diff --git a/doc/guides/onboarding-extras.md b/doc/guides/onboarding-extras.md
index 6904713ce7ed67..030074093eef36 100644
--- a/doc/guides/onboarding-extras.md
+++ b/doc/guides/onboarding-extras.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Additional Onboarding Information
+# Additional onboarding information
 
 ## Labels
 
@@ -11,30 +11,29 @@
 * `test`
 * `tools`
 
-There may be more than one subsystem valid for any particular issue or pull
-request.
+More than one subsystem may be valid for any particular issue or pull request.
 
 ### General
 
-* `confirmed-bug` - Bugs you have verified exist
-* `discuss` - Things that need larger discussion
-* `feature request` - Any issue that requests a new feature (usually not PRs)
-* `good first issue` - Issues suitable for newcomers to process
-* `meta` - For issues whose topic is governance, policies, procedures, etc.
-* `tsc-agenda` - Open issues and pull requests with this label will be added to
+* `confirmed-bug`: Bugs you have verified
+* `discuss`: Things that need larger discussion
+* `feature request`: Any issue that requests a new feature
+* `good first issue`: Issues suitable for newcomers to fix
+* `meta`: Governance, policies, procedures, etc.
+* `tsc-agenda`: Open issues and pull requests with this label will be added to
   the Technical Steering Committee meeting agenda
 
 ---
 
 * `author-ready` - A pull request is _author ready_ when:
   * There is a CI run in progress or completed.
-  * There is at least one Collaborator approval (or two TSC approvals
-  for semver-major PRs).
+  * There is at least one Collaborator approval (or two TSC approvals for
+    semver-major PRs).
   * There are no outstanding review comments.
 
-Please always add the `author ready` label to the pull request in that case.
+Please always add the `author ready` label to pull requests that qualify.
 Please always remove it again as soon as the conditions are not met anymore,
-such as if CI run fails or a new outstanding review comment is posted.
+such as if the CI run fails or a new outstanding review comment is posted.
 
 ---
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ such as if CI run fails or a new outstanding review comment is posted.
   * major vs. everything else: run last versions tests against this version, if
     they pass, **probably** minor or patch
 
-### LTS/Version labels
+### LTS/version labels
 
 We use labels to keep track of which branches a commit should land on:
 
@@ -82,11 +81,11 @@ We use labels to keep track of which branches a commit should land on:
 Once a release line enters maintenance mode, the corresponding labels do not
 need to be attached anymore, as only important bugfixes will be included.
 
-### Other Labels
+### Other labels
 
 * Operating system labels
   * `macos`, `windows`, `smartos`, `aix`
-  * No linux, linux is the implied default
+  * No `linux` label because it is the implied default
 * Architecture labels
   * `arm`, `mips`, `s390`, `ppc`
-  * No x86{_64}, since that is the implied default
+  * No `x86{_64}` label because it is the implied default