chore: Create PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md #311
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Situation
The team realized that some changes being merged were more difficult to understand than they should be because they lacked the context and background given by the PR description.
Task
By creating a template, we think it will be more obvious that this is a necessary step for contributors.
Action
Created a
PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
.Testing
n/a
Results
Success can be measured by looking at the increase in the number of merged pull requests with a filled out description into the repository going forward.
Notes
Information about what pull request templates are: https://docs.github.com/en/communities/using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests/about-issue-and-pull-request-templates#pull-request-templates