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-name: First time contributor
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened]
-  issues:
-    types: [opened]
-
-jobs:
-  greet:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Greet User 😃
-        uses: actions/first-interaction@v1
-        with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          issue-message: |
-            Thanks for creating your first issue on OpenTelemetry JS!.
-            Someone should comment on your issue shortly.
-
-            If this issue is urgent, please mention `@opentelemetry/javascript-approvers` or `@opentelemetry/javascript-maintainers`.
-          pr-message: |
-            # First Time Contributor
-
-            Congratulations on your first contribution to OpenTelemetry JS!.
-            Please make sure you have read and completed the contribution checklist, which should have been used as the template when you created the PR.
-            If you ever need to refer to the checklist later, it is available at [.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/blob/master/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md)
-
-
-            ## Sign the Contributors Licence Agreement
-
-            All CNCF projects require contributors to sign a CLA.
-            You can sign as a company or an individual.
-            All pull requests run several checks, including checking if the user who created the pull request signed the CLA.
-            If you have not signed the CLA, the failed check will have a link you can follow in order to sign.
-            Once you have signed, come back to this PR and comment "I signed it," and the check will be rerun.
-
-            ## Contribution Guidelines
-
-            Please read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file, which answers common questions you may have regarding the pull request process.
-            Once you have completed the requirements in the pull request template and the CONTRIBUTING.md file, someone from @opentelemetry/javascript-approvers will review your work.
-            If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to one of the @opentelemetry/javascript-maintainers.