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+# Configuration for new-issue-welcome - https://github.com/behaviorbot/new-issue-welcome
+
+# Comment to be posted to on first time issues
+newIssueWelcomeComment: |
+  👋 Thanks for opening your first issue here! If you're reporting a 🐞 bug, please make sure you include steps to reproduce it. We get a lot of issues on this repo, so please be patient and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
+  
+  To help make it easier for us to investigate your issue, please follow the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#submitting-issues).
+
+# Configuration for new-pr-welcome - https://github.com/behaviorbot/new-pr-welcome
+
+# Comment to be posted to on PRs from first time contributors in your repository
+newPRWelcomeComment: |
+  💖 Thanks for opening this pull request! 💖
+  
+  Here is a list of things that will help get it across the finish line:
+  - Follow the JavaScript, C++, and Python [coding style](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/development/coding-style.md).
+  - Run `npm run lint` locally to catch formatting errors earlier.
+  - Document any user-facing changes you've made following the [documentation styleguide](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/master/docs/styleguide.md).
+  - Include tests when adding/changing behavior.
+  - Include screenshots and animated GIFs whenever possible.
+  We get a lot of pull requests on this repo, so please be patient and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
+
+# Configuration for first-pr-merge - https://github.com/behaviorbot/first-pr-merge
+
+# Comment to be posted to on pull requests merged by a first time user
+firstPRMergeComment: >
+  Congrats on merging your first pull request! 🎉🎉🎉
+
+# It is recommend to include as many gifs and emojis as possiblec