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 <!--
 
-Hello and welcome to our issue tracker! You are interested in helping us to
-improve Funkwhale and we are really glad you take the efforts!
+Hello and welcome to our issue tracker! We appreciate you taking the time to help us make Funkwhale even better :smile:
 
-At first, lets look into the right way to submit your thoughts:
+Before you begin, here are some helpful tips for submitting an issue:
 
-* If you are looking for support setting up or using Funkwhale, please consider
-	using our [Support Forum](https://forum.funkwhale.audio/support) or our [Matrix support
-	channel](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#funkwhale-support:tchncs.de).
-* In case you suspect to found a bug, one of the above channels might be a good
-	starting point to validate it, but its also fine to go ahead and report a bug.
-	Please make sure you are using the Bug template in the dropdown above.
-* For smaller additions or feature enhancements, please file a feature request
-	with the template here. 
-* If you have ideas how to extend Funkwhale by completely new features or use
-	cases, please consider starting a thread in our
-	[forum](https://forum.funkwhale.audio/t/development). This way we can have a
-	discussion if this feature is possible or wanted by the community and create
-	tasks for our development team to work towards those goals.
+* If you need help setting up or using Funkwhale, try asking in our
+	[forum's support board](https://forum.funkwhale.audio/support) or our [support
+	chat room](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#funkwhale-support:tchncs.de).
+* If you think you've found a bug but aren't sure, you can ask in one of the above channels 
+	first. Once you're confident it's a bug, go ahead and create an issue for us to investigate. 
+	Select the **Bug** template in the **Description** dropdown menu. This template contains
+	helpful tips for creating your report.
+* For smaller additions and enhancements, please file a feature request.
+	Select the **Feature Request** template in the **Description** dropdown
+	menu. This template contains helpful tips for creating your request.
+* If you have ideas for new features or use cases, consider opening a thread in our 
+	[forum](https://forum.funkwhale.audio/t/development). This enables us to 
+	discuss the feature, its use cases, and the development effort it requires.
 
-Again: Thank you a lot for considering to submit your ideas and thoughts. Its
-really appreciated! If in doubt, please just hit the submit button anyways so we
-can sort it out together.
+We always like hearing ideas from our community. If you're still not sure, click
+the **Create issue** button and we'll work with you to sort out the issue.
 
 Happy listening! :whale: