diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/recipe-request-dev.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/recipe-request-dev.yaml
index 64604ec..405fdfe 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/recipe-request-dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/recipe-request-dev.yaml
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Sanity check
       description: |
-        First, some house-keeping. 
-        ✅ Review [closed issues](https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed) and [PRs](https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed), and confirm that this recipe hasn't already been proposed, deprecated, or duplicated before. 
-        ✅ Confirm that the application itself is not abandoned by the developer
+        To avoid duplicating work, I have...
       options:
-        - label: I have searched and confirmed no existing open or closed [closed issues](https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed)/PRs for this app
+        - label: ...searched and confirmed no existing [open]((https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook/issues?q=is%3Aissue)) or closed [closed](https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed) issues for this app
+          required: true
+        - label: ...searched and confirmed no existing [open]((https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook/pulls?q=is%3Apr)) or closed [closed](https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed) issues for this app
+          required: true          
+        - label: ... confirmed that the app is actively supported by its developers (_i.e., not deprecated or abandoned_)
           required: true
-        - label: The app is actively supported by its developers (i.e., not deprecated or abandoned)
-          required:
 
   - type: dropdown
     id: authentication