diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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index 5177826bd8b..00000000000
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-Many thanks for your contribution, we genuinely appreciate it. 
-Make sure that you can say "YES" to each point in this short checklist:
-
-  - You do not have merge commits in PR
-  - You made a few changes
-  - You provided the link to related issue from YouTrack
-  - You can describe changes made in PR
-  - You made changes related to only one issue
-  - You are ready to defend your changes on code review
-  - You didn't touch what you don't understand
-  - You ran the build locally, and verified new functionality
-  - You ran related tests locally, and it passed
-
-Thank you for your contribution!
diff --git a/ReadMe.md b/ReadMe.md
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--- a/ReadMe.md
+++ b/ReadMe.md
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ If you want to contribute a new language feature, it is important to discuss it
 
 ## Submitting patches
 
-The best way to submit a patch is to [fork the project on github](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) then send us a
-[pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/) via [github](https://github.com).
+The best way to submit a patch is to [fork the project on GitHub](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) and then send us a
+[pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/) via [GitHub](https://github.com).
 
 If you create your own fork, it might help to enable rebase by default
 when you pull by executing
@@ -169,3 +169,14 @@ git config --global pull.rebase true
 ```
 This will avoid your local repo having too many merge commits
 which will help keep your pull request simple and easy to apply.
+
+## Checklist
+
+Before submitting the pull request, make sure that you can say "YES" to each point in this short checklist:
+
+  - You provided the link to the related issue(s) from YouTrack
+  - You made a reasonable amount of changes related only to the provided issues
+  - You can explain changes made in the pull request
+  - You ran the build locally and verified new functionality
+  - You ran related tests locally and they passed
+  - You do not have merge commits in the pull request