diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 75c9d58e2..bd0990e82 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Assignees {
             return false;
         }
         if (this._shouldExemptAllAssignees()) {
-            this._issueLogger.info(chalk_1.default.white('└──'), 'Skipping $$type because it has an exempt assignee');
+            this._issueLogger.info(chalk_1.default.white('└──'), 'Skipping this $$type because it has an exempt assignee');
             return true;
         }
         const exemptAssignees = this._getExemptAssignees();
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             issueLogger.info(chalk_1.default.cyan(consumedOperationsCount), `operation${consumedOperationsCount > 1 ? 's' : ''} consumed for this $$type`);
         }
     }
+    static _getStaleMessageUsedOptionName(issue) {
+        return issue.isPullRequest
+            ? option_1.Option.StalePrMessage
+            : option_1.Option.StaleIssueMessage;
+    }
     processIssues(page = 1) {
         var _a, _b;
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
@@ -297,7 +302,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             for (const issue of issues.values()) {
                 const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
                 (_b = this._statistics) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.incrementProcessedItemsCount(issue);
-                issueLogger.info(`Found this $$type last updated ${issue.updated_at}`);
+                issueLogger.info(`Found this $$type last updated at: ${chalk_1.default.cyan(issue.updated_at)}`);
                 // calculate string based messages for this issue
                 const staleMessage = issue.isPullRequest
                     ? this.options.stalePrMessage
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                     : this._getDaysBeforeIssueStale();
                 const onlyLabels = words_to_list_1.wordsToList(this._getOnlyLabels(issue));
                 if (onlyLabels.length > 0) {
-                    issueLogger.info(`The option "onlyLabels" was specified to only processed the issues and pull requests with all those labels (${onlyLabels.length})`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`The option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(option_1.Option.OnlyLabels)} was specified to only process issues and pull requests with all those labels (${chalk_1.default.cyan(onlyLabels.length)})`);
                     const hasAllWhitelistedLabels = onlyLabels.every((label) => {
                         return is_labeled_1.isLabeled(issue, label);
                     });
@@ -334,23 +339,23 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                     }
                 }
                 else {
-                    issueLogger.info(`The option "onlyLabels" was not specified`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`The option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(option_1.Option.OnlyLabels)} was not specified`);
                     issueLogger.info(chalk_1.default.white('└──'), `Continuing the process for this $$type`);
                 }
-                issueLogger.info(`Days before $$type stale: ${daysBeforeStale}`);
+                issueLogger.info(`Days before $$type stale: ${chalk_1.default.cyan(daysBeforeStale)}`);
                 const shouldMarkAsStale = should_mark_when_stale_1.shouldMarkWhenStale(daysBeforeStale);
                 if (!staleMessage && shouldMarkAsStale) {
-                    issueLogger.info(`Skipping $$type due to empty stale message`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it should be marked as stale based on the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(this._getDaysBeforeStaleUsedOptionName(issue))} (${chalk_1.default.cyan(daysBeforeStale)}) but the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(IssuesProcessor._getStaleMessageUsedOptionName(issue))} is not set`);
                     IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
                     continue;
                 }
                 if (issue.state === 'closed') {
-                    issueLogger.info(`Skipping $$type because it is closed`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it is closed`);
                     IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
                     continue; // Don't process closed issues
                 }
                 if (issue.locked) {
-                    issueLogger.info(`Skipping $$type because it is locked`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it is locked`);
                     IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
                     continue; // Don't process locked issues
                 }
@@ -359,16 +364,16 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                 if (this.options.startDate) {
                     const startDate = new Date(this.options.startDate);
                     const createdAt = new Date(issue.created_at);
-                    issueLogger.info(`A start date was specified for the ${get_humanized_date_1.getHumanizedDate(startDate)} (${this.options.startDate})`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`A start date was specified for the ${get_humanized_date_1.getHumanizedDate(startDate)} (${chalk_1.default.cyan(this.options.startDate)})`);
                     // Expecting that GitHub will always set a creation date on the issues and PRs
                     // But you never know!
                     if (!is_valid_date_1.isValidDate(createdAt)) {
                         IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
