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 Please include the following information when submitting a bug report/issue:
 
-* [ ] NodeBB version and git hash (to find your git hash, execute `git rev-parse HEAD` from the main NodeBB directory)
-* [ ] Exact steps to cause this issue
-* [ ] What you expected
-* [ ] What happened instead
+* NodeBB version and git hash (to find your git hash, execute `git rev-parse HEAD` from the main NodeBB directory)
+* Exact steps to cause this issue
+    1. First I did this...
+    2. Then, I clicked on this item...
+* What you expected
+    * e.g. I expected *abc* to *xyz*
+* What happened instead
+    * e.g. Instead, I got *zyx* and NodeBB set fire to my house
 
 Thank you!
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