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@@ -13,15 +13,22 @@ The [InstructLab Oversight
 Committee](https://github.com/instructlab/community/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md) is
 responsible for the contents of this repository.
 
-The rules for merging depend on the type of change in question and its scope of impact.
+The rules for merging depend on the type of change in question and its scope of impact. If you
+are unsure about the scope of impact for a change, i.e. if a change is trivial or non-trivial,
+please ping the Oversight Committee for help.
 
 * Trivial changes may be merged with 1 review from any InstructLab maintainer.
+  * Examples of trivial changes include minor wording adjustments or typo fixes in
+    documentation, changes to CI fixes, CI dependency updates, etc.
 * Non-trivial changes have more loosely defined requirements. Input should be sought
   out from maintainers of relevant components. The broader the scope or more
   controversial the change, the more broad the consensus should be required for
-  merging. The final approval and merge falls to a member of the Oversight Committee.
-  This final review is to ensure that adequate opportunity and attention has
-  been given by the affected parties.
+  merging. The final approval and merge (or action, e.g. deleting a repo)
+  falls to a member of the Oversight Committee. This final review is to ensure that
+  adequate opportunity and attention has been given by the affected parties.
+  * Examples of non-trivial changes include approving proposal for new repositories,
+    creation of new repositories, changes to organization level GitHub settings, archiving
+    or deleting repositories, design proposals, etc.
 * Any maintainer or oversight committee member may request that a change receive
   a full vote from the Oversight Committee. More substantial policy changes or a
   proposed new project under InstructLab are examples of when this may be