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diff --git a/Porting/perldelta_template.pod b/Porting/perldelta_template.pod
index c0b6e6f..90f45f2 100644 (file)
--- a/Porting/perldelta_template.pod
+++ b/Porting/perldelta_template.pod
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ XXX Any deprecated features, syntax, modules etc. should be listed here.
 
 =head2 Module removals
 
-XXX Remove this section if inapplicable.
+XXX Remove this section if not applicable.
 
 The following modules will be removed from the core distribution in a
 future release, and will at that time need to be installed from CPAN.
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ following sections using F<Porting/corelist-perldelta.pl>.  A paragraph summary
 for important changes should then be added by hand.  In an ideal world,
 dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be cribbed.
 
+The list of new and updated modules is modified automatically as part of
+preparing a Perl release, so the only reason to manually add entries here is if
+you're summarising the important changes in the module update. (Also, if the
+manually-added details don't match the automatically-generated ones, the
+release manager will have to investigate the situation carefully.)
+
 [ Within each section, list entries as an =item entry ]
 
 =head2 New Modules and Pragmata
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ dual-life modules would have a F<Changes> file that could be cribbed.
 
 =item *
 
-XXX
+XXX Remove this section if not applicable.
 
 =back
 
@@ -121,6 +127,8 @@ XXX
 
 L<XXX> has been upgraded from version A.xx to B.yy.
 
+If there was something important to note about this change, include that here.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Removed Modules and Pragmata
@@ -388,20 +396,20 @@ the perldelta of a previous release.
 
 =head1 Obituary
 
-XXX If any significant core contributor has died, we've added a short obituary
-here.
+XXX If any significant core contributor or member of the CPAN community has
+died, add a short obituary here.
 
 =head1 Acknowledgements
 
 XXX Generate this with:
 
-  perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.25.5..HEAD
+  perl Porting/acknowledgements.pl v5.30.0..HEAD
 
 =head1 Reporting Bugs
 
 If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the perl bug database
-at L<https://rt.perl.org/> .  There may also be information at
-L<http://www.perl.org/> , the Perl Home Page.
+at L<https://rt.perl.org/>.  There may also be information at
+L<http://www.perl.org/>, the Perl Home Page.
 
 If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the L<perlbug> program
 included with your release.  Be sure to trim your bug down to a tiny but