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@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ PLEASE STOP AND READ THIS INFORMATION!
 If you are creating an issue just to ask a question, you will likely get faster and better responses by posting to our discussions forum instead:
 https://securityonion.net/discuss
 
-If you have found a bug in Security Onion, you can continue with creating an issue here, but please make sure you have done the following:
+If you think you have found a possible bug or are observing a behavior that you weren't expecting, use the discussion forum to start a conversation about it instead of creating an issue.
+
+If you are very familiar with the latest version of the product and are confident you have found a bug in Security Onion, you can continue with creating an issue here, but please make sure you have done the following:
 - duplicated the issue on a fresh installation of the latest version
 - provide information about your system and how you installed Security Onion
 - include relevant log files