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+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: Features, Bug Reports, Questions
+    url: https://github.com/common-fate/granted/discussions/new/choose
+    about: Our preferred starting point if you have any questions or suggestions about configuration, features or behavior.
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+---
+name: Pre-Discussed and Approved Topics
+about: |-
+  Only for topics already discussed and approved in the GitHub Discussions section.
+---
+
+**DO NOT OPEN A NEW ISSUE. PLEASE USE THE DISCUSSIONS SECTION.**
+
+**I DIDN'T READ THE ABOVE LINE. PLEASE CLOSE THIS ISSUE.**
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