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@@ -959,18 +959,21 @@ http://web.archive.org/web/20121024222556/http://www.spheredev.org/wiki/Git_for_
 or, for more documentation, see http://git-scm.com/documentation
 
 Please talk to us before working on new features to see whether they will be
-accepted. There are a few things which we don’t want to see in i3, e.g. a
-command which will focus windows in an alt+tab like way.
+accepted. A good way for this is to open an issue and asking for opinions on it.
+Even for accepted features, this can be a good way to refine an idea upfront. However,
+we don't want to see certain features in i3, e.g., switching window focus in an
+Alt+Tab like way.
 
 When working on bugfixes, please make sure you mention that you are working on
-it in the corresponding bugreport at https://github.com/i3/i3/issues In case
-there is no bugreport yet, please create one.
+it in the corresponding bug report at https://github.com/i3/i3/issues. In case
+there is no bug report yet, please create one.
 
-After you are done, please submit your work for review at https://github.com/i3/i3
+After you are done, please submit your work for review as a pull request at
+https://github.com/i3/i3.
 
 Do not send emails to the mailing list or any author directly, and don’t submit
 them in the bugtracker, since all reviews should be done in public at
-http://cr.i3wm.org/. In order to make your review go as fast as possible, you
+https://github.com/i3/i3. In order to make your review go as fast as possible, you
 could have a look at previous reviews and see what the common mistakes are.
 
 === Which branch to use?