diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
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-name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
-title: ''
-labels: bug, SOCA
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-## Description
-Provide a clear and concise description of what the bug is.
-Also give a description of what behavior you expected to happen.
-
-
-### To Reproduce:
-What compilers/machines are you seeing this with?
-Give explicit steps to reproduce the behavior.
-1. do this
-2. then that
-3. then, oops, look at the bug
-
-
-## Additional context
-Add any other context about the problem here.
-Directly reference any issues or PRs in this or other repositories that this is related to, and describe how they are related. Example:
-- needs to be fixed also in JCSDA/oops/issues/<issue_number>
-- needed for JCSDA/ufo/pull/<pr_number>
-
-
-## Output
-
-**Screenshots**
-If applicable, drag and drop screenshots to help explain your problem.
-
-**output logs**
-If applicable, include relevant output logs. 
-Either drag and drop the entire log file here (if a long log) or 
-
-```
-paste the code here (if a short section of log)
-```
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
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-name: Feature request
-about: Suggest an idea for this project
-title: ''
-labels: enhancement, SOCA
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-## Description
-Provide a clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
-
-## Solution
-Add a clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
-
-## Alternatives
-If applicable, add a description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
-
-## Related to
-Directly reference any issues or PRs in this or other repositories that this is related to, and describe how they are related. Example:
-- required to support JCSDA/oops/issues/<issue_number>
-- needed by JCSDA/ufo/pull/<pr_number>
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-## Description
-
-(Instructions: this, and all subsequent sections of text should be removed and filled in as appropriate.)
-Provide a detailed description of what this PR does.  
-What bug does it fix, or what feature does it add?
-Is a change of answers expected from this PR?
-
-
-
-### Issue(s) addressed
-
-Link the issues to be closed with this PR, whether in this repository, or in another repository.
-(Remember, issues should always be created before starting work on a PR branch!)
-- fixes #<issue_number>
-- fixes JCSDA/soca-bundle/issues/<issue_number>
-
-
-
-## Testing
-
-How were these changes tested?
-What compilers / HPCs was it tested with?
-Are the changes covered by ctests? (If not, tests should be added first.)
-
-
-
-## Dependencies
-
-If testing this branch requires non-default branches in other repositories, list them.
-Those branches should have matching names for the automated TravisCI tests to pass
-
-Do PRs in upstream repositories need to be merged first?
-If so add the "waiting for other repos" label and list the upstream PRs
-- waiting on JCSDA/soca-bundle/pull/<pr_number>
-- waiting on JCSDA/oops/pull/<pr_number>
-