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@@ -1,33 +1,36 @@
-**In raising this issue, I confirm the following (please check boxes, eg [X]) Failure to fill the template will close your issue:**
+**In raising this issue, I confirm the following:** `{please fill the checkboxes, e.g: [X]}`
 
 - [] I have read and understood the [contributors guide](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
-- [] The issue I am reporting can be *replicated*
+- [] The issue I am reporting can be *replicated*.
 - [] The issue I am reporting isn't a duplicate (see [FAQs](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/FAQs), [closed issues](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aclosed%20), and [open issues](https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/issues)).
 
-**How familiar are you with the codebase?:**
+**How familiar are you with the the source code relevant to this issue?:**
 
-_{replace this text with a number from 1 to 10, with 1 being not familiar, and 10 being very familiar}_
+`{Replace this with a number from 1 to 10. 1 being not familiar, and 10 being very familiar}`
 
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-**[BUG REPORT | OTHER]:**
+**Expected behaviour:**
 
-Please [submit your feature request here](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/c/feature-requests), so it is votable by the community.  It's also easier for us to track.
+`{A detailed description of what you expect to see}`
 
-**[BUG | ISSUE] Expected Behaviour:**
+**Actual behaviour:**
 
+`{A detailed description and/or screenshots of what you do see}`
 
-**[BUG | ISSUE] Actual Behaviour:**
+**Steps to reproduce:**
 
+`{Detailed steps of how we can reproduce this}`
 
-**[BUG | ISSUE] Steps to reproduce:**
+**Debug token provided by [uploading `pihole -d` log](https://pi-hole.net/2016/11/07/crack-our-medical-tricorder-win-a-raspberry-pi-3/):**
 
--
--
--
--
+`{Alphanumeric token}`
 
-**(Optional) Debug token generated by `pihole -d`:**
+**Troubleshooting undertaken, and/or other relevant information:**
 
-`<token>`
+`{Steps of what you have done to fix this}`
 
-_This template was created based on the work of [`udemy-dl`](https://github.com/nishad/udemy-dl/blob/master/LICENSE)._
+> * `{Please delete this quoted section when opening your issue}`
+> * You must follow the template instructions. Failure to do so will result in your issue being closed.
+> * Please respect that Pi-hole is developed by volunteers, who can only reply in their spare time.
+> * Detail helps us understand and resolve an issue quicker, but please ensure it's relevant.
+> * _This template was created based on the work of [`udemy-dl`](https://github.com/nishad/udemy-dl/blob/master/LICENSE)._