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+---
+
+```
++------------------------------------------------------------+
+| ZoiteChat Bug Report                                      |
+| Please fill this out so the bug goblin has enough crumbs. |
++------------------------------------------------------------+
+```
+
+## Summary
+
+What went wrong?
+
+```text
+Describe the bug clearly and briefly.
+```
+
+## Steps to Reproduce
+
+```text
+1.
+2.
+3.
+4.
+```
+
+## Expected Result
+
+```text
+What should have happened?
+```
+
+## Actual Result
+
+```text
+What happened instead?
+```
+
+## ZoiteChat Version
+
+```text
+ZoiteChat version:
+Build/source: GitHub release / Fedora package / source build / Windows installer / other
+Commit hash, if built from source:
+```
+
+## System Information
+
+```text
+OS:
+OS version:
+Desktop environment:
+Display server: Wayland / X11 / Windows / other
+CPU architecture: x86_64 / aarch64 / other
+```
+
+## IRC / Network Details
+
+```text
+IRC network/server:
+Port:
+TLS/SSL enabled: yes / no
+SASL enabled: yes / no
+Using bouncer/ZNC: yes / no
+Proxy/VPN involved: yes / no
+IRCv3 capabilities involved, if known:
+```
+
+## Plugins, Scripts, and Config
+
+```text
+Plugins enabled:
+Scripts loaded:
+Theme/custom CSS:
+Custom config changes:
+Does the bug still happen with a clean config? yes / no / untested
+```
+
+## Logs / Terminal Output
+
+Paste relevant output below.
+
+```text
+```
+
+## Raw IRC Lines, If Relevant
+
+Remove passwords, tokens, IPs, private channels, private messages, certs, and account details before posting.
+
+```text
+```
+
+## Crash Details, If Relevant
+
+```text
+Did ZoiteChat crash? yes / no
+Crash reporter output:
+Backtrace:
+Core dump available: yes / no
+```
+
+## Screenshots
+
+Attach screenshots or screen recordings if the issue is visual.
+
+## Regression Check
+
+```text
+Did this work in an older version? yes / no / unknown
+Last known working version:
+First broken version:
+```
+
+## Checklist
+
+* [ ] I searched existing issues first.
+* [ ] I tested with the latest ZoiteChat version available to me.
+* [ ] I included steps to reproduce the issue.
+* [ ] I removed private information from logs and raw IRC lines.
+* [ ] I included system and network details where relevant.
+
+## Extra Notes
+
+```text
+Anything else that might help.
+```