diff --git a/34.md b/34.md
index 56ede853..fc25bdeb 100644
--- a/34.md
+++ b/34.md
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ The `refs` tag can be optionally extended to enable clients to identify how many
 
 Patches can be sent by anyone to any repository. Patches to a specific repository SHOULD be sent to the relays specified in that repository's announcement event's `"relays"` tag. Patch events SHOULD include an `a` tag pointing to that repository's announcement address.
 
-Patches in a patch set SHOULD include a NIP-10 `e` `reply` tag pointing to the previous patch.
+Patches in a patch set SHOULD include a [NIP-10](10.md) `e` `reply` tag pointing to the previous patch.
 
-The first patch revision in a patch revision SHOULD include a NIP-10 `e` `reply` to the original root patch.
+The first patch revision in a patch revision SHOULD include a [NIP-10](10.md) `e` `reply` to the original root patch.
 
 ```jsonc
 {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Issues may have a `subject` tag, which clients can utilize to display a header.
 
 ## Replies
 
-Replies to either a `kind:1621` _issue_ or a `kind:1617` _patch_ event should follow [NIP-22 comment](22.md).
+Replies to either a `kind:1621` (_issue_) or a `kind:1617` (_patch_) event should follow [NIP-22 comment](22.md).
 
 ## Status
 
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ Root Patches and Issues have a Status that defaults to 'Open' and can be set by
 }
 ```
 
-The Status event with the largest created_at date is valid.
+The most recent Status event (by `created_at` date) from either the issue/patch author or a maintainer is considered valid.
 
-The Status of a patch-revision defaults to either that of the root-patch, or `1632` (Closed) if the root-patch's Status is `1631` and the patch-revision isn't tagged in the `1631` event.
+The Status of a patch-revision defaults to either that of the root-patch, or `1632` (_Closed_) if the root-patch's Status is `1631` (_Applied/Merged_) and the patch-revision isn't tagged in the `1631` (_Applied/Merged_) event.
 
 
 ## Possible things to be added later