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-### Environment
-
-* Soapbox version:
-* Backend (Mastodon, Pleroma, etc):
-* Browser/OS:
-
-### Bug description
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-## Summary
-<!-- Describe your changes in detail -->
-
-
-## Screenshots (if appropriate):
-| Before | After |
-| ------ | ----- |
-|        |       |
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-## Summary
-<!-- Describe your changes in detail -->
-
-
-## Screenshots (if appropriate):
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-**Wokebox** is customizable open-source software that puts the power of social media in the hands of the people. Based on 'soapbox-fe' except woke and maintained by people who don't know what they're doing. 
+**Wokebox** is customizable open-source software that puts the power of social media in the hands of those goofy enough to bother deploying it. Based on 'soapbox-fe' except woke and maintained by people who don't know what they're doing. 
 
 
 # On The Fediverse
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Wokebox is the **frontend** (what users see)
 
 > 💡 If you're starting a new server, I wouldn't start here.
->
+> Use something well documented like [Mastodon](https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon) or [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/docs/getting-started/installation).
 
 # Try It Out
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Wokebox is based on Soapbox. You can use soapbox with **any existing Mastodon/Pl
 
 
 > 💡 If using Pleroma, it's likely Wokebox won't work right. 
+> One day soon, I'll get around to forking rebased too. 
 
 
 # Project Philosophy