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+Dear friend, we, the rest of the NativeScript community really
+appreciate your feedback! While we are doing all we can to take care of every
+issue, sometimes we get overwhelmed. Because of that, we will consider issues
+that are not constructive or problems that cannot be reproduced "dead".
+Additionally, we will treat feature requests or bug reports with unanswered
+questions regarding the behavior/reproduction for more than 20 days "dead". All
+"dead" issues will get closed.
+
+## Please, provide the details below:
+
+### Did you verify this is a real problem by searching [Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nativescript) and the [other open issues in this repo](https://github.com/NativeScript/nativescript/issues)?
+
+### Tell us about the problem
+Please, ensure your title is less than 63 characters long and starts with a capital
+letter.
+
+### Which platform(s) does your issue occur on?
+iOS/Android/Both
+
+### Please provide the following version numbers that your issue occurs with:
+- CLI: (run `tns --version` to fetch it)
+- Cross-platform modules: (check the 'version' attribute in the
+`node_modules/tns-core-modules/package.json` file in your project)
+- Runtime(s): (look for the `"tns-android"` and `"tns-ios"` properties in the
+`package.json` file of your project)
+- Plugin(s): (look for the version number in the `package.json` file of your
+project)
+
+### Please tell us how to recreate the issue in as much detail as possible.
+
+### Is there code involved? If so, please share the minimal amount of code needed to recreate the problem.
+
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+Dear friend, we, the rest of the NativeScript community thank you for your
+contribution! Because we want to present a really nice, readable changelog with each
+release, please provide the following information:
+
+### Create a meaningful title
+Please, ensure your title is less than 50 characters and starts with a capital
+letter. We strive to follow the guidelines in the
+[How to Write a Git Commit Message] (http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/)
+article for PR titles.
+
+### Does your commit message include the wording below to reference a specific issue in this repo?
+Fixes/Implements #[Issue Number].
+
+### Does your pull request have [unit tests](https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/blob/master/running-tests.md)?
+If not, why?
+If not, please tell us why tests are not included, and list all steps needed to test your pull request manually.
+
+