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 === Narrowly Scoped ===
-An ideal first bug is very well understood and extremely narrow in scope, possibly as little as one line, and the bug description should have a [http://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/ DXR link to the relevant code] in the bug description. No dependencies.
+An ideal first bug is very narrow in scope, possibly as little as one line.
+* The problem statement and success is unambiguous.
+* The bug should link to the code to be modified using a DXR link.
+* any relevant automated tests should also be identified, as well as instructions for adding any new tests
 === Clear External Requirements  ===