diff --git a/pages/contribute/editorial_board_guide.md b/pages/contribute/editorial_board_guide.md
index 22dd93476..3ec407699 100644
--- a/pages/contribute/editorial_board_guide.md
+++ b/pages/contribute/editorial_board_guide.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ If the markdown page is named example_1.md, you can link towards it using:
 
 ## Adding extra info to the contributors
 
-Do you want that the GitHub picture of a contributor is shown next to their name? Or maybe you want that the name is clickable and links towards the GitHub page of that person? To enable this please add the name and the necessary metadata to the [CONTRIBUTORS.yaml](https://github.com/elixir-europe/rdmkit/blob/master/_data/CONTRIBUTORS.yaml) file in the *_data* directory like this:
+It is strongly recommended to let the contributors fill in their ORCID and email address. This can be added together with the name, affiliation and GitHub ID to the [CONTRIBUTORS.yaml](https://github.com/elixir-europe/rdmkit/blob/master/_data/CONTRIBUTORS.yaml) file in the *_data* directory like this:
 
 ```yaml
 Bert Droesbeke:
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Bert Droesbeke:
     role: editor
     affiliation: VIB Data Core / ELIXIR-BE
 ```
-{% include callout.html type="important" content="Make sure that the name in the yaml file is identically the same as the one used in the metadata of the page." %}
+{% include callout.html type="important" content="Make sure that the name of the contributor in the yaml file is identical as the one used in the metadata of the page." %}
 
 
 ## Adding an institution, infrastructure, project or funder
diff --git a/pages/contribute/how_to_contribute.md b/pages/contribute/how_to_contribute.md
index 3e2cb9704..61d33a95b 100644
--- a/pages/contribute/how_to_contribute.md
+++ b/pages/contribute/how_to_contribute.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ If you wish to contribute, please remember the following for better consistency
 
 ## Acknowledgement and ownership of content
 
-Contributors will be shown at the bottom of each page and on the main [contributors page](https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/contributors) if listed in the metadata of the markdown file. If you want to link your GitHub account, ORCID or email address, please add your name and corresponding information to the [CONTRIBUTORS file](https://github.com/elixir-europe/rdmkit/blob/master/_data/CONTRIBUTORS.yaml).
+Contributors will be shown at the bottom of each page and on the main [contributors page](https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/contributors) if listed in the metadata of the markdown file. We strongly suggest to add the name, ORCID, email address and/or GitHub account and affiliation of the contributor to the [CONTRIBUTORS file](https://github.com/elixir-europe/rdmkit/blob/master/_data/CONTRIBUTORS.yaml).
 
 No single contributor or editor owns the site's content or has the right to dictate what the content should be. The content on the RDMkit is community-led, with many people contributing to each section. Hence, decisions are driven by consensus among the contributors and editors.