add my own readme so i'm not a jerk, add CoC, TBD contributing

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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+# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
+
+## Our Pledge
+
+In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
+contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
+our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
+size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression,
+level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal
+appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
+
+## Our Standards
+
+Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
+include:
+
+* Using welcoming and inclusive language
+* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
+* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
+* Focusing on what is best for the community
+* Showing empathy towards other community members
+
+Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
+
+* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
+  advances
+* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
+* Public or private harassment
+* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic
+  address, without explicit permission
+* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
+  professional setting
+
+## Our Responsibilities
+
+Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable
+behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in
+response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
+
+Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or
+reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions
+that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or
+permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,
+threatening, offensive, or harmful.
+
+## Scope
+
+This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
+when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of
+representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
+address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
+representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be
+further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
+
+## Enforcement
+
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
+reported by contacting the project team at [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS]. All
+complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
+is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is
+obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.
+Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
+
+Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good
+faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other
+members of the project's leadership.
+
+## Attribution
+
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4,
+available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html
+
+[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org
+
+For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see
+https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing
+
+_TBD_

README.md

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-# generator-standard-docs-templates [![NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url] [![Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url] [![Dependency Status][daviddm-image]][daviddm-url]
+# generator-standard-docs-templates
+
 > A generator that creates standard templates for common repository documentation.
 
-## Installation
+To make it easy for engineers on your team to do the right thing and write great documentation, this package generates standard documentation templates. Using a Yeoman generator CLI, you can answer questions to get a pre-filled README and other documentation.
+
+*   **README** — As the entry point to the tool, a good README should explain what the tool is, how to use and install it, and how to get in touch with maintainers. A standard README template makes it easy for consumers to find the information they need.
+*   **CONTRIBUTING** — Contributing information helps turn consumers into collaborators, by describing how to install, contribute, code review, and participate in the tool's development.
+*   **CHANGELOG** — A changelog, both automatically generated and human-augmented, helps consumers understand the changes between versions. A changelog is a crucial part of understanding how to upgrade.
+*   **CODE_OF_CONDUCT** — Based on the [Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/), a code of conduct governs how we interact with contributors to our projects.
+*   **LICENSE** — Optional, but useful if you want your project to be shared and used. A license is required for many organizations to use OS projects.
+
+## Table of Contents
 
-First, install [Yeoman](http://yeoman.io) and generator-standard-docs-templates using [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) (we assume you have pre-installed [node.js](https://nodejs.org/)).
+*   [Install](#install)
+*   [Usage](#usage)
+*   [Releases](#releases)
+*   [Maintainers](#maintainers)
+*   [Contributing](#contributing)
+*   [License](#license)
+
+## Install
+First install [Yeoman](https://yeoman.io), and this package, with npm:
 
 ```bash
 npm install -g yo
 npm install -g generator-standard-docs-templates
 ```
 
-Then generate your new project:
+Then to run the generator:
 
 ```bash
 yo standard-docs-templates
 ```
 
-## Getting To Know Yeoman
+### Prerequisites
+Requires [Node](https://nodejs.org), [npm](https://www.npmjs.com), and [Yeoman](https://yeoman.io).
 
- * Yeoman has a heart of gold.
- * Yeoman is a person with feelings and opinions, but is very easy to work with.
- * Yeoman can be too opinionated at times but is easily convinced not to be.
- * Feel free to [learn more about Yeoman](http://yeoman.io/).
+## Usage
+_TBD_
 
-## License
+### CLI
+_TBD_
 
-MIT © [Elyse Holladay]()
+## Releases
+This project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/). Release versions can be found on the [Releases page](https://github.com/elyseholladay/generator-standard-docs-templates/releases).
 
+## Maintainers
+* [Elyse Holladay](https://github.com/elyseholladay)
 
-[npm-image]: https://badge.fury.io/js/generator-standard-docs-templates.svg
-[npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/generator-standard-docs-templates
-[travis-image]: https://travis-ci.org/elyseholladay/generator-standard-docs-templates.svg?branch=master
-[travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/elyseholladay/generator-standard-docs-templates
-[daviddm-image]: https://david-dm.org/elyseholladay/generator-standard-docs-templates.svg?theme=shields.io
-[daviddm-url]: https://david-dm.org/elyseholladay/generator-standard-docs-templates
+## Contributing
+Contributions and PRs are accepted on this project.
+
+Please read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for information on how to contribute.
+
+`this-project` is governed by the [Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+
+### Local Development
+_TBD_
+
+## License
+`this-project` is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).