diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 203dc43b4e..aa2989224d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
             
             If you still care about this issue, then please either:
               * Re-open this issue, if you have sufficient permissions, or
-              * Add a comment pinging `@SciTools/iris-devs` who will re-open on your behalf.
+              * Add a comment stating that this is still relevant and someone will re-open it on your behalf.
 
           # Comment on the staled prs while closed.
           close-pr-message: |
diff --git a/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_documentation_easy.rst b/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_documentation_easy.rst
index f54de628bf..51554f9e19 100755
--- a/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_documentation_easy.rst
+++ b/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_documentation_easy.rst
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ Describing what you've changed and why will help the person who reviews your cha
 .. tip::
 
    If you're not sure that you're making your pull request right, or have a
-   question, then make it anyway! You can then comment on it tagging
-   ``@SciTools/iris-devs`` to ask your question (then edit your pull request if
-   you need to).
+   question, then make it anyway! You can then comment on it to ask your
+   question, then someone from the dev team will be happy to help you out (then
+   edit your pull request if you need to).
 
 What Happens Next?
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^