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-- [x] *The Jira issue number for this PR is: MDEV-______*
+- [ ] *The Jira issue number for this PR is: [MDEV-_____](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-_____)*
 
-<!--
-An amazing description should answer some questions like:
-1. What problem is the patch trying to solve?
-2. If some output changed that is not visible in a test case, what was it looking like before the change and how it's looking with this patch applied?
-3. Do you think this patch might introduce side-effects in other parts of the server?
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 ## Description
 TODO: fill description here
+<!--
+  An excellent description should answer some questions like:
+  1. What problem is the patch trying to solve?
+  2. If some output changed that is not visible in a test case, what was it looking like before the change, and how does it look with this patch applied?
+  3. Do you think this patch might introduce side effects in other parts of the server?
+-->
 
 ## Release Notes
 TODO: What should the release notes say about this change?
-Include any changed system variables, status variables or behaviour. Optionally list any https://mariadb.com/kb/ pages that need changing.
-
-## How can this PR be tested?
+<!--
+  Include any changed system variables, status variables or behaviour.
+  List any https://mariadb.com/kb/ pages that need changing.
+-->
 
+## How to test this PR?
 TODO: modify the automated test suite to verify that the PR causes MariaDB to behave as intended.
-Consult the documentation on ["Writing good test cases"](https://mariadb.org/get-involved/getting-started-for-developers/writing-good-test-cases-mariadb-server).
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-In many cases, this will be as simple as modifying one `.test` and one `.result` file in the `mysql-test/` subdirectory.
-Without automated tests, future regressions in the expected behavior can't be automatically detected and verified.
+  Consult the documentation on ["Writing good test cases"](https://mariadb.org/get-involved/getting-started-for-developers/writing-good-test-cases-mariadb-server).
+  In many cases, this will be as simple as modifying one `.test` and one `.result` file in the `mysql-test/` subdirectory.
+  Without automated tests, future regressions in the expected behavior can't be automatically detected and verified.
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+If the changes are not amenable to automated testing, please explain why and carefully describe how to test manually.
 
-If the changes are not amenable to automated testing, please explain why not and carefully describe how to test manually.
-
+## Basing the PR on the correct MariaDB version
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-Tick one of the following boxes [x] to help us understand if the base branch for the PR is correct.
+  Tick (`[x]`) one of the following boxes to help us understand if the base branch for the PR is correct.
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-## Basing the PR against the correct MariaDB version
-- [ ] *This is a new feature or a refactoring, and the PR is based against the `main` branch.*
-- [ ] *This is a bug fix, and the PR is based against the earliest maintained branch in which the bug can be reproduced.*
+- [ ] *This is a new feature or a refactoring, and the PR is based on the `main` branch.*
+- [ ] *This is a bug fix, and the PR is based on the earliest maintained branch in which the bug can be reproduced.*
 
+## PR Quality Check
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   All code merged into the MariaDB codebase must meet a quality standard and coding style.
-  Maintainers are happy to point out inconsistencies but in order to speed up the review and merge process we ask you to check the CODING standards.
+  Maintainers are happy to point out inconsistencies, but to speed up the review and merge process, we ask you to verify the Coding Standards.
 -->
-## PR quality check
-- [ ] I checked the [CODING_STANDARDS.md](https://github.com/MariaDB/server/blob/-/CODING_STANDARDS.md) file and my PR conforms to this where appropriate.
-- [ ] For any trivial modifications to the PR, I am ok with the reviewer making the changes themselves.
+- [ ] I checked the [CODING_STANDARDS.md](https://github.com/MariaDB/server/blob/-/CODING_STANDARDS.md) file, and my PR conforms to this where appropriate.
+- [ ] For any trivial modifications to the PR, I am ok with the reviewer making the changes themselves.
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