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+To raise a new Pull Request, the following prerequisites need to be met. Please tick before proceeding:
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+- [ ] a conversation was held in the appropriate Gitter Room.
+- [ ] a Github Issue was opened for this feature / bug.
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+Please link to a Github Issue by replacing XXX appropriately:
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+Issue #XXX