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README.md

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 # Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs)
 
-**Before you initiate a pull request**, please read the [EIP-1](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1) process document. Ideas should be thoroughly discussed on [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/read-this-before-posting/8) or [Ethereum Magicians](https://ethereum-magicians.org/) first.
+The goal of the EIP project is to standardize and provide high-quality documentation for Ethereum itself and conventions built upon it. This repository tracks past and ongoing improvements to Ethereum in the form of Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs). [EIP-1](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1) governs how EIPs are published.
 
-This repository tracks ongoing improvements to Ethereum. It contains:
+The [status page](https://eips.ethereum.org/) tracks and lists EIPs, which can be divided into the following categories:
 
-- The [EIP status page](https://eips.ethereum.org), tracking protocols for Ethereum clients and applications
-- The [process document](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1) that governs how protocols are published here
+- [Core EIPs](https://eips.ethereum.org/core) are improvements to the Ethereum consensus protocol.
+- [Networking EIPs](https://eips.ethereum.org/networking) specify the peer-to-peer networking layer of Ethereum.
+- [Interface EIPs](https://eips.ethereum.org/interface) standardize interfaces to Ethereum, which determine how users and applications interact with the blockchain.
+- [ERCs](https://eips.ethereum.org/erc) specify application layer standards, which determine how applications running on Ethereum can interact with each other.
+- [Meta EIPs](https://eips.ethereum.org/meta) are miscellaneous improvements that nonetheless require some sort of consensus.
+- [Informational EIPs](https://eips.ethereum.org/informational) are non-standard improvements that do not require any form of consensus.
 
-For help *implementing* an EIP, please visit [Ethereum Stack Exchange](https://ethereum.stackexchange.com).
+**Before you write an EIP, ideas MUST be thoroughly discussed on [Ethereum Magicians](https://ethereum-magicians.org/) or [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/read-this-before-posting/8). Once consensus is reached, thoroughly read and review [EIP-1](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1), which describes the EIP process.**
 
-If you would like to become an EIP Editor, please check [EIP-5069](./EIPS/eip-5069.md).
+Please note that this repository is for documenting standards and not for help implementing them. These types of inquiries should be directed to the [Ethereum Stack Exchange](https://ethereum.stackexchange.com). For specific questions and concerns regarding EIPs, it's best to comment on the relevant discussion thread of the EIP denoted by the `discussions-to` tag in the EIP's preamble.
 
-## Mission
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-The goal of the EIP project is to document standardized protocols for Ethereum clients and applications and to document them in a high-quality and implementable way.
+If you would like to become an EIP Editor, please read [EIP-5069](./EIPS/eip-5069.md).
 
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