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+### **Title**
+
+\[bug\], \[question\], or \[feature\]
+
+\[kit\] (for language features, not the compiler), \[kitc\], \[vscode\], etc
+
+if relevant
+
+\[macos\], \[linux\], \[windows\], etc
+
+and for bugs
+
+\[not severe\], \[moderately severe\], \[severe\], \[highly severe\]
+
+
+Examples:
+
+\[bug\]\[kitc\]\[windows\]\[severe\] on windows, blah blah terrible thing
+
+\[feature\]\[kit\]\[macos\] kit on macOS should be able to interact with some-operating-system-thing
+
+
 ### **Describe the problem. What did you see? What did you expect to see?**
 
 Describe the problem here.