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+Hello! Thank you for reporting an issue!
+If you would fill out the below points, that would make our process a whole lot easier!
+
+## **I'm submitting a ...**
+  - [ ] bug report
+  - [ ] feature request
+  - [ ] support request
+
+
+
+
+## Regarding bug reports:
+
+* **Please tell us about your environment:** 
+  - Jrnl version: (run `jrnl -v`)
+  - How you installed Jrnl
+	
+  - Operating system [MacOS, Linux, Windows?]
+
+* **What is the current behavior?**
+
+* **Please provide the steps to reproduce and if possible a minimal demo of the problem** 
+
+
+* **What is the expected behavior?**
+
+* **Other information** (e.g. detailed explanation, stacktraces, related issues, suggestions how to fix, links for us to have context, eg. stackoverflow, gitter, etc)
+
+## Regarding Feature requests: 
+
+* **What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior?**
+
+* **Please provide examples of the usage**
+
+* **Other information** (e.g. detailed explanation, stacktraces, related issues, suggestions how to fix, links for us to have context, eg. stackoverflow, gitter, etc)
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug_report.md
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+## Bug report
+Hello! Thank you for reporting an issue!
+If you would fill out the below points, that would make our process a whole lot easier!
+
+
+* **Please tell us about your environment:** 
+  - Jrnl version: (run `jrnl -v`)
+  - How you installed Jrnl
+	
+  - Operating system [MacOS, Linux, Windows?]
+
+* **What is the current behavior?**
+
+* **Please provide the steps to reproduce and if possible a minimal demo of the problem** 
+
+
+* **What is the expected behavior?**
+
+* **Other information** (e.g. detailed explanation, stacktraces, related issues, suggestions how to fix, links for us to have context, eg. stackoverflow, gitter, etc)
+
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Feature_request.md
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+#Feature Request
+Hello! Thank you for reporting an issue!
+If you would fill out the below points, that would make our process a whole lot easier!
+
+* **What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior?**
+
+* **Please provide examples of the usage**
+
+* **Other information** (e.g. detailed explanation, stacktraces, related issues, suggestions how to fix, links for us to have context, eg. stackoverflow, gitter, etc)
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+## Support request
+Hello! Thank you for reporting an issue!
+If you would fill out the below points, that would make our process a whole lot easier!
+
+
+
+* **Please tell us about your environment:**
+
+  - Jrnl version: (run `jrnl -v`)
+  - How you installed Jrnl
+	
+  - Operating system [MacOS, Linux, Windows?]
+
+* **What are you trying to do?**
+
+* **What have you tried?**
+
+* **Other information** (e.g. detailed explanation, stacktraces, related issues, suggestions how to fix, links for us to have context, eg. stackoverflow, gitter, etc)
+
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+
+# **TEMPLATE PLEASE EDIT**
+*Thank you for wanting to contribute! Please fill out this description as well as look at the checklist!*
+
+*Short block of text containing:
+- Relevant changes in text form
+- related issues
+- Motivation (if applicable)
+- Example of usage (if applicable)
+- Example of changes to config files (if applicable)
+*
+### Checklist
+- [ ] The code change is tested and works locally.
+- [ ] Tests pass. Your PR cannot be merged unless tests pass
+- [ ] There is no commented out code in this PR.
+- [ ] Have you followed the guidelines in our Contributing document?
+- [ ] Have you checked to ensure there aren't other open [Pull Requests](../pulls) for the same update/change?
+- [ ] Have you added an explanation of what your changes do and why you'd like us to include them?
+- [ ] Have you written new tests for your core changes, as applicable?