DCIPs/EIPS/eip-5069.md

eip	title	description	author	discussions-to	status	type	created	requires
5069	EIP Editor Handbook	Handy reference for EIP editors and those who want to become one	Pooja Ranjan (@poojaranjan), Gavin John (@Pandapip1)	https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/pr-5069-eip-editor-handbook/9137	Living	Informational	2022-05-02	1

Abstract

An Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) is a design document providing information to the Ethereum community, or describing a new feature for Ethereum or its processes or environment. The EIP standardization process is a mechanism for proposing new features, for collecting community technical input on an issue, and for documenting the design decisions that have gone into Ethereum. Because improvement proposals are key components of Ethereum blockchain, it is important that they are well reviewed before reaching Final status. EIPs are stored in text files in a versioned repository which is monitored by the EIP editors.

This EIP describes the recommended process for becoming an EIP editor.

Specification

Application and Onboarding Process

Anyone having a good understanding of the EIP standardization and network upgrade process, intermediate level experience on the core and/or application side of the Ethereum blockchain, and willingness to contribute to the process management may apply to become an EIP editor. Potential EIP editors should have the following skills:

• Good communication skills
• Ability to handle contentious discourse
• 1-5 spare hours per week

The best available resource to understand the EIP process is EIP-1. Anyone desirous of becoming an EIP editor MUST understand this document. Afterwards, participating in the EIP process by commenting on and suggesting improvements to PRs and issues will familliarize the procedure, and is recommended. The contributions of newer editors should be monitored by other EIP editors.

Anyone meeting the above requirements may make a pull request adding themselves as an EIP editor and adding themselves to the editor list at config/eip-editors.yml and in EIP-1. If every existing EIP editor approves, the author becomes a full EIP editor. This should notify the editor of relevant new proposals submitted in the EIPs repository, and they should review and merge those pull requests.

Special Merging Rules for this EIP

This EIP MUST have the same rules regarding changes as EIP-1.

Rationale

• "6 months" was chosen as the cutoff for denoting Stagnant EIPs terminally-Stagnant arbitrarily.
• This EIP requires special merging rules for the same reason EIP-1 does.

Copyright

Copyright and related rights waived via CC0.