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+GitHub Issues is for reporting bugs in AFNetworking and discussing features. 
+Please check our [Frequently Asked
+Questions](https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking/wiki/AFNetworking-FAQ)
+page before reporting any bugs.
+
+Please do not post any general usage questions to GitHub Issues, but instead
+take them to an appropriate forum such as [Stack
+Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/afnetworking).
+