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 ## What does this PR do?
 
-A short description of what the PR does and motivation for the PR (what problem does it solve? why is this new feature good?)
+A short description of what the PR does.
 
-## Is this related to an open issue?
+## Related issue
 
-Include the issue number if so
+Link to the issue this PR addresses.
+
+If there isn't already an open issue, create an issue first. This will be our home for discussing the problem itself.
 
 ## Testing
 
 What testing was performed to verify this works? Unit tests are a big plus!
 
 ## Checklist before merging
-- [ ] I have read the [contributing guide](https://github.com/flashbots/mev-inspect-py/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
-- [ ] I have installed and run pre-commit hooks
+- [ ] Read the [contributing guide](https://github.com/flashbots/mev-inspect-py/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- [ ] Installed and ran pre-commit hooks
 - [ ] All tests pass with `./mev test`