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@@ -9,18 +9,29 @@
 </div>
 
 <p>
-<strong>If you have not already done so, please
+<strong>You must now
 <a href="http://www.tigris.org/servlets/Login">log in</a>
+to a <a href="http://www.tigris.org">tigris.org</a> account
 before submitting a feature request!</strong>
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Feature requests should be submitted to
-<a href="http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?subcomponent=scons&issue_type=FEATURE">http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?subcomponent=scons&issue_type=FEATURE</a>.
+Feature requests should be submitted to the
+<a href="http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?component=scons&subcomponent=scons&issue_type=FEATURE">"Enter Issue" page</a>.
 A more detailed set of <a href="feature-request.html#steps">submission steps</a>
 can be found below.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+The "Enter Issue" links on this page,
+by default, create a <tt>FEATURE</tt> request,
+a request for completely new SCons functionality.
+If your request is for modified behavior
+of an already-existing SCons feature,
+you may wish to change the Issue type
+to an <tt>ENHANCEMENT</tt> request.
+If you're not sure, leave the issue as a <tt>FEATURE</tt> request;
+it can be reclassified in the future, if necessary.
 </div>
 
 <div class="h2 app" style="border-left: 0px" id="customcontent">
@@ -37,22 +48,21 @@ process of submitting a feature request.
 <strong><a href="http://www.tigris.org/servlets/Login">Log in</a> at tigris.org</strong>
 <p>
 If you do not already have a tigris.org account,
-you can register for one at
+register for one at
 <a href="http://www.tigris.org/servlets/Join">http://www.tigris.org/servlets/Join</a>.
 </p>
 <p>
-You can still submit a feature request anonymously, without logging in.
-If you choose not to create a tigris.org account,
-putting some identifying contact information
-in the description will be helpful in case
-the feature request requires some clarification.
+We no longer accept anonymous feature requests,
+due to spambot abuse of the open-door policy.
 </p>
 </li>
 <li>
-<strong>Go to the "Enter issue" page at
-<a href="http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?subcomponent=scons&issue_type=FEATURE">http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?subcomponent=scons&issue_type=FEATURE</a>
+<strong>Go to the
+<a href="http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?component=scons&subcomponent=scons&issue_type=FEATURE">"Enter issue" page</a>
 </strong>
 <p>
+By default, the "scons" subcomponent is selected;
+if this bug is for a different subcomponent, select that instead.
 </p>
 </li>
 <li>
@@ -66,18 +76,18 @@ so it should be descriptive but not too long.
 <strong>Fill in the Description field</strong>
 <p>
 This is where you should go into detail
-about what you have in mind for SCons.
+about what you'd like to see SCons do differently.
 When in doubt, include more information rather than less.
 </p>
 </li>
 <li>
 <strong>Press the "Submit issue" to submit your request</strong>
 <p>
-You will now receive a <strong>Posting issue</strong> page
+You will now receive a <tt>Posting issue</tt> page
 that gives you the number of the issue you submitted.
 If you want to attach a file to your feature request,
 you can do so by clicking the
-<strong>Attach a file to this issue</strong>
+<tt>Attach a file to this issue</tt>
 link and using that page to upload a file.
 </p>
 </li>