From 6f62034db8150a0b5ae6b407127f70a84b7bd056 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Murch Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 15:18:11 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] bip3: Clarify editor assignment of BIP numbers Adopted from: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/2037/commits/a399d0791d173510badd3cbf954be547c3d347e4k Co-authored-by: luke+github_public@dashjr.org --- bip-0003.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/bip-0003.md b/bip-0003.md index 9f029b64..7ffa5446 100644 --- a/bip-0003.md +++ b/bip-0003.md @@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ specification above. After fleshing out the proposal further and ensuring that it is of high quality and properly formatted, the authors should open a pull request to the [BIPs repository](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips). The document must adhere to the formatting requirements specified above and should be provided as a file named with a working title of the form -"bip-title.[md|mediawiki]". The authors must not self-assign a number to their proposal. +"bip-title.[md|mediawiki]". Only BIP Editors may assign BIP numbers. Until one has done so, authors should refer to their +BIP by name only. BIPs that (1) adhere to the formatting requirements, (2) are on-topic, and (3) have materially progressed beyond the ideation phase, e.g., by generating substantial public discussion and commentary from diverse contributors, by