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 ### Ask For Help
 
-Before opening a new issue, please check to make sure your problem isn't already addressed on the [Troubleshooting](http://gogs.io/docs/intro/troubleshooting.md) and [FAQs](http://gogs.io/docs/intro/faqs.html) pages.
+Before opening an issue, please make sure your problem isn't already addressed on the [Troubleshooting](http://gogs.io/docs/intro/troubleshooting.md) and [FAQs](http://gogs.io/docs/intro/faqs.html) pages.
 
 ## Things To Notice