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-<!--- Please provide a summary in the title and describe your issue here.
-Is this a bug or feature request? If a bug, include all the steps that led to the issue.
-
-If you're looking for help with your code, consider posting a question here:
-
-- GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions
-- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy
--->
-
-## Your Environment
-
-<!-- Include details of your environment. If you're using spaCy 1.7+, you can also type
-`python -m spacy info --markdown` and copy-paste the result here.-->
-
-- Operating System:
-- Python Version Used:
-- spaCy Version Used:
-- Environment Information:
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----
-name: "\U0001F4AC Anything else?"
-about: For feature and project ideas, general usage questions or help with your code, please post on the GitHub Discussions board instead.
----
-
-<!-- Describe your issue here. Please keep in mind that the GitHub issue tracker is mostly intended for reports related to the spaCy code base and source, and for bugs and enhancements. If you're looking for help with your code, consider posting a question here:
-
-- GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions
-- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy
--->
-
-## Your Environment
-
-<!-- Include details of your environment. If you're using spaCy 1.7+, you can also type `python -m spacy info --markdown` and copy-paste the result here.-->
-
-- Operating System:
-- Python Version Used:
-- spaCy Version Used:
-- Environment Information:
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+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: spaCy FAQ
+    url: https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions/8226
+    about: Check the FAQ for answers to common community questions.
+  - name: Github Discussions forum
+    url: https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions
+    about: Questions and anything that isn't a bug report should posted here.