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Add directions on how to report bugs

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[80d29a1]1If you have a problem with the database, we want to hear about it. However, we
2get lots of reports like "The database doesn't work for me." or "I get an error
3when I search for a group.". While the latter is certainly better, we're
4probably still going to have more questions for you. Even when *you* think the
5breakage is totally obvious, often we have trouble seeing it. (Sometimes it's
6related to the user account, browser, randomness, or time in weird ways that
7aren't obvious.)
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9There's some standard follow-up questions that we'll ask, so if you can include
10them in the first place, the reporting process can be much easier.
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121) What were you trying to do? (Please include a URL.) If you were filling out
13a form and got an error, tell us what you put in and how you submitted the form.
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152) What happened? If you got an error message, copy the *exact text* of the
16error. Also, did the page look like a normal database page, or was it unthemed?
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183) What browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) and operating system (Windows, Mac,
19etc.) are you using?
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214) Were you logged-in when you had the problem? If so, as what username? (Check
22the black box in the top-right corner of the database if you don't know.) If
23not, what does https://web.mit.edu/certificates/test/ tell you?
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255) If applicable, for which group were you trying to use the database?
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