                         core.setFailed(new Error(`Invalid issue field: "created_at". Expected a valid date`));
                     }
-                    issueLogger.info(`$$type created the ${get_humanized_date_1.getHumanizedDate(createdAt)} (${issue.created_at})`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`$$type created the ${get_humanized_date_1.getHumanizedDate(createdAt)} (${chalk_1.default.cyan(issue.created_at)})`);
                     if (!is_date_more_recent_than_1.isDateMoreRecentThan(createdAt, startDate)) {
-                        issueLogger.info(`Skipping $$type because it was created before the specified start date`);
+                        issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it was created before the specified start date`);
                         IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
                         continue; // Don't process issues which were created before the start date
                     }
@@ -387,13 +392,13 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                         issueLogger.info(`An exempt label was added after the stale label.`);
                         yield this._removeStaleLabel(issue, staleLabel);
                     }
-                    issueLogger.info(`Skipping $$type because it has an exempt label`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it has an exempt label`);
                     IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
                     continue; // Don't process exempt issues
                 }
                 const anyOfLabels = words_to_list_1.wordsToList(this._getAnyOfLabels(issue));
                 if (anyOfLabels.length > 0) {
-                    issueLogger.info(`The option "anyOfLabels" was specified to only processed the issues and pull requests with one of those labels (${anyOfLabels.length})`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`The option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(option_1.Option.AnyOfLabels)} was specified to only process the issues and pull requests with one of those labels (${chalk_1.default.cyan(anyOfLabels.length)})`);
                     const hasOneOfWhitelistedLabels = anyOfLabels.some((label) => {
                         return is_labeled_1.isLabeled(issue, label);
                     });
@@ -408,7 +413,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                     }
                 }
                 else {
-                    issueLogger.info(`The option "anyOfLabels" was not specified`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`The option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(option_1.Option.AnyOfLabels)} was not specified`);
                     issueLogger.info(chalk_1.default.white('└──'), `Continuing the process for this $$type`);
                 }
                 const milestones = new milestones_1.Milestones(this.options, issue);
@@ -424,17 +429,28 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                 // Should this issue be marked stale?
                 const shouldBeStale = !IssuesProcessor._updatedSince(issue.updated_at, daysBeforeStale);
                 // Determine if this issue needs to be marked stale first
-                if (!issue.isStale && shouldBeStale && shouldMarkAsStale) {
-                    issueLogger.info(`Marking $$type stale because it was last updated on ${issue.updated_at} and it does not have a stale label`);
-                    yield this._markStale(issue, staleMessage, staleLabel, skipMessage);
-                    issue.isStale = true; // This issue is now considered stale
-                }
-                else if (!issue.isStale) {
-                    issueLogger.info(`Not marking as stale: shouldBeStale=${shouldBeStale}, shouldMarkAsStale=${shouldMarkAsStale}`);
+                if (!issue.isStale) {
+                    issueLogger.info(`This $$type is not stale`);
+                    const updatedAtDate = new Date(issue.updated_at);
+                    if (shouldBeStale) {
+                        issueLogger.info(`This $$type should be stale based on the last update date the ${get_humanized_date_1.getHumanizedDate(updatedAtDate)} (${chalk_1.default.cyan(issue.updated_at)})`);
+                        if (shouldMarkAsStale) {
+                            issueLogger.info(`This $$type should be marked as stale based on the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(this._getDaysBeforeStaleUsedOptionName(issue))} (${chalk_1.default.cyan(daysBeforeStale)})`);
+                            yield this._markStale(issue, staleMessage, staleLabel, skipMessage);
+                            issue.isStale = true; // This issue is now considered stale
+                            issueLogger.info(`This $$type is now stale`);
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            issueLogger.info(`This $$type should not be marked as stale based on the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(this._getDaysBeforeStaleUsedOptionName(issue))} (${chalk_1.default.cyan(daysBeforeStale)})`);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        issueLogger.info(`This $$type should not be stale based on the last update date the ${get_humanized_date_1.getHumanizedDate(updatedAtDate)} (${chalk_1.default.cyan(issue.updated_at)})`);
+                    }
                 }
                 // Process the issue if it was marked stale
                 if (issue.isStale) {
-                    issueLogger.info(`Found a stale $$type`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`This $$type is already stale`);
