diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index 7496543864..c9c9c15e9d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -8,57 +8,66 @@ body:
         Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report. Before creating a new
         issue, please make sure to take a few moments to check the issue tracker
         for existing issues about the bug.
-
-  - type: textarea
-    id: system-info
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: checks
     attributes:
-      label: System Info
-      description: Please share your system info with us.
-      placeholder: LangChain version, platform, python version, ...
+      label: Checked other resources
+      description: Please confirm and check all the following options.
+      options:
+        - label: I added a very descriptive title to this issue.
+          required: true
+        - label: I searched the LangChain documentation, with the integrated search.
+          required: true
+        - label: I used the GitHub search to find a similar question and didn't find it.
+          required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproduction
     validations:
       required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: Example Code
+      description: |
+        Please add a self-contained, [minimal, reproducible, example](https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example) with your use case.
+        
+        If a maintainer can copy it, run it, and see it right away, there's a much higher chance that you'll be able to get help.
+        
+        If you're including an error message, please include the full stack trace not just the last error.
+        
+        Important! Use code tags to correctly format your code. See https://help.github.com/en/github/writing-on-github/creating-and-highlighting-code-blocks#syntax-highlighting
+        Avoid screenshots when possible, as they are hard to read and (more importantly) don't allow others to copy-and-paste your code.
 
+      placeholder: |
+        The following code: 
+        
+        ```python
+        
+        from langchain import ....
+        # Some code goes here
+        ```
+        
+        Error / Full Stack trace:
   - type: textarea
-    id: who-can-help
+    id: description
     attributes:
-      label: Who can help?
+      label: Description
       description: |
-        Your issue will be replied to more quickly if you can figure out the right person to tag with @
-        If you know how to use git blame, that is the easiest way, otherwise, here is a rough guide of **who to tag**.
-
-        The core maintainers strive to read all issues, but tagging them will help them prioritize.
-
-        Please tag fewer than 3 people.
-
-        @hwchase17 - project lead
-
-        Tracing / Callbacks
-        - @agola11
-
-        Async
-        - @agola11
-
-        DataLoader Abstractions
-        - @eyurtsev
+        What is the problem, question, or error?
 
-        LLM/Chat Wrappers
-        - @hwchase17
-        - @agola11
-
-        Tools / Toolkits
-        - ...
-
-      placeholder: "@Username ..."
-
-  - type: checkboxes
-    id: information-scripts-examples
+        Write a short description telling what you are doing, what you expect to happen, and what is currently happening.
+      placeholder: |
+        * I'm trying to use the `langchain` library to do X.
+        * I expect to see Y.
+        * Instead, it does Z.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: system-info
     attributes:
-      label: Information
-      description: "The problem arises when using:"
-      options:
-        - label: "The official example notebooks/scripts"
-        - label: "My own modified scripts"
-
+      label: System Info
+      description: Please share your system info with us.
+      placeholder: `pip freeze | grep langchain`, platform, python version
+    validations:
+      required: true
   - type: checkboxes
     id: related-components
     attributes:
@@ -77,30 +86,3 @@ body:
         - label: "Chains"
         - label: "Callbacks/Tracing"
         - label: "Async"
-
-  - type: textarea
-    id: reproduction
-    validations:
-      required: true
-    attributes:
-      label: Reproduction
-      description: |
-        Please provide a [code sample](https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example) that reproduces the problem you ran into. It can be a Colab link or just a code snippet.
-        If you have code snippets, error messages, stack traces please provide them here as well.
-        Important! Use code tags to correctly format your code. See https://help.github.com/en/github/writing-on-github/creating-and-highlighting-code-blocks#syntax-highlighting
-        Avoid screenshots when possible, as they are hard to read and (more importantly) don't allow others to copy-and-paste your code.
-
-      placeholder: |
-        Steps to reproduce the behavior:
-
-          1.
-          2.
-          3.
-
-  - type: textarea
-    id: expected-behavior
-    validations:
-      required: true
-    attributes:
-      label: Expected behavior
-      description: "A clear and concise description of what you would expect to happen."
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 88ad5a3446..0000000000
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: Other Issue
-description: Raise an issue that wouldn't be covered by the other templates.
-title: "Issue: <Please write a comprehensive title after the 'Issue: ' prefix>"
-labels: [04 - Other]
-
-body:
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: "Issue you'd like to raise."
-      description: >
-        Please describe the issue you'd like to raise as clearly as possible.
-        Make sure to include any relevant links or references.
-
-  - type: textarea
-    attributes:
-      label: "Suggestion:"
-      description: >
-        Please outline a suggestion to improve the issue here.