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+**Heads up!**
+
+We appreciate any bug reports or other contributions, but please note that this issue
+tracker is only for this client library. We do not maintain the APIs that this client
+library talks to. If you have an issue or questions with how to use a particular API,
+you may be better off posting on Stackoverflow under the `google-api` tag.
+
+Thank you!