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+# Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
+daysUntilStale: 30
+# Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
+daysUntilClose: 3
+# Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
+exemptLabels:
+  - 'question'
+  - 'bug'
+# Label to use when marking an issue as stale
+staleLabel: inactive
+# Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
+markComment: >
+  We've marked this as stale because there hasn't been any activity for 30 days.
+  If there's no further activity on this issue in the next three days then we'll close it. You can
+  keep the conversation going with just a short comment.
+# Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
+closeComment: >
+  As there's been no activity since this issue was marked as stale, we are auto-closing it.