                     yield this._processStaleIssue(issue, staleLabel, actor, closeMessage, closeLabel);
                 }
                 IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
@@ -516,7 +532,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
         var _a;
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
-            issueLogger.info(`Checking for label on $$type`);
+            issueLogger.info(`Checking for label on this $$type`);
             this._consumeIssueOperation(issue);
             (_a = this._statistics) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.incrementFetchedItemsEventsCount();
             const options = this.client.issues.listEvents.endpoint.merge({
@@ -546,7 +562,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             const daysBeforeClose = issue.isPullRequest
                 ? this._getDaysBeforePrClose()
                 : this._getDaysBeforeIssueClose();
-            issueLogger.info(`Days before $$type close: ${daysBeforeClose}`);
+            issueLogger.info(`Days before $$type close: ${chalk_1.default.cyan(daysBeforeClose)}`);
             const issueHasUpdate = IssuesProcessor._updatedSince(issue.updated_at, daysBeforeClose);
             issueLogger.info(`$$type has been updated: ${chalk_1.default.cyan(issueHasUpdate)}`);
             // should we un-stale this issue?
@@ -560,10 +576,10 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                 return; // nothing to do because we aren't closing stale issues
             }
             if (!issueHasComments && !issueHasUpdate) {
-                issueLogger.info(`Closing $$type because it was last updated on ${issue.updated_at}`);
+                issueLogger.info(`Closing $$type because it was last updated on! ${chalk_1.default.cyan(issue.updated_at)}`);
                 yield this._closeIssue(issue, closeMessage, closeLabel);
                 if (this.options.deleteBranch && issue.pull_request) {
-                    issueLogger.info(`Deleting branch for as delete-branch option was specified`);
+                    issueLogger.info(`Deleting the branch the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(option_1.Option.DeleteBranch)} was specified`);
                     yield this._deleteBranch(issue);
                     this.deletedBranchIssues.push(issue);
                 }
@@ -577,14 +593,14 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
     _hasCommentsSince(issue, sinceDate, actor) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
-            issueLogger.info(`Checking for comments on $$type since ${sinceDate}`);
+            issueLogger.info(`Checking for comments on $$type since: ${chalk_1.default.cyan(sinceDate)}`);
             if (!sinceDate) {
                 return true;
             }
             // find any comments since the date
             const comments = yield this.listIssueComments(issue.number, sinceDate);
             const filteredComments = comments.filter(comment => comment.user.type === 'User' && comment.user.login !== actor);
-            issueLogger.info(`Comments not made by actor or another bot: ${filteredComments.length}`);
+            issueLogger.info(`Comments not made by actor or another bot: ${chalk_1.default.cyan(filteredComments.length)}`);
             // if there are any user comments returned
             return filteredComments.length > 0;
         });
@@ -594,7 +610,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
         var _a, _b, _c;
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
-            issueLogger.info(`Marking $$type as stale`);
+            issueLogger.info(`Marking this $$type as stale`);
             this.staleIssues.push(issue);
             // if the issue is being marked stale, the updated date should be changed to right now
             // so that close calculations work correctly
@@ -719,7 +735,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             issueLogger.info(`Delete branch from closed $$type - ${issue.title}`);
             const pullRequest = yield this._getPullRequest(issue);
             if (!pullRequest) {
-                issueLogger.info(`Not deleting branch as pull request not found for this $$type`);
+                issueLogger.info(`Not deleting this branch as no pull request was found for this $$type`);
                 return;
             }
             if (this.options.debugOnly) {
@@ -746,7 +762,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
         var _a;
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
-            issueLogger.info(`Removing the label "${chalk_1.default.cyan(label)}" from the $$type...`);
+            issueLogger.info(`Removing the label "${chalk_1.default.cyan(label)}" from this $$type...`);
             this.removedLabelIssues.push(issue);
             if (this.options.debugOnly) {
                 return;
@@ -854,6 +870,21 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
         this._operations.consumeOperation();
         issue.operations.consumeOperation();
     }
+    _getDaysBeforeStaleUsedOptionName(issue) {
+        return issue.isPullRequest
+            ? this._getDaysBeforePrStaleUsedOptionName()
+            : this._getDaysBeforeIssueStaleUsedOptionName();
+    }
+    _getDaysBeforeIssueStaleUsedOptionName() {
+        return isNaN(this.options.daysBeforeIssueStale)
+            ? option_1.Option.DaysBeforeStale
+            : option_1.Option.DaysBeforeIssueStale;
+    }
+    _getDaysBeforePrStaleUsedOptionName() {
+        return isNaN(this.options.daysBeforePrStale)
+            ? option_1.Option.DaysBeforeStale
+            : option_1.Option.DaysBeforePrStale;
+    }
 }
 exports.IssuesProcessor = IssuesProcessor;
 
