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-Thanks for helping to make hledger better!
-Here are some good things to check when reporting a bug:
+Thanks for helping to make hledger better! Here's how to make a good bug report:
 
-- Your hledger version (run `hledger --version`). It's best if it's not very old.
-  https://hledger.org/install.html shows the current version and how to upgrade.
-- The appropriate manual, choosing the right version at the top of the page:
-  https://hledger.org/hledger.html
-  https://hledger.org/hledger-ui.html
+1. Check:
+
+- `hledger --version`                  it's best if it's not very old
+- https://hledger.org/install.html     shows the current version and how to upgrade
+- https://hledger.org/hledger.html     the manual (choose your version at top of page)
+  https://hledger.org/hledger-ui.html  
   https://hledger.org/hledger-web.html
-- https://hledger.org/relnotes.html to see recent fixes and changes.
-- https://bugs.hledger.org to see bugs already reported.
-- https://hledger.org/faq.html for some answers to common questions.
-- https://hledger.org/support.html -> chat if you have questions.
+- https://hledger.org/relnotes.html    recent fixes and upgrade notes
+- https://bugs.hledger.org             bugs already reported
+- https://hledger.org/faq.html         answers to common questions
+- https://hledger.org/support.html     if you have other questions
 
-In your bug report, please include if possible:
+2. In your bug report, please include if possible:
 
 - the output of `hledger --version` or (best) `hledger setup`
 - which operating system you're running on
 - a link to the most relevant doc that you found, if any
 - a small reproducible example or instructions to reproduce.
 
-(And remove this boilerplate text.)
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+3. And remove this help text.