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 * Push your changes to a topic branch in your fork of the repository.
 * Submit a pull request to the DNN.Platform repository in the DNNSoftware organization.
 * The committers will handle updating the associated issue in the DNN Tracker to ensure it gets the necessary code review and QA.
+* Add the GitHub issue number in your Pull Request description so it is properly tracked
 
 ## Acceptance of your Changes
 * We have a group of fellow developers that review pull requests submitted by developers like yourself.