@@ -1018,7 +1049,7 @@ class Milestones {
             return false;
         }
         if (this._shouldExemptAllMilestones()) {
-            this._issueLogger.info(chalk_1.default.white('└──'), 'Skipping $$type because it has a milestone');
+            this._issueLogger.info(chalk_1.default.white('└──'), 'Skipping this $$type because it has a milestone');
             return true;
         }
         const exemptMilestones = this._getExemptMilestones();
diff --git a/src/classes/assignees.ts b/src/classes/assignees.ts
index ce9cb11b9..9a0a2a259 100644
--- a/src/classes/assignees.ts
+++ b/src/classes/assignees.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class Assignees {
     if (this._shouldExemptAllAssignees()) {
       this._issueLogger.info(
         chalk.white('└──'),
-        'Skipping $$type because it has an exempt assignee'
+        'Skipping this $$type because it has an exempt assignee'
       );
 
       return true;
diff --git a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
index 108034248..fac5778fd 100644
--- a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     }
   }
 
+  private static _getStaleMessageUsedOptionName(
+    issue: Readonly<Issue>
+  ): Option.StalePrMessage | Option.StaleIssueMessage {
+    return issue.isPullRequest
+      ? Option.StalePrMessage
+      : Option.StaleIssueMessage;
+  }
+
   private readonly _logger: Logger = new Logger();
   private readonly _operations: StaleOperations;
   private readonly _statistics: Statistics | undefined;
@@ -112,7 +120,9 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
       const issueLogger: IssueLogger = new IssueLogger(issue);
       this._statistics?.incrementProcessedItemsCount(issue);
 
-      issueLogger.info(`Found this $$type last updated ${issue.updated_at}`);
+      issueLogger.info(
+        `Found this $$type last updated at: ${chalk.cyan(issue.updated_at)}`
+      );
 
       // calculate string based messages for this issue
       const staleMessage: string = issue.isPullRequest
@@ -137,7 +147,11 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
 
       if (onlyLabels.length > 0) {
         issueLogger.info(
-          `The option "onlyLabels" was specified to only processed the issues and pull requests with all those labels (${onlyLabels.length})`
+          `The option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(
+            Option.OnlyLabels
+          )} was specified to only process issues and pull requests with all those labels (${chalk.cyan(
+            onlyLabels.length
+          )})`
         );
 
         const hasAllWhitelistedLabels: boolean = onlyLabels.every(
@@ -165,31 +179,45 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
           );
         }
       } else {
-        issueLogger.info(`The option "onlyLabels" was not specified`);
+        issueLogger.info(
+          `The option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(
+            Option.OnlyLabels
+          )} was not specified`
+        );
         issueLogger.info(
           chalk.white('└──'),
           `Continuing the process for this $$type`
         );
       }
 
-      issueLogger.info(`Days before $$type stale: ${daysBeforeStale}`);
+      issueLogger.info(
+        `Days before $$type stale: ${chalk.cyan(daysBeforeStale)}`
+      );
 
       const shouldMarkAsStale: boolean = shouldMarkWhenStale(daysBeforeStale);
 
       if (!staleMessage && shouldMarkAsStale) {
-        issueLogger.info(`Skipping $$type due to empty stale message`);
+        issueLogger.info(
+          `Skipping this $$type because it should be marked as stale based on the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(
+            this._getDaysBeforeStaleUsedOptionName(issue)
+          )} (${chalk.cyan(
+            daysBeforeStale
+          )}) but the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(
+            IssuesProcessor._getStaleMessageUsedOptionName(issue)
+          )} is not set`
+        );
         IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
         continue;
       }
 
       if (issue.state === 'closed') {
-        issueLogger.info(`Skipping $$type because it is closed`);
+        issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it is closed`);
         IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
         continue; // Don't process closed issues
       }
 
       if (issue.locked) {
-        issueLogger.info(`Skipping $$type because it is locked`);
+        issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it is locked`);
         IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
         continue; // Don't process locked issues
       }
@@ -202,9 +230,9 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
         const createdAt: Date = new Date(issue.created_at);
 
         issueLogger.info(
-          `A start date was specified for the ${getHumanizedDate(startDate)} (${
-            this.options.startDate
-          })`
+          `A start date was specified for the ${getHumanizedDate(
+            startDate
+          )} (${chalk.cyan(this.options.startDate)})`
         );
 
