preamble-re-discussions-to
The `discussions-to` header points to Ethereum Magicians.
Examples
error[preamble-re-discussions-to]: preamble header `discussions-to` should point to a thread on ethereum-magicians.org --> input.md:4:16 | 4 | discussions-to: https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issue/20 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ required pattern was not matched | = info: the pattern in question: `^https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/[^/]+/[0-9]+$`
Explanation
preamble-re-discussions-to
only allows links to
the Fellowship of
Ethereum Magicians forum in the discussions-to
front matter (or preamble) field.
While GitHub's pull requests are a very convenient place to discuss proposals, they suffer from some drawbacks. Proposals are not completed in a single pull request, so discussion would be fragmented. GitHub has the ultimate say in who uses their platform, while the EIP process should be as open as possible.