diff --git a/Doc/howto/logging.rst b/Doc/howto/logging.rst
index 79e4dc9..666e08a 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/logging.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/logging.rst
@@ -757,13 +757,14 @@
 libraries, then the logger name specified can be 'orgname.foo' rather than
 just 'foo'.
 
-**PLEASE NOTE:** It is strongly advised that you *do not add any handlers other
-than* :class:`~logging.NullHandler` *to your library's loggers*. This is
-because the configuration of handlers is the prerogative of the application
-developer who uses your library. The application developer knows their target
-audience and what handlers are most appropriate for their application: if you
-add handlers 'under the hood', you might well interfere with their ability to
-carry out unit tests and deliver logs which suit their requirements.
+.. note:: It is strongly advised that you *do not add any handlers other
+   than* :class:`~logging.NullHandler` *to your library's loggers*. This is
+   because the configuration of handlers is the prerogative of the application
+   developer who uses your library. The application developer knows their
+   target audience and what handlers are most appropriate for their
+   application: if you add handlers 'under the hood', you might well interfere
+   with their ability to carry out unit tests and deliver logs which suit their
+   requirements.
 
 
 Logging Levels
@@ -940,10 +941,10 @@
 to see if a module-level variable, :data:`raiseExceptions`, is set. If set, a
 traceback is printed to :data:`sys.stderr`. If not set, the exception is swallowed.
 
-**Note:** The default value of :data:`raiseExceptions` is ``True``. This is because
-during development, you typically want to be notified of any exceptions that
-occur. It's advised that you set :data:`raiseExceptions` to ``False`` for production
-usage.
+.. note:: The default value of :data:`raiseExceptions` is ``True``. This is
+   because during development, you typically want to be notified of any
+   exceptions that occur. It's advised that you set :data:`raiseExceptions` to
+   ``False`` for production usage.
 
 .. currentmodule:: logging
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/logging.rst b/Doc/library/logging.rst
index 7ed1f1a..67e51bd 100644
--- a/Doc/library/logging.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/logging.rst
@@ -800,14 +800,14 @@
    Logs a message with level *level* on the root logger. The other arguments are
    interpreted as for :func:`debug`.
 
-   PLEASE NOTE: The above module-level functions which delegate to the root
-   logger should *not* be used in threads, in versions of Python earlier than
-   2.7.1 and 3.2, unless at least one handler has been added to the root
-   logger *before* the threads are started. These convenience functions call
-   :func:`basicConfig` to ensure that at least one handler is available; in
-   earlier versions of Python, this can (under rare circumstances) lead to
-   handlers being added multiple times to the root logger, which can in turn
-   lead to multiple messages for the same event.
+   .. note:: The above module-level functions which delegate to the root
+      logger should *not* be used in threads, in versions of Python earlier
+      than 2.7.1 and 3.2, unless at least one handler has been added to the
+      root logger *before* the threads are started. These convenience functions
+      call :func:`basicConfig` to ensure that at least one handler is
+      available; in earlier versions of Python, this can (under rare
+      circumstances) lead to handlers being added multiple times to the root
+      logger, which can in turn lead to multiple messages for the same event.
 
 .. function:: disable(lvl)
 
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@
    registered using this function, levels should be positive integers and they
    should increase in increasing order of severity.
 
-   NOTE: If you are thinking of defining your own levels, please see the section
-   on :ref:`custom-levels`.
+   .. note:: If you are thinking of defining your own levels, please see the
+      section on :ref:`custom-levels`.
 
 .. function:: getLevelName(lvl)
 
@@ -866,12 +866,12 @@
    .. versionchanged:: 2.4
       Formerly, :func:`basicConfig` did not take any keyword arguments.
 
-   PLEASE NOTE: This function should be called from the main thread
-   before other threads are started. In versions of Python prior to
-   2.7.1 and 3.2, if this function is called from multiple threads,
-   it is possible (in rare circumstances) that a handler will be added
-   to the root logger more than once, leading to unexpected results
-   such as messages being duplicated in the log.
+   .. note:: This function should be called from the main thread before other
+      threads are started. In versions of Python prior to 2.7.1 and 3.2, if
+      this function is called from multiple threads, it is possible (in rare
+      circumstances) that a handler will be added to the root logger more than
+      once, leading to unexpected results such as messages being duplicated in
+      the log.
 
    The following keyword arguments are supported.