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+<!-- Anything that looks like this is a comment and can't be seen after creating your pull request! -->
 ## Description  
 <!-- A description of your change.  Keep it short. -->  
 
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 ## Anything Else  
 <!-- Put anything else relevant to this pull request here. -->
+
+## Checklist  
+<!-- You don't have to fill this out if you don't want to - just some things to keep in mind -->
+- [] All *new* Java and Kotlin files have the right copyright header  
+- [] I have tested my code by building it locally  
+- [] This is not a work-in-progress and is ready for merge  
+- [] I am submitting the PR under and understand the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0