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@@ -239,6 +239,26 @@ the proposal review group may leave the proposal in Likely Decline for another week or even move the proposal back to Active. Once a proposal is marked Declined, it is closed. +#### Declined as Duplicate + +If a proposal duplicates a previously decided proposal, +the proposal review group may decline the proposal as a duplicate +without progressing through the Active or Likely Decline stages. + +Generally speaking, our approach to reconsidering previously decided proposals +follows John Ousterhout's advice in his post +“[Open Decision-Making](https://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/decisions.php),” +in particular the “Reconsideration” section. + +#### Declined as Retracted + +If a proposal is closed or retracted in a comment by the original author, +the proposal review group may declined the proposal as retracted +without progressing through the Active or Likely Decline stages. + +If it seems like there is still general interest from others, the proposal +may also be kept open and the discussion continued. + #### Hold If discussion of a proposal requires design revisions or additional information |