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@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ Initial settings used for `community.coops.tech` when it was created:
 
 On the Email settings admin page:
 
+* email subject:`[cotech-community] %{optional_pm}%{optional_cat}%{topic_title}`
 * reply by email enabled
-* reply by email address: discourse+%{reply_key}@community.coops.tech
+* reply by email address: `discourse+%{reply_key}@community.coops.tech`
 * manual polling enabled
 * email prefix: cotech-community
 * email site title: CoTech Community