diff --git a/doc/developers/contributing.rst b/doc/developers/contributing.rst
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@@ -155,12 +155,22 @@ If any of the above seems like magic to you, then look up the `Git documentation
 <http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/dev/gitwash/development_workflow.html>`_ on the
 web.
 
-In particular, if some conflicts arise between your branch and the master
-branch, you will need to `rebase your branch on master
-<http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/dev/gitwash/development_workflow.html#rebasing-on-master>`_.
-Please avoid merging master branch into yours. If you did it anyway, you can fix
-it following `this example
-<https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn/pull/7111#issuecomment-249175383>`_.
+If some conflicts arise between your branch and the ``master`` branch, you need
+to merge ``master``. The command will be::
+
+  $ git merge master
+
+with ``master`` being synchronized with the ``upstream``.
+
+Subsequently, you need to solve the conflicts. You can refer to the `Git
+documentation related to resolving merge conflict using the command line
+<https://help.github.com/articles/resolving-a-merge-conflict-using-the-command-line/>`_.
+
+.. note::
+
+   In the past, the policy to resolve conflicts was to rebase your branch on
+   ``master``. GitHub interface deals with merging ``master`` better than in
+   the past.
 
 
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