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 If anything seems suspect, then feel free to bring up an alternative, although I'd rather not get hung up on the little details, if it's something which is purely a matter of opinion.
 
+Also, please don't push new features, particularly ones which will require a great effort from other maintainers, especially if it has fairly minor benefits, unless you are willing to maintain it. That includes the documentation for it.
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 # Coding Standards
 
 All code must be unit tested where ever possible with the exception of JavaScript which is untestable with our current technologies, tread with caution there.