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+Before your pull request is reviewed and merged, make sure you
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+* [ ] there are no linting errors -- `npm run lint`
+* [ ] code is in uniquely-named feature branch, and has been rebased on top of latest master. If you're asked to make more changes make sure you rebase onto master then too!
+* [ ] pull request is descriptively named and links to an issue number, i.e. `Fixes #123`
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+Thank you!
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