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+# Reference: https://help.github.com/en/github/building-a-strong-community/configuring-issue-templates-for-your-repository#configuring-the-template-chooser
+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: 📖 Contributing Policy
+    url: https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md
+    about: Please read through our contributing policy before opening an issue or pull request
+  - name: 💬 Discussion Group
+    url: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/netbox-discuss
+    about: Join our discussion group for assistance with installation issues and other problems