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-<!-- Please report security issues by email to security@matrix.org -->
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-filling out the sections with your information, you will help the us to get all
-the necessary data to fix your issue.
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-#### Description
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-Describe here the problem that you are experiencing, or the feature you are requesting.
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-#### Steps to reproduce
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-- For bugs, list the steps
-- that reproduce the bug
-- using hyphens as bullet points
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-Describe how what happens differs from what you expected.
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-Log: sent/not sent?    <!-- You can send us the app's logs via the 'Report bug'
-link on the 'Settings' page. Very important for hard-to-reproduce bugs. Please
-file a bug here too! -->
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-#### Version information
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-<!-- IMPORTANT: please answer the following questions, to help us narrow down the problem -->
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-- **Platform**: web (in-browser) or desktop?
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-For the web app:
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-- **Browser**: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge? which version?
-- **OS**: Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, etc?
-- **URL**: develop.element.io / app.element.io / somewhere else? If a private server, what version of Element Web?
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-For the desktop app:
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-- **OS**: Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, etc?
-- **Version**: 1.x.y <!-- check the user settings panel if unsure -->