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@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ I have branches for each theme for the website. Commits to `master` should be th
 posts. Theme branches should pull from `master` whenever there are new `master` commits. Commits exclusive to theme
 branches should *only* be for changes relevant to the theme.
 
+Theme branches are what should be used to build the website. `master` should not be used for building/deployment, only
+to store common changes among all branches.
+
 # Licensing
 
 The contents of this git repo are licensed under [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). The contents of the