From 781d45dfe81d6b58e4d39653a86a72bdd19fc0f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Grenfell <martin.grenfell@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:28:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] contributing doc: add section about issues/bug reports

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+# Bug reports / Github issues
+
+When reporting a bug make sure you search the existing github issues for the
+same/similar issues. If you find one, feel free to add a `+1` comment with any
+additonal information that may help us solve the issue.
+
+When creating a new issue be sure to state the following:
+
+* Steps to reproduce the bug.
+* The version of vim you are using.
+* The version of syntastic you are using.
+
+For syntax checker bugs also state the version of the checker executable that you are using.
+
 # Submitting a patch
 
 * Fork the repo on github