diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 5dd6c73320..be5f4c13a7 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
+about: Report a bug to help us improve
 ---
 
 ## Bug report 
 
-(Please follow this template replacing the text between parentheses with the requested information)
+(Please follow this template by replacing the text between parentheses with the requested information)
 
 ### Expected behavior and actual behavior
 
-(Give an brief description of the expected behavior 
-and actual behavior)
+(Give a brief description of the expected behavior and actual behavior)
 
 ### Steps to reproduce the problem
 
-(Provide a test case that reproduce the problem either with a self-contained script or GitHub repository)
+(Provide a test case that reproduces the problem either with a self-contained script or GitHub repository)
 
 ### Program output 
 
-(Copy and paste here output produced by the failing execution. Please highlight it as a code block. Whenever possible upload the `.nextflow.log` file.)
+(Copy and paste the output produced by the failing execution. Please highlight it as a code block. Whenever possible upload the `.nextflow.log` file.)
 
 ### Environment 
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/general_question.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/general_question.md
index 342c101efc..02546a28f8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/general_question.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/general_question.md
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
 ---
 name: General question 
-about: Need for help on Nextflow language and usage
+about: Ask for help with Nextflow language and usage
 ---
 
 Hi! Thanks for using Nextflow. 
 
-If you need help about Nextflow scripting language, 
-configuration options and general Nextflow usage the better 
-channels to post this kind of questions are: 
-
-* GitHub discussions: https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/discussions
-* Slack community chat: https://www.nextflow.io/slack-invite.html
-
-
-Also you may also want to have a look at the patterns page 
-for common solutions to recurrent implementation problems: 
-http://nextflow-io.github.io/patterns/index.html
-
+If you need help using or developing Nextflow pipelines, the best place to ask questions is the [community forum](https://community.seqera.io/).
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_feature.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_feature.md
index 9c0b9d007b..9de805a49d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_feature.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_feature.md
@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
 ---
 name: New feature
-about: Submit a new feature proposal
+about: Propose a new feature or enhancement
 ---
 
 ## New feature
 
-Hi! Thanks for using Nextflow and submitting the proposal 
-for a new feature or the enhancement of an existing functionality. 
+(Hi! Thanks for using Nextflow and for proposing a new feature or enhancement. Please replace this text with a brief description of your proposal.)
 
-Please replace this text providing a short description of your 
-proposal.
+## Use case 
 
-## Usage scenario 
+(What's the main use case and deployment scenario addressed by this proposal)
 
-(What's the main usage case and the deployment scenario addressed by this proposal)
-
-## Suggest implementation 
+## Suggested implementation 
 
 (Highlight the main building blocks of a possible implementation and/or related components)
-
-
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
index 363896fd8b..5bd4dd2e00 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
-Hi! Thanks for contributing to Nextflow project.
+Hi! Thanks for contributing to Nextflow.
 
-When submitting a Pull Request please make sure to not include
-in the changeset any modification in these files:
-
-* `nextflow`
-* `modules/nf-commons/src/main/nextflow/Const.groovy`
-
-Also, please sign-off the DCO [1] to certify you are the author of the contribution
-and you adhere to Nextflow open source license [2] adding a `Signed-off-by` line to
-the contribution commit message. For more details check [3].
+When submitting a Pull Request, please sign-off the DCO [1] to certify that you are the author of the contribution and you adhere to Nextflow's open source license [2] by adding a `Signed-off-by` line to the contribution commit message. See [3] for more details.
 
 1. https://developercertificate.org/
 2. https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/blob/master/COPYING
 3. https://github.com/apps/dco
-