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+# Tinyboard Tools
+This repository is a collection of management scripts, javascript addons, stylesheets and miscellaneous tools for [Tinyboard](http://github.com/savetheinternet/Tinyboard).
+
+## Directories
+*	```tools/``` -- Command-line management scripts for Tinyboard. These should not be publicly executable.
+*	```stylesheets/``` -- Additional stylesheets for Tinyboard, mainly user contributions.
+*	```js/``` -- Useful Javascript addons for Tinyboard, such as "quick reply" and client-side "forced anonymous". Most of these can be included using ```$config['additional_javascript']```.
+
+
+## License
+The contents of this repository are licensed under the terms of [Tinyboard's license](https://github.com/savetheinternet/Tinyboard/blob/master/LICENSE.md) unless stated otherwise.