diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 8b58bb675e..8ab6ecf662 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -1005,7 +1005,8 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>
-        Following are general instructions for both pushing changes upstream and for submitting changes as patches.
+        Following are general instructions for both pushing changes upstream and for submitting 
+        changes as patches.
     </para> 
 
     <section id='pushing-a-change-upstream'>
@@ -1029,6 +1030,11 @@
                     <filename>send-pull-request</filename>.
                     You can find these scripts in the <filename>scripts</filename> directory of the 
                     Yocto Project file structure.</para>
+                    <para>Using these scripts correctly formats the requests without introducing any
+                    whitespace or HTML formatting.
+                    The maintainer that receives your patches needs to be able to save and apply them 
+                    directly from your emails.
+                    Using these scripts is the preferred method for sending patches.</para>
                     <para>For help on using these scripts, simply provide the 
                     <filename>-h</filename> argument as follows:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>