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Use placeholder instead of value in issue templates - #620

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In .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yaml and .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.yaml, default guidance text was set on attributes.value for textarea form fields. In GitHub Issue Forms, value pre-populates editable text inside input boxes, forcing users to manually highlight and delete default text whenever creating a bug report or feature proposal (Fixes #609).

Replaced attributes.value with attributes.placeholder across all textarea fields in bug.yaml and feature.yaml. placeholder provides a hint text inside empty text fields that automatically disappears upon typing without polluting submitted markdown or requiring manual deletion. Fixed minor typos (Consisely -> Concisely, folow -> follow, a LLM -> an LLM and removed copy-paste fragment in bug.yaml).

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Replace attributes.value with attributes.placeholder across form fields in bug and feature issue templates so default guidance text acts as hint text rather than pre-filled editable text (Fixes containers#609).

Also fix minor typos (Consisely -> Concisely, folow -> follow, a LLM -> an LLM) and remove a duplicate text fragment in bug.yaml.

Fixes: containers#609

Signed-off-by: Utpal Sen <contactutpalsen@gmail.com>

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One small grammar nit. This is also kind of related, but could we use labels: ["bug"] instead of having Bug: in the title?

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label: Consisely describe the issue
value: Consisely describe the issue, and what page it is on. Consisely describe the feature. Do not use a LLM.
label: Concisely describe the issue
placeholder: Concisely describe the issue, and what page it is on. Do not use an LLM.

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placeholder: Concisely describe the issue, and what page it is on. Do not use an LLM.
placeholder: Concisely describe the issue, and what page it is on. Do not use a LLM.

label: Consisely describe the feature.
value: Consisely describe the feature. Do not use a LLM.
label: Concisely describe the feature
placeholder: Concisely describe the feature. Do not use an LLM.

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placeholder: Concisely describe the feature. Do not use an LLM.
placeholder: Concisely describe the feature. Do not use a LLM.

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@ashley-cui should I also update feature.yaml to labels: ["enhancement"] alongside bug.yaml or keep [Feature]: in the title ?
and also shouldn't it be an LLM ? since "LLM" is pronounced starting with a vowel sound.

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[Bug]: Everytime I create a bug issue or feature, I had to remove the prewritten text

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