diff --git a/trac-env/templates/custom_ticket.html b/trac-env/templates/custom_ticket.html
index 2422974..fa03729 100644
--- a/trac-env/templates/custom_ticket.html
+++ b/trac-env/templates/custom_ticket.html
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ <h2>Please read this first:</h2>
         Contact <a href="mailto:security@djangoproject.com">security@djangoproject.com</a> instead.</strong>
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-      Report bugs and suggest features in Django itself (or its
-      documentation) using this ticket tracker.
+      Report bugs and suggest documentation changes using this ticket tracker.
+    </li>
+    <li>
+      New feature proposals should first be discussed on the <a href="https://forum.djangoproject.com/c/internals/5">Django Forum</a>.
+      Once feedback has been gathered, you can use this ticket tracker to open a ticket for the new feature.
+      Please include links to relevant discussions from the forum (or other sources).
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       Don't use the ticket system for