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 Guild Helper addon for EPGP loot system in WoW (1.12)
 
 ## setup
-shootyepgp requires some modifications to guild permissions related to public and officer notes by the guild leader. 
+shootyepgp requires some modifications to guild permissions related to public and officer notes by the guild leader.  
+
+### Version 3.x (current)
+- officer note must be set to visible by all and editable **only** by the EPGP admins (officer rank and higher as example)
+- public notes can be used for whatever, there is no epgp information stored there
+
+### _Version 2.x (deprecated)_ 
 - public and officer notes must be set to visible by all.
 - public and officer notes **must** be editable **only** by the EPGP admins (officer rank and higher as an example)
 
-```diff
--3.0Release Candidate and 3.x versions only need officer notes visible by all and editable by EPGP admins 
-(public notes are free for use)
-```
-
-Creating a new chatframe (right-click > create new window on chat tab) and naming it `debug` (capitalization doesn't matter) will move the more spammy information messages from the addon there and out of your default chatframe.
+## tips
+Creating a new chatframe (right-click > create new window on chat tab) and naming it `debug` (capitalization doesn't matter) will move the bulk of information messages there and out of your default chatframe.
 
 ## usage
 All settings and functions are available from the shootyepgp icon on minimap or FuBar