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BIP3: clarify number assignment

There's been confusion about this, so add the following clarification: "A number may be considered assigned only after it has been publicly announced in the pull request by a BIP Editor." The following, for instance, should not constitute assignment of a BIP number: - an announcement on social media - a provisional entry to the internal editor notes, pending feedback from the other editors (the entry can be subsequently removed) As well, BIP 2 already stipulates that assignment take place in

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Specification

There's been confusion about this, so add the following clarification:

"A number may be considered assigned only after it has been publicly announced in the pull request by a BIP Editor."

The following, for instance, should not constitute assignment of a BIP number:

  • an announcement on social media
  • a provisional entry to the internal editor notes, pending feedback from the other editors (the entry can be subsequently removed)

As well, BIP 2 already stipulates that assignment take place in the pull request:

* Assign a BIP number in the pull request.

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