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+# DO NOT ENTER AN ISSUE UNTIL IT'S BEEN VERIFIED
+
 Please do not enter feature requests or bug reports here until you have joined the mailing list and submitted it there for verification and discussion first.
 
 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/todotxt/