diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4a1a063e2..6337cf83e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ Before contributing to DOSBox-X, please check the [issue tracker](https://github
 - The normal operation of DOS games and applications within DOSBox-X 
 - DOS, Windows 1.0/2.x/3.x and Windows 9x/ME guest system support
 - Architectural symmetry with a real DOS environment (particularly MS-DOS or PC DOS)
+- Improving the user interface, general functions and usability of DOSBox-X
 - Improving a platform-specific build of DOSBox-X or getting it on par with other platforms supported
 - Non-implemented (or incorrectly implemented) system calls or functions
 - Missing, incorrect, or inaccurate hardware emulation, e.g. video, sound, input
 - Bug fixes and/or improvements that allows for example demoscene productions to run in DOSBox-X
 
-You do not necessarily need to be versed in coding, in this case you will certainly spend most of your time in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/issues); either submitting bugs or asking for new features, or helping other DOSBox-X users by suggesting solutions to their problems. You can also help improve DOSBox-X's documentation, or translate its language file to another language.
+You do not necessarily need to be versed in coding; there are other ways to contribute to the project as well. For example, you can submit bug reports, asking for new features, or helping other DOSBox-X users by suggesting solutions to their problems in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/issues). You may also help improve DOSBox-X's documentation (such as the [DOSBox-X Wiki](https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/wiki)), translate its language file to another language, or help promoting the software in other websites.
 
 ## Code
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 359079976..1912bdf3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ greatly appreciated:
     - Windows 1.0/2.x/3.x & Windows 9x/ME guest system support
     - Retro development
   - Bug fixes, patches, improvements, refinements
-  - Suggestions, ideas, general conversation
-  - Platform support (primarily Linux and Windows, but others are welcome)
-  - Documentation, language file translation
-  - Notes regarding games, applications, hacks, weird MS-DOS tricks, etc.
+  - Suggestions, ideas, assistance of other users, and/or general conversation
+  - Platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS, and DOS, but others are welcome)
+  - Documentation, language file translation, and software promotion
+  - Notes regarding DOS and Win3.x/9x games, applications, hacks or weird tricks, etc.
 
 See the [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) page for more contribution guidelines.
 If you want to tweak or write some code and you don't know what to work on,