Fb sync ufs

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve WW3
+about: Create a bug report to help us improve WW3
 title: ''
 labels: 'bug'
 assignees: ''
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ assignees: ''
 A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
 
 **To Reproduce**
-Steps to reproduce the behavior:
+Steps to reproduce the behavior. 
 
 **Expected behavior**
 A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: true
+contact_links:
+  - name: Q&A about using WW3
+    url: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3/discussions/new?category=q-a 
+    about: Ask the community for help
+  - name: General
+    url: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3/discussions/new?category=general 
+    about: Chat about anything and everything here

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.md

@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 ---
-name: Documentation request/update
-about: Add new section in the documentation or report a type/mistake in the documentation
+name: Documentation 
+about: Any issues in documentation including reporting a typo/mistake in the documentation or a missing section. 
 title: ''
 labels: 'documentation'
 assignees: ''
 
 ---
 
-**Describe the section in the documentation that is missing or requires an update?**
+<!-- Describe the section in the documentation that is missing or requires an update? --> 
 
-**Report a bug/typo in the documentation**
-
-**Link the issue(s) associated with this documentation update**
 

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -1,41 +1,45 @@
 # Pull Request Summary
-(Instructions: this, and all subsequent sections of text should be removed and filled in as appropriate.)   
-Please describe the PR summary
+<!-- A short overview of the PR --> 
 
 ## Description
+<!--
 Provide a detailed description of what this PR does.
 What bug does it fix, or what feature does it add?
 Is a change of answers expected from this PR?
 
-### Issue(s) addressed
-* Is there an issue associated with this development (bug fix, enhancement, new feature)?    
-Please add a reference to a related issue(s) in WW3 repository (Follow [link](https://docs.github.com/en/github/managing-your-work-on-github/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue)).
-Link the issues to be closed with this PR, whether in this repository, or in another repository.
-(Remember, issues should always be created before starting work on a PR branch!).  
-Note that properly "linked issues" (either automatic links, or manual ones using the correct keywords) will be automatically closed when the PR is merged.
+Please also include the following information: 
+* Add any suggestions for a reviewer 
+* Mention any labels that should be added:  _bug_, _documentation_, _enhancement_, _new feature_
+* Are answer changes expected from this PR? Please describe the changes and the reason why in addition to which of the following labels would apply: _mod_def change_, _out_grd change_, _out_pnt change_, _restart file change_, _Regression test_ 
+-->
 
+### Issue(s) addressed
+<!--
+* Please list any issues associated with this PR, including those the PR will fix/close. For example:  
 - fixes #<issue_number>
 - fixes noaa-emc/ww3/issues/<issue_number>
+-->
+
+### Commit Message
+<!--
+Please provide a short summary of this PR, which will be used during _Squash and Merge_ and will be shown as a git log message.  Be sure to add any co-authors here. 
+-->
 
 ### Check list  
-* Is your feature branch up to date with the authoritative repository (NOAA/develop)?
-* Make sure you have checked the [checklist for a developer submitting to develop](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3/wiki/Code-Management#checklist-for-a-developer-submitting-to-develop) and [updating version number](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3/wiki/Code-Management#checklist-for-updating-version-number)
-* Please list appropriate labels code managers should add for this PR:   
- _bug_, _documentation_, _enhancement_, _new feature_, ..
-
-* Reviewers: @mentions of suggested reviewers of the proposed changes
 
-### Commit Message
-* Please provide a short summary of this PR, which will be used during _Squash and Merge_ and will be shown as git log message 
+<!-- After creating the PR you can check each of the items below that have been completed -->
 
+- [ ] Branch is up to date with the authoritative repository (NOAA-EMC) develop branch. 
+- [ ] Checked the [checklist for a developer submitting to develop](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3/wiki/Code-Management#checklist-for-a-developer-submitting-to-develop). 
+- [ ] If a version number update is required, checked the [updating version number](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3/wiki/Code-Management#checklist-for-updating-version-number) checklist. 
+- [ ] If a new feature was added, a regression test for testing the new feature is added. 
+
 ### Testing
+
 * How were these changes tested?
 * Are the changes covered by regression tests? (If not, why? Do new tests need to be added?)
-* If a new feature was added, was a new regression test added?
-* Have regression tests been run?
-* Which compiler / HPC you used to run the regression tests in the PR? 
+* Have the matrix regression tests been run (if yes, please note HPC and compiler)?
 * Please provide the summary output of matrix.comp (_matrix.Diff.txt_, _matrixCompFull.txt_ and _matrixCompSummary.txt_):    
-Please indicate the expected changes in the outputs ([excluding the known list of non-identical tests](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3/wiki/How-to-use-matrix.comp-to-compare-regtests-with-master#4-look-at-results)).
-* Please list which labels code managers should add to indicate code changes:    
-_mod_def change_, _out_grd change_, _out_pnt change_, _restart file change_, _Regression test_, ...
+* Please indicate the expected changes in the regression test output ([Note the known list of non-identical tests](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/WW3/wiki/How-to-use-matrix.comp-to-compare-regtests-with-master#4-look-at-results)).
+* Please provide the summary output of matrix.comp (_matrix.Diff.txt_, _matrixCompFull.txt_ and _matrixCompSummary.txt_):