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@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ This is not a place to discuss what you think an "ethical" LLM/AI is. We will cl
 
 This is also not a place to open an issue to the effect of "think of the centrists".
 
-If someone has a question in the a Discussion type issue, and it requires a hard stance on behalf of the repo, please do not comment with a definitive answer unless you are a maintainer. If you do comment, please explicitly state that you are not an official maintainer, and tag @vleermuis-admin if one has not already responded. There are still situations in which the maintainers will ask for community feedback, and in those, anyone is free to comment. We have these rules to reduce confusion and prevent conflict if there is a mismatch between community members and maintainers. If you feel strongly and want to push back, we are ok with that, but you must do so kindly and in accordance with our [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+If someone has a question in a Discussion type issue, and it requires a hard stance on behalf of the repo, please do not comment with a definitive answer unless you are a maintainer. If you do comment, please explicitly state that you are not an official maintainer, and tag @vleermuis-admin if one has not already responded. There are still situations in which the maintainers will ask for community feedback, and in those, anyone is free to comment. We have these rules to reduce confusion and prevent conflict if there is a mismatch between community members and maintainers. If you feel strongly and want to push back, we are ok with that, but you must do so kindly and in accordance with our [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 
 ## More Kind Eyes
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Maybe you don't need/want to open an Issue or Pull Request to this repo, but you
 Anyone can then react (kindly) to a linked upstream issue, pull request, or discussion thread. If you're already a contributor to that project, you may also leave a comment. You *must* do so kindly though! We do not approve of anyone reaching out in a rude manner to any other projects. If you have no connection to project, the best thing you can do is an emoji react or upvote on the opening discussion topic or to a comment where AI is called out as bad. Please be cautious and courteous. If we find out you were threatening or expressed any form of bigotry, you will receive a ban from this repo.
 
 >[!important]
-> Reminder that if you post a link to software that is maintained by people who openly embrace bigotry, we will cose that issue. If you're a community member and see something we missed, feel free to kindly inform us and we will take action as soon as we're available (typically within 8 hours, but sometimes within 24 hours depending on availability).
+> Reminder that if you post a link to software that is maintained by people who openly embrace bigotry, we will close that issue. If you're a community member and see something we missed, feel free to kindly inform us and we will take action as soon as we're available (typically within 8 hours, but sometimes within 24 hours depending on availability).
 
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