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+---
+name: Proposal ready for review
+about: A proposal that is ready for review by the core team and community.
+title: ''
+labels: proposal, proposal-in-review
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+<!-- Put your "rendered" link here -->
+
+### Pull Request Checklist
+
+<!-- Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting your pull request -->
+
+* [ ] Pull request includes a [sign off](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#sign-off)
+* [ ] Update the title and file name of your proposal to match this PR's number (after opening).
+* [ ] Pull request includes a ['Rendered' link](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/proposals#process) above.
+* [ ] Ask in
+      [#matrix-spec:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#matrix-spec:matrix.org) to
+      get feedback on this PR.
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+---
+name: WIP Proposal
+about: A proposal that isn't quite ready for formal review yet.
+title: '[WIP] Your Proposal Title'
+labels: proposal
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+<!-- Put your "rendered" link here -->
+
+### Pull Request Checklist
+
+<!-- Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting your pull request -->
+
+* [ ] Pull request includes a [sign off](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#sign-off)
+* [ ] Update the title and file name of your proposal to match this PR's number (after opening).
+* [ ] Pull request includes a ['Rendered' link](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/proposals#process) above.
+
+<!-- Once the proposal is ready for review, ask in [#matrix-spec:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#matrix-spec:matrix.org) to get it marked as such. -->