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@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ Baseline rules for patch submissions are as follows. Any patches violating the r
 * Do not submit snippets of code as a "patch". Exceptions can be made for trivial changes (correct a typo, fix a single line of code...), but otherwise, a successfully compiled & fully tested patch file is required when submitting for review.
 * Do not make code changes in unrelated areas; i.e., do not run code linters and auto-formatters for parts of the code that you didn't modify.
   * Note: there are no strict rules for code formatting, but please attempt to emulate the style around the code you are modifying.
+* Try to submit smaller chunks of code, instead one gigantic patch. For example, don't submit a patch for "Improve feature XYZ"; instead, submit "Change how A works to prepare for feature XYZ" "Refactor B for feature XYZ" "Add feature B to enable feature XYZ".