diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
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+blank_issues_enabled: true
+contact_links:
+  - name: "🚀 Feature request"
+    url: https://github.com/scalameta/metals-feature-requests
+    about: "This issue tracker is not for feature requests. Please suggest your idea on metals-feature-requests"
+  - name: "❓ Question"
+    url: https://github.com/scalameta/metals/discussions/new
+    about: "This issue tracker is not for questions. Please ask a question using GitHub Discussions"
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
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----
-name: 🚀 Feature request
-about: This issue tracker is not for feature requests. Please suggest your idea here https://github.com/scalameta/metals-feature-requests
-title: DO NOT OPEN FEATURE REQUESTS HERE
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
----
-
-Please open feature requests here https://github.com/scalameta/metals-feature-requests
-
-The main issue tracker is reserved for bug reports and issues with an assigned milestone.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md
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----
-name: ❓ Question
-about: This issue tracker is not for questions. Please ask a question using GitHub Discussions https://github.com/scalameta/metals/discussions/new
-title: DO NOT ASK QUESTIONS IN ISSUES
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
----
-
-Please ask a question using [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/scalameta/metals/discussions/new)
-
-The main issue tracker is reserved for bug reports and issues with an assigned milestone.