title: How to continue contributing to open-source projets?
body: <p>The first time I contribute to an open-source project, I</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>fork the public repository into my own repository</li>
  <li>make a branch on my own repository</li>
  <li>make the changes on my own repository</li>
  <li>create an issue and/or pull request on the public repository</li>
  <li>wait until it is merged on the public repository</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I am now at this point.</p>
  
  <p>To contribute to the same project again, what do I do? (If it matters, I am using GitLab and the public repository is also hosted on GitLab)</p>
  
  <p>I could fork the project again into another repository, but this means I would have many copies of the same repository under my account.</p>
  
  <p>I could set up repository mirroring (GitLab feature that pulls hourly from the public repository into my own repository), but all commits are counted under "My activity" on the graph.</p>
  
  <p>What is the standard procedure to contribute to an open-source project in which I am not a developer in the public project and already have an outdated, forked version?</p>