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 When you have a lot of issues, it can be hard to get an overview.
 By adding a weight to each issue, you can get a better idea of how much time,
-value or complexity a given issue has or will cost.
+value or complexity a given issue has or will cost. An example of this may be 
+that a simple text change is assigned a value of a 1 whereas a multiple day 
+change may be assigned with weight of a 4 or 5 or whatever value the the issue 
+owner believes will be the effort.
 
 You can set the weight of an issue during its creation, by simply changing the
 value in the dropdown menu. You can set it to a non-negative integer