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+name: "Issue with / Feature Request for Conduit"
+about: "Please file issues on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/issues/new"
+title: "CLOSE ME"
+---
+
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+
+**⚠️ Conduit development does not happen on GitHub. Issues opened here will not be addressed** 
+
+Please open issues on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/issues/new
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