diff --git a/.github/config.yml b/.github/config.yml
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--- a/.github/config.yml
+++ b/.github/config.yml
@@ -2,19 +2,23 @@
 
 # Comment to be posted to on first time issues
 newIssueWelcomeComment: |
-  👋 Thanks for opening your first issue here! If you're reporting a 🐞 bug, please make sure you include steps to reproduce it. We get a lot of issues on this repo, so please be patient, and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
+  👋 Thanks for opening your first issue here! If you're reporting a 🐞 bug, please make sure you include steps to reproduce it. We get a lot of issues on this repo, so please be patient and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
   
   To help make it easier for us to investigate your issue, please follow the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#submitting-issues).
 
 # Configuration for new-pr-welcome - https://github.com/behaviorbot/new-pr-welcome
 
 # Comment to be posted to on PRs from first time contributors in your repository
-newPRWelcomeComment: "Thanks for opening this pull request! Here is a list of things that will help get it across the finish line:
+newPRWelcomeComment: |
+  💖 Thanks for opening this pull request! 💖
+  
+  Here is a list of things that will help get it across the finish line:
   - Follow the JavaScript, C++, and Python [coding style](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/development/coding-style.md).
   - Run `npm run lint` locally to catch formatting errors earlier.
   - Document any user-facing changes you've made following the [documentation styleguide](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/styleguide.md).
   - Include tests when adding/changing behavior.
-  - Include screenshots and animated GIFs whenever possible."
+  - Include screenshots and animated GIFs whenever possible.
+  We get a lot of pull requests on this repo, so please be patient and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
 
 # Configuration for first-pr-merge - https://github.com/behaviorbot/first-pr-merge