Here's a refinement based on feedback so far: The proposal process would change to: Start: Send a mail to libraries@, with subject beginning "Proposal:", containing details of the change and a proposed deadline (at least 2 weeks time). A link to a patch implementing the change should be included. Patches may be hosted anywhere, e.g. on community.haskell.org. If small (< 20k) it should also be attached to the mailing list message for convenience. End: If consensus for the change has been reached, file a ticket in the GHC trac, including: * A link to the start of the thread in the archives * Details of the change * A summary of the discussion * A patch to implement the change Thanks Ian