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             <h1 class="title">About</h1>
             <p>Go Report Card was initially developed during <a href="http://gophergala.com/blog/gopher/gala/2015/02/03/winners/">Gopher Gala 2015</a>. It is free, open source and run by volunteers. If you feel like there is something that could be improved, we encourage you to <a href="https://github.com/gojp/goreportcard">open an issue or contribute on GitHub</a>!</p>
+            <p>Note about Digital Ocean referral URL: we are using a referral URL on the "Powered by DigitalOcean" logo in hopes that we may earn some credits to use toward GRC. All referral money will be put toward GRC server costs.</p>
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             <h3 class="subtitle">Credits</h3>
             <p>The Go gopher on the home page was designed by <a href="http://reneefrench.blogspot.com/">Renée French</a>.</p>