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 * [ ] Have you followed the guidelines in our [Contributing document](https://github.com/nasa/openmct/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)?
 * [ ] Have you checked to ensure there aren't other open [Pull Requests](https://github.com/nasa/openmct/pulls) for the same update/change?
-* [ ] Is this change backwards compatible? Will users need to change how they are calling the API, or how they've extended core plugins such as Tables or Plots?
+* [ ] Is this change backwards compatible? For example, developers won't need to change how they are calling the API or how they've extended core plugins such as Tables or Plots.
 
 ### Author Checklist