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+<!--
+Thanks for reporting an issue to LBRY and helping us improve! 
+
+To make it possible for us to help you, please fill out below information carefully.
+
+Before reporting any issues, please make sure that you're using the latest version.
+- App releases: https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-app/releases
+- Standalone daemon: https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/releases
+
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+--> 
+
+
+## The Issue
+
+### Steps to reproduce
+1.
+2.
+3.
+
+### Expected behaviour
+Tell us what should happen
+
+### Actual behaviour
+Tell us what happens instead
+
+
+## System Configuration
+
+<!-- For the app, this info is in the About section at the bottom of the Help page. 
+     You can include a screenshot instead of typing it out --> 
+
+<!-- For the daemon, run:
+     curl 'http://localhost:5279/lbryapi' --data '{"method":"version"}'
+     and include the full output -->
+
+- LBRY Daemon version:
+- LBRY App version:
+- LBRY Installation ID:
+- Operating system:
+
+
+## Anything Else
+<!-- Include anything else that does not fit into the above sections -->
+
+
+## Screenshots
+<!-- If a screenshot would help explain the bug, please include one or two here -->
+