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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 56521a5f7d..aed6d79542 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ behaviour of code within the pull request (bugs must be preserved as is). Project maintainers aim for a quick turnaround on refactoring pull requests, so where possible keep them short, uncomplex and easy to verify. +Pull requests that refactor the code should not be made by new contributors. It +requires a certain level of experience to know where the code belongs to and to +understand the full ramification (including rebase effort of open pull requests). + +Trivial pull requests or pull requests that refactor the code with no clear +benefits may be immediately closed by the maintainers to reduce unnecessary +workload on reviewing. + "Decision Making" Process ------------------------- |