diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
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--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ assignees: ''
 
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-Please discuss feature requests on the forum @ https://forum.itflow.org/t/features - Thanks :)
+We're now using GitHub just to track features we're definitely planning to implement (and bugs!).
+
+Please discuss new feature requests on the forum @ https://forum.itflow.org/t/features. This allows us to gather interest & feedback on the features people feel are most important, whilst keeping GitHub cleaner and more about the code.
 
 New feature requests here will be closed.
+
+Thanks :)