Merge pull request #19617 from iptv-org/patch-2025.02.3

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_channel-search.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: 🔍 Channel search
+description: Ask for help in finding a link to the channel stream.
+title: 'Find: '
+labels: ['channel search']
+
+body:
+  - type: input
+    attributes:
+      label: Channel ID (required)
+      description: Unique channel ID from [iptv-org.github.io](https://iptv-org.github.io/). If you can't find the channel you want in the list, please let us know through this [form](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/issues/new?assignees=&labels=channels%3Aadd&projects=&template=channels_add.yml&title=Add%3A+) before posting your request.
+      placeholder: 'BBCAmericaEast.us'
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    attributes:
+      label: Notes
+      description: 'Any additional information that may help find a link to the stream faster?'

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/5_bug-report.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 🐞 Bug Report
+name: 🐞 Bug report
 description: Report an error in this repository
 labels: ['bug']
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 blank_issues_enabled: true
 contact_links:
-  - name: 🔍 Looking for a channel
-    url: https://github.com/orgs/iptv-org/discussions/categories/channel-search
-    about: Need help finding a link to a channel stream
   - name: 💡 Feature request
     url: https://github.com/orgs/iptv-org/discussions/categories/ideas
     about: For any ideas or feature requests

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ A requests without a valid channel ID or working link to the stream will be clos
 
 Note all links in playlists are sorted automatically by scripts so there is no need to sort them manually. For more info, see [Scripts](#scripts).
 
-### How to add a link to YouTube live?
-
-You can use one of the services like [abskmj/youtube-hls-m3u8](https://github.com/abskmj/youtube-hls-m3u8) that allow you to create permanent link to the broadcast that can be opened in most players.
-
 ### How to distinguish a link to an Xtream Codes server from a regular one?
 
 Most of them have this form: