add note to Contribution Guide around recently released research (#23513)

soumith · facebook-github-bot · commit a356276d792c · 2019-07-29T12:24:59.000-07:00
Summary: Thanks adefazio for the feedback, adding a note to the Contribution guide so that folks don't start working on code without checking with the maintainers. Pull Request resolved: #23513 Differential Revision: D16546685 Pulled By: soumith fbshipit-source-id: 1ee8ade963703c88374aedecb8c9e5ed39d7722d
diff --git a/docs/source/community/contribution_guide.rst b/docs/source/community/contribution_guide.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ here is the basic process.
       operator/optimizer?” Giving evidence for its utility, e.g., usage
       in peer reviewed papers, or existence in other frameworks, helps a
       bit when making this case.
+      - **Adding operators / algorithms from recently-released research** 
+        is generally not accepted, unless there is overwhelming evidence that
+        this newly published work has ground-breaking results and will eventually
+        become a standard in the field. If you are not sure where your method falls,
+        open an issue first before implementing a PR.
    -  Core changes and refactors can be quite difficult to coordinate,
       as the pace of development on PyTorch master is quite fast.
       Definitely reach out about fundamental or cross-cutting changes;
