[dhorthy]

I think the key here is “if X then Y syntax” - this seems to be quite effective at piercing through the “probably ignore this” system message by highlighting WHEN a given instruction is “highly relevant”

[throwaway314155]

What?

[xpe]

It helps when questions intended to resolve ambiguity are not themselves hopelessly ambiguous.

See also: "Help me help you" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Maguire