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-## Description
 
-Talk about your changes here.
-
-Fixes issue #
 
 ## TODOs:
-<!-- Just check off what what we know been done so far. We can help you with this stuff. -->
+<!-- Check off what what has been done so far. -->
+- [ ] If addressing an issue, a commit message mentions `Fixes issue #<issue-number>`
 - [ ] Changes to fish usage are reflected in user documentation/manpages.
 - [ ] Tests have been added for regressions fixed
-- [ ] User-visible changes noted in CHANGELOG.rst <!-- Don't document changes for completions inside CHANGELOG.rst, there are lot of such edits -->
+- [ ] User-visible changes noted in CHANGELOG.rst <!-- Usually skipped for changes to completions -->