diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-> For 1.7 Features: set Milestone to `1.7` and Base Branch to `release-1.7`
-> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> NOTE: Please check the “Allow edits from maintainers” box (see image below) to  
+> [allow reviewers to fix problems](https://help.github.com/articles/allowing-changes-to-a-pull-request-branch-created-from-a-fork/) on your patch and speed up the review process.
 >
-> NOTE: Please check the “Allow edits from maintainers” box below to allow 
-> reviewers fix problems on your patch and speed up the review process.
 > Please delete this note before submitting the pull request.
+
+![Allow edits from maintainers checkbox](https://help.github.com/assets/images/help/pull_requests/allow-maintainers-to-make-edits-sidebar-checkbox.png)