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@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
 </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 patch!</strong>
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Patches should be submitted to
-<a href="http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?subcomponent=scons&issue_type=PATCH">http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?subcomponent=scons&issue_type=PATCH</a>.
+Patches should be submitted to the
+<a href="http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?component=scons&subcomponent=scons&issue_type=PATCH">"Enter Issue" page</a>.
 Please follow the <a href="patch-submission.html#guidelines">submission guidelines</a> below
 to make sure your patch contains the necessary information.
 A more detailed set of <a href="patch-submission.html#steps">submission steps</a>
@@ -52,19 +53,12 @@ to your tigris.org account before submitting any patch
 </strong>
 <p>
 If you do not already have a tigris.org account,
-please 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>
-We do accept anonymous patches,
-but if the patch needs additional work or
-there are other questions about it,
-not knowing who submitted it
-will delay its integration,
-or prevent it from being integrated at all.
-If you choose not to create a tigris.org account,
-at least put some identifying contact information
-in the patch description.
+We no longer accept anonymous patches,
+due to spambot abuse of the open-door policy.
 </p>
 </li>
 
@@ -115,7 +109,7 @@ after you've submitted your patch.
 </li>
 
 <li>
-<strong>Your patch must include test caes before it can be integrated!</strong>
+<strong>Your patch must include test case(s) before it can be integrated!</strong>
 <p>
 THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST COMMON REASON FOR DELAYS IN INTEGRATING PATCHES
 AND THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO TO INCREASE THE
@@ -177,10 +171,13 @@ Be as specific as possible,
 even if you think it should be obvious
 how to test the patch.
 It might be clear to you while you're writing the code,
-but it might still take someone else 15 or more minutes
-of making sure they understand your intent.
-The point is you're trying to use your knowledge
-to save time during the integration process,
+but it will still take someone else time
+to make sure they understand your intent
+and work out the details of how to set up an appropriate case.
+The point is you're trying to use your existing knowledge
+of the bug being fixed or new feature being added
+to make the process of integrating your patch as
+simple and quick as possible,
 thereby increasing the chance of your patch making it
 into the SCons code base.
 </p>
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ information with your patch,
 well, you're still welcome to submit the code.
 Just be aware that the patch will likely stay
 in the queue until someone has time to reverse-engineer
-a test cse.
+a test case.
 </p>
 </li>
 
@@ -266,25 +263,22 @@ as described below.
 <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 patch anonymously, without logging in,
-but it may be impossible to integrate your patch
-if we need more information and have no
-idea who submitted the patch or how to contact you.
-If you choose not to create a tigris.org account,
-at least put some identifying contact information
-in the description.
+We no longer accept anonymous bug reports,
+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=PATCH">http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?subcomponent=scons&issue_type=PATCH</a>
+<strong>Go to the
+<a href="http://scons.tigris.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi?component=scons&subcomponent=scons&issue_type=PATCH">"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>