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-<!--- Remove sections that do not apply -->
+<!-- This issue tracker is only for technical issues related to Bitcoin Core.
 
-This issue tracker is only for technical issues related to Bitcoin Core.
+General bitcoin questions and/or support requests are best directed to the Bitcoin StackExchange at https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com.
 
-General bitcoin questions and/or support requests are best directed to the [Bitcoin StackExchange](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com).
+For reporting security issues, please read instructions at https://bitcoincore.org/en/contact/.
 
-For reporting security issues, please read instructions at [https://bitcoincore.org/en/contact/](https://bitcoincore.org/en/contact/).
+If the node is "stuck" during sync or giving "block checksum mismatch" errors, please ensure your hardware is stable by running memtest and observe CPU temperature with a load-test tool such as linpack before creating an issue! -->
 
-If the node is "stuck" during sync or giving "block checksum mismatch" errors, please ensure your hardware is stable by running memtest and observe CPU temperature with a load-test tool such as linpack before creating an issue!
+<!-- Describe the issue -->
+<!--- What behavior did you expect? -->
 
-### Describe the issue
-#### What behavior did you expect?
+<!--- What was the actual behavior (provide screenshots if the issue is GUI-related)? -->
 
-#### What was the actual behavior (provide screenshots if the issue is GUI-related)?
+<!--- How reliably can you reproduce the issue, what are the steps to do so? -->
 
-#### How reliably can you reproduce the issue, what are the steps to do so?
+<!-- What version of Bitcoin Core are you using, where did you get it (website, self-compiled, etc)? -->
 
-### What version of Bitcoin Core are you using, where did you get it (website, self-compiled, etc)?
+<!-- What type of machine are you observing the error on (OS/CPU and disk type)? -->
 
-### What type of machine are you observing the error on (OS/CPU and disk type)?
-
-### Any extra information that might be useful in the debugging process.
-This is normally the contents of a `debug.log` or `config.log` file. Raw text or a link to a pastebin type site are preferred.
+<!-- Any extra information that might be useful in the debugging process. -->
+<!--- This is normally the contents of a `debug.log` or `config.log` file. Raw text or a link to a pastebin type site are preferred. -->