         // Expecting that GitHub will always set a creation date on the issues and PRs
@@ -219,14 +247,14 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
         }
 
         issueLogger.info(
-          `$$type created the ${getHumanizedDate(createdAt)} (${
+          `$$type created the ${getHumanizedDate(createdAt)} (${chalk.cyan(
             issue.created_at
-          })`
+          )})`
         );
 
         if (!isDateMoreRecentThan(createdAt, startDate)) {
           issueLogger.info(
-            `Skipping $$type because it was created before the specified start date`
+            `Skipping this $$type because it was created before the specified start date`
           );
 
           IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
@@ -256,7 +284,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
           await this._removeStaleLabel(issue, staleLabel);
         }
 
-        issueLogger.info(`Skipping $$type because it has an exempt label`);
+        issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it has an exempt label`);
         IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
         continue; // Don't process exempt issues
       }
@@ -265,7 +293,11 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
 
       if (anyOfLabels.length > 0) {
         issueLogger.info(
-          `The option "anyOfLabels" was specified to only processed the issues and pull requests with one of those labels (${anyOfLabels.length})`
+          `The option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(
+            Option.AnyOfLabels
+          )} was specified to only process the issues and pull requests with one of those labels (${chalk.cyan(
+            anyOfLabels.length
+          )})`
         );
 
         const hasOneOfWhitelistedLabels: boolean = anyOfLabels.some(
@@ -292,7 +324,11 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
           );
         }
       } else {
-        issueLogger.info(`The option "anyOfLabels" was not specified`);
+        issueLogger.info(
+          `The option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(
+            Option.AnyOfLabels
+          )} was not specified`
+        );
         issueLogger.info(
           chalk.white('└──'),
           `Continuing the process for this $$type`
@@ -320,21 +356,45 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
       );
 
       // Determine if this issue needs to be marked stale first
-      if (!issue.isStale && shouldBeStale && shouldMarkAsStale) {
-        issueLogger.info(
-          `Marking $$type stale because it was last updated on ${issue.updated_at} and it does not have a stale label`
-        );
-        await this._markStale(issue, staleMessage, staleLabel, skipMessage);
-        issue.isStale = true; // This issue is now considered stale
-      } else if (!issue.isStale) {
-        issueLogger.info(
-          `Not marking as stale: shouldBeStale=${shouldBeStale}, shouldMarkAsStale=${shouldMarkAsStale}`
-        );
+      if (!issue.isStale) {
+        issueLogger.info(`This $$type is not stale`);
+        const updatedAtDate: Date = new Date(issue.updated_at);
+
+        if (shouldBeStale) {
+          issueLogger.info(
+            `This $$type should be stale based on the last update date the ${getHumanizedDate(
+              updatedAtDate
+            )} (${chalk.cyan(issue.updated_at)})`
+          );
+
+          if (shouldMarkAsStale) {
+            issueLogger.info(
+              `This $$type should be marked as stale based on the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(
+                this._getDaysBeforeStaleUsedOptionName(issue)
+              )} (${chalk.cyan(daysBeforeStale)})`
+            );
+            await this._markStale(issue, staleMessage, staleLabel, skipMessage);
+            issue.isStale = true; // This issue is now considered stale
+            issueLogger.info(`This $$type is now stale`);
+          } else {
+            issueLogger.info(
+              `This $$type should not be marked as stale based on the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(
+                this._getDaysBeforeStaleUsedOptionName(issue)
+              )} (${chalk.cyan(daysBeforeStale)})`
+            );
+          }
+        } else {
+          issueLogger.info(
+            `This $$type should not be stale based on the last update date the ${getHumanizedDate(
+              updatedAtDate
+            )} (${chalk.cyan(issue.updated_at)})`
+          );
+        }
       }
 
       // Process the issue if it was marked stale
       if (issue.isStale) {
-        issueLogger.info(`Found a stale $$type`);
+        issueLogger.info(`This $$type is already stale`);
         await this._processStaleIssue(
           issue,
           staleLabel,
@@ -445,7 +505,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
   ): Promise<string | undefined> {
     const issueLogger: IssueLogger = new IssueLogger(issue);
 
-    issueLogger.info(`Checking for label on $$type`);
+    issueLogger.info(`Checking for label on this $$type`);
 
     this._consumeIssueOperation(issue);
     this._statistics?.incrementFetchedItemsEventsCount();
@@ -497,7 +557,9 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
       ? this._getDaysBeforePrClose()
       : this._getDaysBeforeIssueClose();
 
