Do more with the contributors.txt?

[peterbe]

At the moment, we generate a contributors.txt for every single document.
E.g. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/Graphics/contributors.txt
This has served us well in terms of giving the fair exposure to users who contributed to MDN when it was a Wiki.

But at the same time, it feels a bit "basic". A plain text file without much context or links.
We can't turn all of these usernames into hyperlinks anywhere but we should consider doing something more dynamic and more useful with this in a way that is pleasant, efficient, and perhaps offer more. In particular, something that can highlight all the contributors in git/GitHub as well.
For example, instead of a plain text file, it could be a dynamic URL using react-router. E.g. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/Graphics/contributors which is fully rendered within the chrome context of the site. It can contain clever links that links to the file's attribution history on GitHub since after the move to git.
On there we can celebrate our contributors more and explain how easy it is to get involved with the current content.

Ideas? Thoughts?