Refined the page some more to try to help people find the right

resources and generate good bug reports.

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 <H2 align="center">rsync bug-tracking</H2>
 
-<p> If you think you have found a bug in rsync we would appreciate
-it if you would check the <a href="issues.html">list of current
-issues</a> and
+<p> Before reporting a bug, please review the following:
+
+<ul>
+
+<li> Please see the <a href="issues.html">issues and debugging</a> page to
+help you figure out if what you're seeing is a known bug and perhaps to
+help diagnose what is going wrong.
+
+<li> To avoid duplicates, 
 <a href="https://bugzilla.samba.org/buglist.cgi?product=rsync&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED">search the bugzilla database</a>
-to see if the problem is already known.  Also, there are several patches for
-being-considered features in the <a href="/ftp/unpacked/rsync/patches/">patches dir</a>.
+to see if the problem is already known.
+
+<li> Discuss the bug on the
+<a href="http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync">rsync mailing list</a>
+(which is at <tt>rsync@lists.samba.org</tt>) to help you figure out if what
+you're seeing is really a bug or a mistake.
+
+<li>There are several patches for features that are under consideration in
+the <a href="/ftp/unpacked/rsync/patches/">patches dir</a> of the source.
 
-<p> If you haven't already done so, please take a couple of minutes to read Simon Tatham's
+<li> If you haven't already done so, please take a couple of minutes to read Simon Tatham's
 <a href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html">advice
 on how to report bugs</a>.
 
+</ul>
+
 <p> To report a bug or make suggestions, use one of these methods:
 
 <ul>
 
-<li> Your primary resource is the
-<a href="http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync">rsync mailing list</a>
-which is at <tt>rsync@lists.samba.org</tt>.  Use this list to discuss any
-problem you're seeing or enhancements you're thinking of and get help/responses
-from your fellow rsync users and those working on it.  The mailing list does
-accept patches (typically as MIME attachments), but it is often easier to
-attach a patch to an appropriate bugzilla report.
+<li> The mailing list (mentioned above) is a good resource for discussing
+bugs and suggesting new features.  It accepts patches (typically as MIME
+attachments), but for fixes is often easier to attach a patch to an
+appropriate bugzilla report.
 
 <li> If you'd like to see a bug-report or feature-request get officially noted,
 <a href="https://bugzilla.samba.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=rsync">create a