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 > - Dissecting corner cases
 > - Reference definition, eg., formal definitions.
 
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* deprecation warnings can only occur 1+ minor releases after the replacement functionality is added
+* deprecation warnings must be emitted for a complete major version" (i.e. 1+ year)
+
 ## Alternative Approaches
 > Discuss other approaches to solving this problem and why these were not
 > selected.