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-**Please don't open new feature requests only issues**
-**Feature requests will only be accepted again once we are down to 50 open issues**
-**In case you would like a feature added and are willing to work on it yourself you can open an issue to ask for feedback before doing the work and creating a pull request**
-
 <!--- Provide a general summary of the issue in the Title above -->
 
 ## Expected Behavior