docs: Update README and CITATION.cff, add issue templates

[sbryngelson]

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• Enhanced README with improved structure and examples
• Updated CITATION.cff with additional metadata
• Added GitHub issue templates for feature requests and configuration## Description

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Description

• Added GitHub issue templates for feature requests and support

• Updated CITATION.cff with latest publication and expanded author list

• Enhanced README with badges, supercomputer usage info, and quick start guide

• Added Zenodo DOI badge and star history chart to README

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  A["Documentation Files"] --> B["Issue Templates"]
  A --> C["CITATION.cff"]
  A --> D["README.md"]
  B --> B1["config.yml<br/>feature_request.md"]
  C --> C1["Updated to MFC 5.0<br/>New authors & references"]
  D --> D1["Added badges & links<br/>Supercomputer info<br/>Quick start guide"]

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config.yml GitHub issue template configuration                                            .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml Created new issue template configuration file Disabled blank issues to enforce template usage Added contact links for questions, support, and Slack community +15/-0    feature_request.md Feature request issue template                                                      .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md Created feature request issue template Includes sections for problem statement, proposed solution, alternatives, and context Automatically labels issues as enhancement +26/-0    CITATION.cff Updated citations and author metadata                                        CITATION.cff Updated preferred citation to MFC 5.0 with new arXiv DOI Expanded author list from 6 to 17 contributors Added references section with two prior publications Updated title to include version number +84/-20  README.md Enhanced README with badges and usage information                README.md Added new badge row with documentation, discussions, Codespaces, and release links Added star history chart visualization Added "Who uses MFC" section highlighting exascale supercomputers Added "Try MFC" section with quick start instructions Added Zenodo DOI badge Added call-to-action for starring and citing the repository +40/-0

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⚡ Recommended focus areas for review Possible Issue The Slack invite link may be ephemeral and could expire, breaking the contact link; consider using a stable shared invite or Slack's enterprise shared link management. - name: Slack community url: https://join.slack.com/t/mflowcode/shared_invite/zt-y75wibvk-g~zztjknjYkK1hFgCuJxVw about: Join our Slack workspace for real-time discussion Possible Issue The Codespaces link includes a ref to 'master'; if the default branch is 'main', this could 404. Verify the branch name used in the URL. <a href="https://github.com/codespaces/new?hide_repo_select=true&ref=master&repo=MFlowCode%2FMFC"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Codespaces-Open%20in%201%20click-2ea44f?logo=github" /> </a> Data Consistency Confirm the DOI, year, and author ordering match the referenced publication metadata precisely; mismatches in CFF fields can break citation tooling. title: "MFC 5.0: An exascale many-physics flow solver" doi: "10.48550/arXiv.2503.07953" year: 2025 authors: - given-names: Benjamin family-names: Wilfong - given-names: Henry family-names: Le Berre - given-names: Anand family-names: Radhakrishnan - given-names: Ansh family-names: Gupta - given-names: Diego family-names: Vaca-Revelo - given-names: Dimitrios family-names: Adam - given-names: Haocheng family-names: Yu - given-names: Hyeoksu family-names: Lee - given-names: Jose Rodolfo family-names: Chreim - given-names: Mirelys family-names: Carcana Barbosa - given-names: Yanjun family-names: Zhang - given-names: Esteban family-names: Cisneros-Garibay - given-names: Aswin family-names: Gnanaskandan - given-names: Mauro family-names: Rodriguez Jr. - given-names: Reuben D. family-names: Budiardja - given-names: Stephen family-names: Abbott - given-names: Tim family-names: Colonius - given-names: Spencer H. family-names: Bryngelson

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR updates citation information and enhances documentation with new badges and usage information. The main changes update the preferred citation to reference the latest 2025 arXiv paper (MFC 5.0) while preserving earlier publications as references.

• Updates preferred citation from the 2021 CPC paper to the 2025 arXiv paper about MFC 5.0
• Adds new README badges for documentation, discussions, Codespaces, and releases
• Creates GitHub issue templates for feature requests and support configuration

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
README.md	Adds badges for docs/discussions/Codespaces/releases, includes star history chart, adds "Who uses MFC" and "Try MFC" sections, and adds Zenodo DOI badge
CITATION.cff	Updates preferred citation to 2025 MFC 5.0 paper, moves older papers to references section, updates author list
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md	Adds new feature request template with structured sections
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml	Configures issue template with links to discussions and Slack

[sbryngelson]

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