diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 2c44f67..09a91d5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ This project accepts contributions. In order to contribute, you should
pay attention to a few things:
1. your code must follow the coding style rules
-2. your code must be fully (100% coverage) unit-tested
-3. your code must be fully documented
+2. your code must be unit-tested
+3. your code must be documented
4. your work must be signed
5. the format of the submission must be email patches or GitHub Pull Requests
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ pay attention to a few things:
Coding and documentation Style:
-------------------------------
-- The coding style follows `PEP-8: Style Guide for Python Code `_
+- The coding style follows `PEP-8: Style Guide for Python Code `_ (~100 chars/lines is a good limit)
- The documentation style follows `PEP-257: Docstring Conventions `_
-A good practice is to frequently run you code through `pylint
-`_
-and make sure the code grades ``10.0``.
+A good practice is to frequently run you code through `pylint `_
+and make sure the code grades does not decrease.
Submitting Modifications:
-------------------------