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@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ instructions for how to sign and return it. Once we receive it, we'll be able to
 accept your pull requests.
 
 ## Are you a Googler?
-If you are a Googler, you can either create an internal change or work on GitHub directly.
+If you are a Googler, plese make an attempt to submit an internal change rather than a GitHub Poll Request. 
+If you are not able to submit an internal change a PR is acceptable as an alternative. 
 
 
 ## Contributing A Patch