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diff --git a/REPORTING-BUGS b/REPORTING-BUGS
index 327b33b43d63..0cb8cdfa63bc 100644
--- a/REPORTING-BUGS
+++ b/REPORTING-BUGS
@@ -64,7 +64,19 @@ information on the linux-kernel mailing list see
 http://www.tux.org/lkml/).
 
 
-[Some of this is taken from Frohwalt Egerer's original linux-kernel FAQ]
+Tips for reporting bugs
+-----------------------
+
+If you haven't reported a bug before, please read:
+
+http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html
+http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
+
+It's REALLY important to report bugs that seem unrelated as separate email
+threads or separate bugzilla entries.  If you report several unrelated
+bugs at once, it's difficult for maintainers to tease apart the relevant
+data.
+
 
 Gather information
 ------------------
@@ -158,3 +170,5 @@ responding to these types of bugs in a timely manner (especially during a
 merge window), escalate the bug to LKML and Linus Torvalds.
 
 Thank you!
+
+[Some of this is taken from Frohwalt Egerer's original linux-kernel FAQ]