When pull_request_template.md was placed within the PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE subdirectory, it was only possible to use the template through URL query parameters (see the last bullet point under step 3 in the docs), which is not very usable to us. Instead moving it to just below the .github directory, will make it so that the template is always used when opening a pull request.
When
pull_request_template.mdwas placed within thePULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATEsubdirectory, it was only possible to use the template through URL query parameters (see the last bullet point under step 3 in the docs), which is not very usable to us. Instead moving it to just below the.githubdirectory, will make it so that the template is always used when opening a pull request.