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-Prefix your issue title with either [BUG] or [RFC]. If you open an [RFC] it is
-expected that you are willing to help out in the implementation of said feature
-request.
-
+<!-- 
 This issue tracker is NOT for support questions. If you have a question, please
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+join us in the community, on one of our social platforms like Slack, IRC or the 
+forum: http://bolt.cm/community. 
+
+If you open a "request for comment" (or "RFC" for short) please prefix your 
+title with [RFC]. It is expected that you are willing to help out in the 
+implementation of said feature request. Other appropiate labels will be applied 
+by the Bolt team, when assessing issues. 
+
+-->
+
+A brief description of the issue goes here.
 
------------
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-A brief description of the issue goes here. If you haven't yet done so, please
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+template below. The more details you can give us, the easier it will be for us 
+to determine the cause of a problem. 
 
 See: https://github.com/bolt/bolt/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
 
+--> 
+
 Details
 -------
 
- - Relevant Bolt Version: [ 3.2 | 3.3 | master ]
- - Install type: [ GitHub checkout | Zip/tarball install | Composer install ]
- - PHP version: [ 5.5 | 5.6 | 7.0 ]
+ - Relevant Bolt Version: [ 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | master ]
+ - Install type: [ Zip/tarball install | Composer install | GitHub checkout ]
+ - PHP version: [ 5.5 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 ]
  - Used web server: [ Apache | Nginx ] version [ version ]
  - For UX/UI issues: [ browser name and version ]
 
-
 Reproduction
 ------------
 
 If you're filing a bug, please describe how to reproduce it. Include as much
 relevant information as possible, such as:
 
- 1. **Bug summary**: 
+### Bug summary
+
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       solution might be.
- 2. **Specifics**:
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+
+### Specifics
+
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- 3. **Steps to reproduce**:
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+### Steps to reproduce
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- 4. **Expected result**: 
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+### Expected result
+
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+### Actual result
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