diff --git a/development-workflow.md b/development-workflow.md
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--- a/development-workflow.md
+++ b/development-workflow.md
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Branches
   * Howls of outrage: you can't rebase a public branch!
   * But nobody else is working on it so it's actually fine
   * You can use `git push -f` to overwrite the remote branch after rebasing
-* When your branch is rebased onto master, open a merge request
+  * You can skip rebasing if there are no merge conflicts
+* When your branch is ready to merge, open a merge request
 * At least one other person must review your code before it's merged to master
 * Don't push directly to master unless it's an emergency and the change is very simple
 * Once your branch has been merged you can delete the remote branch
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ Issues
 
 Meetings
 
-* At the start of each week, please let the team know roughly what hours you'll be working via the standup channel
-* At the start or end of each day (whichever's closer to 10am UTC), please post an update to the standup channel saying:
+* At the start of each week, let the team know roughly what hours you'll be working via the standup channel
+* At the start or end of each day (whichever's closer to 10am UTC), post an update to the standup channel saying:
   * What you worked on yesterday/today
   * What you'll be working on today/tomorrow
   * Any blockers