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 Patches that activate, deactivate, or modify rules, should only be merged if a consensus of
 reviewers is reached. In this case, consensus means at least five +1 votes, with no -1 votes. Cores 
 may not override and/or ignore -1 votes.
+
+#### Library upgrades require two cores
+Patches that upgrade eslint only require two core approvers to land. These patches should add new
+upstream rules in a deactivated state, and delete any deprecated rules.