diff --git a/doc/README.rst b/doc/README.rst
index 0ea3234dec348..b2c66611b68bb 100644
--- a/doc/README.rst
+++ b/doc/README.rst
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 Contributing to the documentation
 =================================
 
-If you're not the developer type, contributing to the documentation is still
-of huge value. You don't even have to be an expert on
-*pandas* to do so! Something as simple as rewriting small passages for clarity
+Whether you are someone who loves writing, teaching, or development,
+contributing to the documentation is a huge value. If you don't see yourself
+as a developer type, please don't stress and know that we want you to
+contribute. You don't even have to be an expert on *pandas* to do so!
+Something as simple as rewriting small passages for clarity
 as you reference the docs is a simple but effective way to contribute. The
 next person to read that passage will be in your debt!
 
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.21.0.txt b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.21.0.txt
index c808babeee5d9..74360f06bfd02 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.21.0.txt
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.21.0.txt
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ New Behavior:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ValueError: Of the three parameters: start, end, and periods, exactly two must be specified
 
-  In [3]: pd.period_range(start='2017Q1', end='2017Q4', periods=6, freq='Q')  
+  In [3]: pd.period_range(start='2017Q1', end='2017Q4', periods=6, freq='Q')
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ValueError: Of the three parameters: start, end, and periods, exactly two must be specified