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+# Configuration for new-issue-welcome - https://github.com/behaviorbot/new-issue-welcome
+
+# Comment to be posted to on first time issues
+newIssueWelcomeComment: |
+  👋 Thanks for opening your first issue here! If you're reporting a 🐞 bug, please make sure you include steps to reproduce it. We get a lot of issues on this repo, so please be patient and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
+
+# Configuration for new-pr-welcome - https://github.com/behaviorbot/new-pr-welcome
+
+# Comment to be posted to on PRs from first time contributors in your repository
+newPRWelcomeComment: |
+  💖 Thanks for this pull request! 💖
+
+  We use [semantic commit messages](https://snipe-it.readme.io/docs/contributing-overview#section-pull-request-guidelines) to streamline the release process and easily generate changelogs between versions. Before your pull request can be merged, you should **update your pull request title** to start with a semantic prefix if it doesn't have one already.
+
+  Examples of commit messages with semantic prefixes:
+
+  - `Fixed #<issue number>: don't overwrite prevent_default if default wasn't prevented`
+  - `Added #<issue number>: add checkout functionality to assets`
+  - `Improved Asset Checkout: use new notification method for checkout`
+
+  Things that will help get your PR across the finish line:
+
+  - Document any user-facing changes you've made.
+  - Include tests when adding/changing behavior.
+  - Include screenshots and animated GIFs whenever possible.
+
+  We get a lot of pull requests on this repo, so please be patient and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
+
+# Configuration for first-pr-merge - https://github.com/behaviorbot/first-pr-merge
+
+# Comment to be posted to on pull requests merged by a first time user
+firstPRMergeComment: >
+  Congrats on merging your first pull request! 🎉🎉🎉