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 Support
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-* Ask a question [on Stack Overflow with the `lightgbm` tag ](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?tags=lightgbm), we monitor this for new questions.
+* Ask a question [on Stack Overflow with the `lightgbm` tag](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?tags=lightgbm), we monitor this for new questions.
 * Discuss on the [LightGBM Gitter](https://gitter.im/Microsoft/LightGBM).
 * Discuss on the [LightGBM Slack team](https://lightgbm.slack.com).
   * Use [this invite link](https://lightgbm-slack-autojoin.herokuapp.com/) to join the team.