diff --git a/docs/SETTINGS.md b/docs/SETTINGS.md
index c205c61..f7861ad 100644
--- a/docs/SETTINGS.md
+++ b/docs/SETTINGS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ These are the default settings that should be configured in each repo, changes c
 The settings described here should serve as a baseline, it is more important that there is some setting in place rather 
 than the exact settings being used across every repo.
 
+To ensure that the repo is in compliance with standard OSS community expectations, you should make use of the GitHub  
+[community standards and guidelines page](https://github.com/strangelove-ventures/oss-repo-template-golang/community)   
+and ensure that everything is in the green. You may notice that the `Pull request template` section is not green, this   
+seems to be an issue with the way GitHub is checking for the presence of the file.
+
 After a repo's settings are configured this file can be safely deleted from the repo since it is not needed for the
 project to run.
 
@@ -50,7 +55,8 @@ Default settings should be alright here.
 
 ### Reported content
 
-Default settings should be alright here.
+Enable `Prior contributors and collaborators` to ensure that users who have previously contributed to the repo are able to  
+report content.
 
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