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@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ I'll say that again because it's important:
 **MAKE SURE YOU SELECT THE RIGHT VERSION!**
 :::
 
-If your keyboard has been advertised to be powered by QMK but is not in the list, chances are a developer hasn't gotten to it yet or we haven't had a chance to merge it in yet. File an issue at [qmk_firmware](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues) requesting to support that particular keyboard, if there is no active [Pull Request](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3Akeyboard) for it. There are also QMK powered keyboards that are in their manufacturer's own GitHub accounts. Double check for that as well.  <!-- FIXME(skullydazed): This feels too wordy and I'm not sure we want to encourage these kinds of issues. Also, should we prompt them to bug the manufacutrer? -->
+Unfortunately if your keyboard has been advertised to be powered by QMK but is not in the list, you will **not** be able to use Configurator to customize your keyboard.
+
+Chances are a developer hasn't gotten round to adding support or we haven't had a chance to merge it in yet. If there is no active [Pull Request](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3Akeyboard), contact the manufacturer and encourage them to add support.
 
 ## Step 2: Select Your Keyboard Layout