From 25dd806a18da7e83b2ede6dec602cf9ef0985dd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil Cuzon <58763315+NeilCuzon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 20:36:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Update README.md
Implementing some changes to mirror those, that were made by @Mogztter.
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-# Mermaid
-
-[](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid)
-[](https://coveralls.io/github/knsv/mermaid?branch=master)
-[](https://gitter.im/knsv/mermaid?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
+# mermaid [](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid) [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE) [](https://percy.io/Mermaid/mermaid)

-**Edit this Page** [](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/develop/docs/README.md)
+**Edit this Page** [](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/develop/docs/README.md)
+:trophy: **Mermaid was nominated and won the [JS Open Source Awards (2019)](https://osawards.com/javascript/#nominees) in the category "The most exciting use of technology"!!!**
-**Mermaid was nominated and won the JS Open Source Awards (2019) in the category "The most exciting use of technology"!!! Thanks to all involved, people committing pull requests, people answering questions and special thanks to Tyler Long who is helping me maintain the project.**
+**Thanks to all involved, people committing pull requests, people answering questions and special thanks to Tyler Long who is helping me maintain the project 🙏**
+## About
-# Doc-Rot is a Catch-22 that Mermaid helps to solve.
+
+Mermaid is a Javascript based diagramming and charting tool that uses Markdown-inspired text definitions and a renderer to create and modify complex diagrams. The main purpose of Mermaid is to help documentation catch up with development.
-### Diagramming and Documentation costs precious developer time and gets outdated quickly.
-### But not having diagrams or Docs ruins productivity and hurts organizational learning.
+> Doc-Rot is a Catch-22 that Mermaid helps to solve.
-## mermaid addresses this problem by cutting the time, effort and tooling that is required to create modifiable diagrams and charts, for smarter and more reusable content.**
+Diagramming and documentation costs precious developer time and gets outdated quickly.
+But not having diagrams or docs ruins productivity and hurts organizational learning.
+Mermaid addresses this problem by cutting the time, effort and tooling that is required to create modifiable diagrams and charts, for smarter and more reusable content.
+The text definitions for Mermaid diagrams allows for it to be updated easily, it can also be made part of production scripts (and other pieces of code).
+So less time needs be spent on documenting, as a separate and laborious task.
+Even non-programmers can create diagrams through the [Mermaid Live Editor](https://github.com/mermaidjs/mermaid-live-editor).
+[Mermaid Overview](./n00b-overview.md) has video tutorials.
+Use Mermaid with your favorite applications, check out the list of [Integrations and Usages of Mermaid](./integrations.md).
-The text definitions that create mermaid diagrams allows for easy updates, it can also be made part of production scripts (and other pieces of code). So less time needs be spent on documenting, as a separate and laborious task.
+For a more detailed introduction to Mermaid and some of it's more basic uses, look to the [Beginner's Guide](https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/n00b-overview) and [Usage](./usage.md).
-## Even non-programmers can create diagrams through the [Mermaid Live Editor](https://github.com/mermaidjs/mermaid-live-editor).
-
-## You can watch some popular mermaid Live Editor tutorials on [mermaid Overview](./n00b-overview.md) for a quick intro.
-
-## To use mermaid with your favorite applications, check out the list of [Integrations and Usages of Mermaid](./integrations.md)**
-
-## For a more detailed introduction to mermaid and some of it's more basic uses, look to the [Beginner's Guide](https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/n00b-overview) and [Usage](./usage.md).
-
-## [CDN](https://unpkg.com/mermaid/)
-
-## [Documentation](https://mermaidjs.github.io)
-
-## [Contribution](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md)
-
-## [Recent Mermaid Versions](./versionUpdates.md).
-
-# Most Recent Version News: Version 8.7.0
-
-## [New and Expanded Mermaid Theme and Styling Configurations](./theming.md)
-
-## [New Mermaid Live-Editor Beta](https://mermaid-js.github.io/docs/mermaid-live-editor-beta/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoiJSV7aW5pdDoge1widGhlbWVcIjogXCJmb3Jlc3RcIiwgXCJsb2dMZXZlbFwiOiAxIH19JSVcbmdyYXBoIFREXG4gIEFbQ2hyaXN0bWFzXSAtLT58R2V0IG1vbmV5fCBCKEdvIHNob3BwaW5nKVxuICBCIC0tPiBDe0xldCBtZSB0aGlua31cbiAgQyAtLT58T25lfCBEW0xhcHRvcF1cbiAgQyAtLT58VHdvfCBFW2lQaG9uZV1cbiAgQyAtLT58VGhyZWV8IEZbZmE6ZmEtY2FyIENhcl1cblx0XHQiLCJtZXJtYWlkIjp7InRoZW1lIjoiZGFyayJ9fQ)
-
-## [New Configuration Protocols in version 8.6.0](./8.6.0_docs.md)
-
-
-## [Version Record](./versionUpdates.md)
+🌐 [CDN](https://unpkg.com/mermaid/) | 📖 [Documentation](https://mermaidjs.github.io) | 🙌 [Contribution](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md) | 📜 [Version Log](./docs/versionUpdates.md)
**🖖 Keep a steady pulse: mermaid needs more Collaborators [#866](https://github.com/knsv/mermaid/issues/866)**
From b9f45577a78ec473f898b8043c1e7e88c7f07763 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil Cuzon <58763315+NeilCuzon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:39:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update README.md
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docs/README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index b689a7fbd..e036f676c 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ For a more detailed introduction to Mermaid and some of it's more basic uses, lo
🌐 [CDN](https://unpkg.com/mermaid/) | 📖 [Documentation](https://mermaidjs.github.io) | 🙌 [Contribution](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md) | 📜 [Version Log](./docs/versionUpdates.md)
-**🖖 Keep a steady pulse: mermaid needs more Collaborators [#866](https://github.com/knsv/mermaid/issues/866)**
+**🖖 Keep a steady pulse: mermaid needs more Collaborators.[Read More](https://github.com/knsv/mermaid/issues/866)**
# Diagrams that mermaid can render:
From 2ca50de41b44d36ce34c78ec2280461abcfc8476 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil Cuzon <58763315+NeilCuzon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 23:04:05 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Update README.md
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docs/README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
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--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
# mermaid [](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid) [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE) [](https://percy.io/Mermaid/mermaid)

-**Edit this Page** [](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/develop/docs/README.md)
+**Edit this Page** [](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/develop/docs/README.md)
:trophy: **Mermaid was nominated and won the [JS Open Source Awards (2019)](https://osawards.com/javascript/#nominees) in the category "The most exciting use of technology"!!!**
From 7e3848cc7616189d319966b788d2229878fd4e75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil Cuzon <58763315+NeilCuzon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 23:07:06 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Update README.md
---
docs/README.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 5f65701af..6f82431f7 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ For a more detailed introduction to Mermaid and some of it's more basic uses, lo
🌐 [CDN](https://unpkg.com/mermaid/) | 📖 [Documentation](https://mermaidjs.github.io) | 🙌 [Contribution](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md) | 📜 [Version Log](./docs/versionUpdates.md)
-**🖖 Keep a steady pulse: mermaid needs more Collaborators.[Read More](https://github.com/knsv/mermaid/issues/866)**
+> 🖖 Keep a steady pulse: mermaid needs more Collaborators, [Read More](https://github.com/knsv/mermaid/issues/866).
# Diagrams that mermaid can render: