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 # Rails Legacy App
 
-In this lab you will dive into a mature rails application and attempt to fix some reported bugs. This lab will stretch your debugging skills and your ability to navigate a large rails project. We encourage you to tackle it in pairs.
-
 > This Rails application has been intentionally broken!
 
+In this lab you will dive into a mature rails application and attempt to fix some reported bugs. This lab will stretch your debugging skills and your ability to navigate a large rails project. It will also simulate a real-world scenario: contributing to an open source project.
+
+We encourage you work together and tackle it in pairs.
+
+
 ### What's Publify?
 You will be forking & cloning an open source (MIT LICENSE) blogging platform called Publify.
 
@@ -16,10 +19,6 @@ site, and Publish On your Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere.
 Publify has been around since 2004 and is the oldest Ruby on Rails open source
 project alive.
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/publify/publify.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/publify/publify)
-[![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/publify/publify.png)](https://codeclimate.com/github/publify/publify)
-[![Dependency Status](https://gemnasium.com/publify/publify.png)](https://gemnasium.com/publify/publify)
-
 #### Features
 
 - A classic multi user blogging engine
@@ -39,17 +38,20 @@ project alive.
 - [Publify on Twitter](https://twitter.com/getpublify)
 - IRC: \#publify on irc.freenode.net
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/publify/publify.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/publify/publify)
+[![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/publify/publify.png)](https://codeclimate.com/github/publify/publify)
+[![Dependency Status](https://gemnasium.com/publify/publify.png)](https://gemnasium.com/publify/publify)
+
 ## Getting Started: Installing Publify Locally
 
 To install Publify you need the following:
 
-- Ruby 2.0, 2.1 or 2.2
-- Ruby On Rails 4.2.0
-- A database engine, MySQL, PgSQL or SQLite3
+- [x] Ruby 2.0, 2.1 or 2.2
+- [x] Ruby On Rails 4.2.0
+- [x] A database engine, MySQL, PgSQL or SQLite3
 
-- A compatible JavaScript installation for asset compilation. See [the execjs
-  readme](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme) for details.
-- ImageMagick
+- [x] A compatible JavaScript installation for asset compilation. See [the execjs readme](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme) for details.
+- [ ] ImageMagick
 
 #### Setup ImageMagick Dependency
 Make sure that you have ImageMagick installed (used by mini_magick).
@@ -100,14 +102,20 @@ $ rake db:seed
 
 ##The Bugs
 
-The following issues have been added to the main github repo. Please fix each bug on its own branch (e.g. `fix_sidebar_styles`).
+A number of issues have been added to the main github repo. Please fix each bug on its own branch (e.g. `fix_sidebar_styles`).
 
-> Please visit the `issues` section of this repo for more detailed bug descriptions + screenshots.
+> Make sure to visit the `issues` section of this repo for more detailed bug descriptions + screenshots.
 
 ####Issue \#1: Inconsistent Sidebar Styles
 * All titles in the sidebar should have `monospace` style font
 * All bullets should be circles.
 
+####Issue \#8: Post tags are shown as "object"
+The list of tags associated with a given blog post always display "tags object, object, object".
+
+####Issue \#7: Sign-in form displays raw span html in input fields
+The http://localhost:3000/users/sign_in page shows `<span class=` in the input fields, and other HTML "debris" below them.
+
 ####Issue \#2: Top Month Always Empty (Archive Sidebar)
 * When I click on the top-most month in the Archive Sidebar it says "No posts found...".
 * When I create a post in the _current month_ (e.g. February) it displays a link in the sidebar for _next month_ (e.g. March), and says "No posts found..."
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 The sort order of months in the Archive Sidebar is off, with January 2015 appearing directly above December 2015:
 
 ### Resolving the Issue
-Please fix each bug on its own branch (e.g. `fix_sidebar_styles`). When you're finished with a bug, create a pull request from your fork back to the main repo.
+Please fix each bug on its own branch (e.g. `fix_sidebar_styles`).
+
+When you're finished with a bug, create a pull request from your fork back to the main repo.
+
+> Before you push, make sure to run `rubocop` to lint your ruby code and ensure it meets the standards established by this project.
 
 <img width="1239" alt="example pull request" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1489337/12763002/f2f3a6b6-c9a6-11e5-9e62-cff790c1a89a.png">
 
-> Make sure to reference the issue you are resolving!
+> Make sure to reference the issue you are resolving! (You can even close an issue from inside your commit message!)
 
 ## Helpful Hints
 * Use **Rubber Duck Debugging** -- Make sure you understand the issue!