues) – we'd also love to hear from you in the [discussions](https://www.github.com/outline/outline/discussions). This way we can ensure that an approach is agreed on before code is written and that you have read these instructions. This will result in a much higher likelihood of your code being accepted.
+Before submitting a pull request _you must_ discuss with the core team by creating or commenting in an issue on [GitHub](https://www.github.com/outline/outline/issues) – we’d also love to hear from you in the [discussions](https://www.github.com/outline/outline/discussions). This way we can ensure that an approach is agreed on before code is written and that you have read these instructions. This will result in a much higher likelihood of your code being accepted.
 
-If you’re looking for ways to get started, here's a list of ways to help us improve Outline:
+If you’re looking for ways to get started, here’s a list of ways to help us improve Outline:
 
 - [Translation](docs/TRANSLATION.md) into other languages
 - Issues with [`good first issue`](https://github.com/outline/outline/labels/good%20first%20issue) label
 - Performance improvements, both on server and frontend
 - Developer happiness and documentation
-- Bugs and other issues listed on GitHub
+- Bugs, quality fixes, and other issues listed on GitHub
+
+# Development
+
+There is a short guide for [setting up a development environment](https://docs.getoutline.com/s/hosting/doc/local-development-5hEhFRXow7) if you wish to contribute changes, fixes, and improvements to Outline.
 
 ## Architecture