diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-spectral-index.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-spectral-index.md
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--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-spectral-index.md
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@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ assignees: ''
 
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-<!--
-
 --- NEWS ---
 Unfortunately the owner can no longer provide assistance for this package.
 The list of indices will not be extended with new requests.
@@ -20,6 +18,8 @@ you can open a pull request with your changes.
 The following template instructions are kept for backwards compatibility.
 ---
 
+<!--
+
 Use this template if you need to compute a spectral index which is not included in {sen2r}, or if you encountered an error in the formula of an unvalidated index taken from http://www.indexdatabase.de/ .
 -->