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Add documentation on support and issues
We regularly encounter issues that we cannot verify, primarily due to issue authors not responding to our questions for clarity. This proposes a timeline we can all follow to know when it's a good time to close the issue on our end.
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CONTRIBUTING.md

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you. Review the PR. Do you have any better ideas how to fix this problem? Let us
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## Current Issues
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[![HuBoard][huboard-badge]][huboard]
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We use HuBoard to triage issues and prioritize the backlog for the core dev
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team. Feel free to tackle any currently open [issue][issues]. The issues tagged
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with "help wanted" and especially those high in the backlog are fair game.
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## Issues
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The issue tracker is the preferred channel for bug reports, features requests
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and submitting pull requests, but please respect the following restrictions:
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- Please do not use the issue tracker for personal support requests. Stack
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Overflow ([react-bootstrap](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/react-bootstrap)
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tag), [Slack](http://www.reactiflux.com/) or
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[gitter](https://gitter.im/react-bootstrap/react-bootstrap) are better places
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to get help.
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- Please do not open issues or pull requests regarding the code in React or
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Bootstrap (open them in their respective repositories).
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_Note: Occasionally issues are opened that are unclear, or we cannot verify them. When
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the issue author has not responded to our questions for verification within 7
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days then we will close the issue._
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[![HuBoard][huboard-badge]][huboard] We use HuBoard to triage issues and
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prioritize the backlog for the core dev team. Feel free to tackle any currently
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open [issue][issues]. The issues tagged with "help wanted" and especially those
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high in the backlog are fair game.
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MAINTAINING.md

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[HuBoard](https://huboard.com/react-bootstrap/react-bootstrap) which is a kanban
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style board to track and prioritize issues.
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Some issues are opened that are just too vague to do anything about. If after
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attempting to get feedback from issue authors fails after 7 days, then close the
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issue. Please inform the issue author that they may re-open if they are able to
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present the requested information.
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## Merging a pull request
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Please, make sure:

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