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@@ -3,16 +3,31 @@
 
 ### Bug report
 
+**Matplotlib version**
+<!--Please specify your platform and versions of the relevant libraries you are using:-->
+  * Operating system:
+  * Matplotlib version:
+  * Matplotlib backend (`print(matplotlib.get_backend())`):
+  * Python version:
+  * Jupyter version (if applicable):
+  * Other libraries:
+
+<!--Please tell us how you installed matplotlib and python e.g., pip, conda
+system package manager, or from source
+-->
+
+
 **Bug summary**
 
 <!--A short 1-2 sentences that succinctly describes the bug-->
 
+
 **Code for reproduction**
 
-<!--A minimum code snippet required to reproduce the bug.
+<!--A minimum code snippet required to reproduce the bug (not as screenshot)
 Please make sure to minimize the number of dependencies required, and provide
-any necessary plotted data.
-Avoid using threads, as Matplotlib is (explicitly) not thread-safe.-->
+any necessary data (random is frequently sufficent).
+-->
 
 ```python
 # Paste your code here
@@ -34,16 +49,3 @@ Avoid using threads, as Matplotlib is (explicitly) not thread-safe.-->
 
 <!--A description of the expected outcome from the code snippet-->
 <!--If this used to work in an earlier version of Matplotlib, please note the version it used to work on-->
-
-**Matplotlib version**
-<!--Please specify your platform and versions of the relevant libraries you are using:-->
-  * Operating system:
-  * Matplotlib version: 
-  * Matplotlib backend (`print(matplotlib.get_backend())`):
-  * Python version:
-  * Jupyter version (if applicable):
-  * Other libraries: 
-
-<!--Please tell us how you installed matplotlib and python e.g., from source, pip, conda-->
-<!--If you installed from conda, please specify which channel you used if not the default-->
-