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 ## 📸 Screenshots
 
 <!-- Required for any UI changes; delete if not applicable. Use fixed width images for better display. -->
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-## ⏰ Reminders before review
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--   Contributor guidelines followed
--   All formatters and local linters executed and passed
--   Written new unit and / or integration tests where applicable
--   Protected functional changes with optionality (feature flags)
--   Used internationalization (i18n) for all UI strings
--   CI builds passed
--   Communicated to DevOps any deployment requirements
--   Updated any necessary documentation (Confluence, contributing docs) or informed the documentation team
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-## 🦮 Reviewer guidelines
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-<!-- Suggested interactions but feel free to use (or not) as you desire! -->
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--   👍 (`:+1:`) or similar for great changes
--   📝 (`:memo:`) or ℹ️ (`:information_source:`) for notes or general info
--   ❓ (`:question:`) for questions
--   🤔 (`:thinking:`) or 💭 (`:thought_balloon:`) for more open inquiry that's not quite a confirmed issue and could potentially benefit from discussion
--   🎨 (`:art:`) for suggestions / improvements
--   ❌ (`:x:`) or ⚠️ (`:warning:`) for more significant problems or concerns needing attention
--   🌱 (`:seedling:`) or ♻️ (`:recycle:`) for future improvements or indications of technical debt
--   ⛏ (`:pick:`) for minor or nitpick changes