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  <!--
-**IMPORTANT: Please do not create a Pull Request without creating an issue first.**
-*Any change needs to be discussed before proceeding. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the pull request.*
-
-Please provide enough information so that others can review your pull request:
+**IMPORTANT: Please provide enough information and context so that others can review your pull request:**
  -->
- 
+
 <!-- You can skip this if you're fixing a typo. -->
-# Checklist
+# General Checklist
+
 - [ ] Affected Issues have been mentioned in the Closing issues section
-- [ ] Documentation has been written/updated.
-- [ ] Changelog entry has been written
+- [ ] Documentation has been written/updated
+- [ ] PR title is ready for inclusion in changelog
 
 Explain the **details** for making this change. What existing problem does the pull request solve?
 
-# Changelog Entry
-<!--
-Describe the change in order to make it visible in the changelog
-If the change breaks anything document this - how was the functionality before - how does it work after the change
-
-Prefix the change with: Feature, Change, Bugfix, Improvement, Documentation
-
-Use following format:
-Improvement - Description (#ISSUENUMBER)
--->
-
 # Closing issues
-Put `closes #XXXX` in your comment to auto-close the issue that your PR fixes (if such).
+
+Put `closes #XXXX` in your comment to auto-close the issue that your PR fixes (if such).
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