From 0b6ba9682769d50e8c11b63e37557942e2f10c10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Cavanaugh <RyanCavanaugh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:04:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Remove upper boilerplate from issue template

Our issue stats did not improve appreciably when we added the issue template. Reduce upper boilerplate text and try to make it more action-oriented
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 issue_template.md | 21 +++++----------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/issue_template.md b/issue_template.md
index dcd2280570ccb..78e0ae8be91e6 100644
--- a/issue_template.md
+++ b/issue_template.md
@@ -1,24 +1,13 @@
-<!--
-Thank you for contributing to TypeScript! Please review this checklist
-       before submitting your issue.
-[ ] Many common issues and suggestions are addressed in the FAQ
-     https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/FAQ
-[ ] Search for duplicates before logging new issues
-    https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue
-[ ] Questions are best asked and answered at Stack Overflow
-    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/typescript
+<!-- BUGS: Please use this template. -->
+<!-- QUESTIONS: This is not a general support forum! Ask Qs at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/typescript -->
+<!-- SUGGESTIONS: See https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-wiki/blob/master/Writing-Good-Design-Proposals.md -->
 
-For bug reports, please include the information below.
-__________________________________________________________ -->
-
-**TypeScript Version:** 
-
-1.7.5 / 1.8.0-beta / nightly (1.9.0-dev.20160217)
+**TypeScript Version:**  1.8.0 / nightly (1.9.0-dev.201xxxxx)
 
 **Code**
 
 ```ts
-// A self-contained demonstration of the problem follows...
+// A *self-contained* demonstration of the problem follows...
 
 ```
 

From 8ddba289eb98d51cb711350c4e29038cc65670f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Cavanaugh <RyanCavanaugh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:18:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update issue_template.md

---
 issue_template.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/issue_template.md b/issue_template.md
index 78e0ae8be91e6..7799960ec7805 100644
--- a/issue_template.md
+++ b/issue_template.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!-- QUESTIONS: This is not a general support forum! Ask Qs at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/typescript -->
 <!-- SUGGESTIONS: See https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-wiki/blob/master/Writing-Good-Design-Proposals.md -->
 
-**TypeScript Version:**  1.8.0 / nightly (1.9.0-dev.201xxxxx)
+**TypeScript Version:**  1.8.0 / nightly (2.0.0-dev.201xxxxx)
 
 **Code**