-    issueLogger.info(`Days before $$type close: ${daysBeforeClose}`);
+    issueLogger.info(
+      `Days before $$type close: ${chalk.cyan(daysBeforeClose)}`
+    );
 
     const issueHasUpdate: boolean = IssuesProcessor._updatedSince(
       issue.updated_at,
@@ -521,13 +583,17 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
 
     if (!issueHasComments && !issueHasUpdate) {
       issueLogger.info(
-        `Closing $$type because it was last updated on ${issue.updated_at}`
+        `Closing $$type because it was last updated on! ${chalk.cyan(
+          issue.updated_at
+        )}`
       );
       await this._closeIssue(issue, closeMessage, closeLabel);
 
       if (this.options.deleteBranch && issue.pull_request) {
         issueLogger.info(
-          `Deleting branch for as delete-branch option was specified`
+          `Deleting the branch the option ${issueLogger.createOptionLink(
+            Option.DeleteBranch
+          )} was specified`
         );
         await this._deleteBranch(issue);
         this.deletedBranchIssues.push(issue);
@@ -547,7 +613,9 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     const issueLogger: IssueLogger = new IssueLogger(issue);
 
-    issueLogger.info(`Checking for comments on $$type since ${sinceDate}`);
+    issueLogger.info(
+      `Checking for comments on $$type since: ${chalk.cyan(sinceDate)}`
+    );
 
     if (!sinceDate) {
       return true;
@@ -561,7 +629,9 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     );
 
     issueLogger.info(
-      `Comments not made by actor or another bot: ${filteredComments.length}`
+      `Comments not made by actor or another bot: ${chalk.cyan(
+        filteredComments.length
+      )}`
     );
 
     // if there are any user comments returned
@@ -577,7 +647,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
   ): Promise<void> {
     const issueLogger: IssueLogger = new IssueLogger(issue);
 
-    issueLogger.info(`Marking $$type as stale`);
+    issueLogger.info(`Marking this $$type as stale`);
     this.staleIssues.push(issue);
 
     // if the issue is being marked stale, the updated date should be changed to right now
@@ -712,7 +782,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
 
     if (!pullRequest) {
       issueLogger.info(
-        `Not deleting branch as pull request not found for this $$type`
+        `Not deleting this branch as no pull request was found for this $$type`
       );
       return;
     }
@@ -748,7 +818,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     const issueLogger: IssueLogger = new IssueLogger(issue);
 
     issueLogger.info(
-      `Removing the label "${chalk.cyan(label)}" from the $$type...`
+      `Removing the label "${chalk.cyan(label)}" from this $$type...`
     );
     this.removedLabelIssues.push(issue);
 
@@ -887,4 +957,31 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     this._operations.consumeOperation();
     issue.operations.consumeOperation();
   }
+
+  private _getDaysBeforeStaleUsedOptionName(
+    issue: Readonly<Issue>
+  ):
+    | Option.DaysBeforeStale
+    | Option.DaysBeforeIssueStale
+    | Option.DaysBeforePrStale {
+    return issue.isPullRequest
+      ? this._getDaysBeforePrStaleUsedOptionName()
+      : this._getDaysBeforeIssueStaleUsedOptionName();
+  }
+
+  private _getDaysBeforeIssueStaleUsedOptionName():
+    | Option.DaysBeforeStale
+    | Option.DaysBeforeIssueStale {
+    return isNaN(this.options.daysBeforeIssueStale)
+      ? Option.DaysBeforeStale
+      : Option.DaysBeforeIssueStale;
+  }
+
+  private _getDaysBeforePrStaleUsedOptionName():
+    | Option.DaysBeforeStale
+    | Option.DaysBeforePrStale {
+    return isNaN(this.options.daysBeforePrStale)
+      ? Option.DaysBeforeStale
+      : Option.DaysBeforePrStale;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/classes/milestones.ts b/src/classes/milestones.ts
index 7f71b41a7..dd3fa355d 100644
--- a/src/classes/milestones.ts
+++ b/src/classes/milestones.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class Milestones {
     if (this._shouldExemptAllMilestones()) {
       this._issueLogger.info(
         chalk.white('└──'),
-        'Skipping $$type because it has a milestone'
+        'Skipping this $$type because it has a milestone'
       );
 
       return true;