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# 🚀 Welcome to the GGUF Model Community! 

This is a central hub for users to discover, access, and contribute to a vast collection of quantized models in the GGUF format. We're building a vibrant space for exchanging, searching for, and sharing models that cater to diverse needs and requirements within the GGUF ecosystem.

## ✨ Why GGUF?

GGUF is a modern file format for storing models optimized for efficient inference, particularly on consumer-grade hardware. This makes it easier for researchers, developers, and hobbyists to experiment with and deploy large language models.

## 🤝 How to Join the Community

We're excited to welcome new contributors! To join our community, you should have **at least 80 quantized models in GGUF format** ready to share. This ensures active participation and contribution to the collective knowledge base.

Once you meet this requirement, please reach out to us [insert method of contacting, e.g., via the Discussions tab, a specific user, etc.]. We'll be happy to discuss your application and welcome you aboard!

## 🎁 What We Offer

*   **A Comprehensive Collection of GGUF Models:**  Find models tailored for various tasks, sizes, and architectures.
*   **A Platform for Sharing and Discovery:**  Contribute your models and explore the contributions of others.
*   **A Thriving Community:** Connect with like-minded individuals passionate about GGUF and its potential.
*   **Organized Collections for Easy Navigation:** Browse models categorized by architecture, application, and more.
*   **Increased Visibility for Your Models:** Sharing your models within the community increases their discoverability and potential impact.

## ➕ Adding Models to Category-Specific Collections (Model Families)

Community members have the privilege of contributing models from their personal accounts to the community's carefully curated, category-specific collections. These collections focus on particular model architectures or families.

A model can be included in a category-specific collection if it meets **one** of the following criteria:

1.  **Exact Match:** The model is the specified foundational model itself (e.g., Llama-3-8B-GGUF).
2.  **Based On:** The model is a fine-tuned or adapted version of the specified foundational model (e.g., Llama-3-Tulu-3-8B-GGUF).

**Examples of Category-Specific Collections:**

*   🦙 **Llama:**  Dedicated to Llama family of models.
*   ✨ **Gemma:**  Dedicated to Gemma family of models.
*   🦉 **Mistral:** Dedicated to Mistral family of models.

## ➕ Creating General Collections (Thematic Groupings)

In addition to contributing to existing category-specific collections, members can create **general collections** to group different models under a common theme or application.

**Examples of General Collections:**

*   💬 **Chat:** Models optimized for conversational AI and chatbot applications.
*   🛡️ **Guard:** Models designed for identifying and mitigating harmful or unsafe content, promoting responsible AI.
*   🧠 **Reasoning:** Models that excel at logical reasoning, problem-solving, and knowledge application.

**Collection Naming Convention:**

Each collection **must** adhere to the following naming convention: `[Emoji][Name]`.  For example: `💬Chat`.

*   Choose an emoji that visually represents the collection's theme.
*   Use a clear and descriptive name for the collection.

## 💡 Inspiration & Examples

Explore our existing collections for inspiration and guidance on how to organize and present your models:  [Collections Page](https://hf.co/collections/itlwas)

This page provides a wealth of examples and showcases the different ways you can contribute to the community.

## 🚀 Let's Build Together!

We eagerly anticipate your participation and contributions! Together, we can foster a vibrant and collaborative ecosystem for GGUF models.  Feel free to reach out with any questions.


**Thank you for being a part of the GGUF Model Community!**