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-<!--
-Welcome to the Jaeger project! 👋🎉
-
-- Please search for existing issues to avoid creating duplicate bugs/feature requests.
-- Please be respectful and considerate of others when commenting on issues.
-- Please provide as much information as possible so we all understand the issue.
-- If you only have a question, you may get a faster response by asking in
-    - our chat room https://gitter.im/jaegertracing/Lobby, or
-    - the forum https://groups.google.com/d/forum/jaeger-tracing
-    (but please don't double post)
--->
-
-## Requirement - what kind of business use case are you trying to solve?
-
-<!-- required section -->
-<!-- If you use OpenTracing.Contrib.NetCore, check if your ticket belongs here or to https://github.com/opentracing-contrib/csharp-netcore -->
-
-## Problem - what in Jaeger blocks you from solving the requirement?
-
-<!-- required section -->
-<!-- If possible, describe the impact of the problem. -->
-
-## Proposal - what do you suggest to solve the problem or improve the existing situation?
-
-<!-- It's ok if you don't have one. -->
-
-## Any open questions to address
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-<!-- Questions that should be answered before proceeding with implementation. -->
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-<!--
-We appreciate your contribution to the Jaeger project! 👋🎉
-
-Before creating a pull request, please make sure:
-- Your PR is solving one problem
-- You have read the guide for contributing
-  - See https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING_GUIDELINES.md
-- You signed all your commits (otherwise we won't be able to merge the PR)
-  - See https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING_GUIDELINES.md#certificate-of-origin---sign-your-work
-- You added unit tests for the new functionality
-- You mention in the PR description which issue it is addressing, e.g. "Resolves #123"
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-## Which problem is this PR solving?
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-
-## Short description of the changes
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