MAINT - Tone and grammar improvements to templates (#624)

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ body:
 
         Please fill out each section below. This info allows maintainers to diagnose (and fix!) your issue as
         quickly as possible.
-        Before submitting a bug, please make sure the issue hasn't been already addressed by searching through
+        Before submitting a bug, please make sure the issue hasn't already been addressed by searching through
         the past issues in this repository.
 
   - type: textarea
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ body:
       label: How to Reproduce the problem?
       description: |
         Please provide a minimal code example to reproduce the error.
-        Be as succinct as possible, and provide detailed step by step guidelines to reproduce the bug (using numbered items).
-        If you have created a GitHub gist, you can paste the link in this box instead.
+        Be as concise as possible, and provide detailed step-by-step guidelines to reproduce the bug (using numbered items).
+        If you created a GitHub gist, paste the link in this box instead.
     validations:
       required: true
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ contact_links:
     url: https://conda.store/en/latest/
     about: Check out the conda-store documentation
   - name: conda-store issue tracker
-    about: Did you find a bug or want to make a suggestion? Open an issue on our tracker.
+    about: Did you find a bug or want to suggest something? Please open an issue on our tracker.
     url: https://https://github.com/conda-incubator/conda-store/issues/new/choose

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Value and/or benefit
       description: |
-        What is the value in adding this feature, and who will benefit from it? Include any information that could help us prioritize the issue.
+        What is the value of adding this feature, and who will benefit from it? Include any information that could help us prioritize the issue.
         This section should contain "why" this issue should be resolved.
     validations:
       required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/general-issue.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: "General issue 💡"
 description: "A general template for many kinds of issues."
 title: "<title>"
-labels: ["type: question 🤔"]
+labels: ["needs: triaging 🚦"]
 
 body:
   - type: markdown
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ body:
 
         Please fill out each section below. This info allows maintainers to diagnose (and fix!) your issue as
         quickly as possible.
-        Before submitting a bug, please make sure the issue hasn't been already addressed by searching through
+        Before submitting a bug, please make sure the issue hasn't already been addressed by searching through
         the past issues in this repository.
 
   - type: textarea

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-release.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Release captain responsible - <@gh_username>
   - [ ] For `conda-store` and `conda-store-server`:
 
     ```bash
-    # note you will need to run this twice, once for each package
+    # Note you will need to run this twice, once for each package
     cd conda-store # or cd conda-store-server
     hatch build
     twine check dist/*
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Release captain responsible - <@gh_username>
 - [ ] [Start a new GitHub release](https://github.com/conda-incubator/conda-store/releases/new)
   - Call the release the current version, e.g. `2023.9.1`
   - In the **`Choose a Tag:`** dropdown, type in the release name (e.g., `2023.9.1`) and click "Create new tag"
-  - In the **`Target:`** dropdown, pin it to the release commit that you've recently pushed.
-  - Add release notes in the field below[^github-activity], you can copy/paste the changelog from the [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md) file.
+  - In the **`Target:`** dropdown, pin it to the release commit you've recently pushed.
+  - Add release notes in the field below[^github-activity]; you can copy/paste the changelog from the [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md) file.
 - [ ] Confirm that the release completed
   - [The `release` GitHub action job](https://github.com/conda-incubator/conda-store/blob/main/.github/workflows/release.yaml) has completed successfully in the [actions tab](https://github.com/pydata/pydata-sphinx-theme/actions).
   - [The `conda-store` PyPI version is updated](https://pypi.org/project/conda-store/)
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ Release captain responsible - <@gh_username>
   - [ ] If needed - update `meta.yaml` or `recipe.yaml` and re-render the feedstock.
 - [ ] Celebrate, you're done! 🎉
 
-[^github-activity]: If you wish, use [`github-activity` to generate a changelog](https://github.com/choldgraf/github-activity), eg `github-activity conda-incubator/conda-store --since 2023.9.1 --until 2023.10.1`.
+[^github-activity]: If you wish, use [`github-activity` to generate a changelog](https://github.com/choldgraf/github-activity), e.g. `github-activity conda-incubator/conda-store --since 2023.9.1 --until 2023.10.1`.